The 2027 International Academic Competitions European Championships

June 4-6, 2027 – Ecole Jeannine Manuel, Paris

Costs & Payment Policies

Hotels & Hostels

Visas

Featuring the International History Bowl, International Academic Bowl, International History Bee, International Geography Bee, International Science Bee & European Championship Exams

International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that our 2027 European Championships will be held on the weekend of June 4-6, 2027 at École Jeannine Manuel in Paris! The schedule below is now confirmed. Registration will open by early December 2026 and run through May 24, 2027. For further details and questions, please contact alex@iacompetitions.com.

Registration for the 2027 International Academic Competitions European Championships will open by December 10, 2026 and is done on the page linked here. The registration deadline is 11:59pm London Time on Monday, May 24, 2027.

The costs of the events of the weekend, as well as refund, late fee, and other payment policies are listed here.

If you need help in obtaining letters to apply for a visa to attend the competition, please email alex@iacompetitions.com to begin this process. If you are unsure of whether you need a visa for France, please consult this page.

École Jeannine Manuel is in the western portion Paris in the 15th arrondissement (district). The address is 70 rue de Théâtre. However, the entrance we will use (unless clearly conveyed in pre-tournament emails otherwise) is on Av. Emilie Zola around the corner. Please be sure not to go to any other EJM campus!
If you are coming by Metro, then the nearest stops are Av. Emilie Zola (5-6 minute walk) or Charles Michels (7-8 minute walk) on Line 10, Commerce (7-8 minute walk) on Line 8, and Dupleix (10 minute walk) on Line 6. Please see the map here for details.

Berlin, Germany

Qualifications

  • Academic Bowl Qualification: The Academic Bowl is open to any team that has qualified through participation in an Academic Bowl regional tournament by finishing in the top 50% of their age division or winning a playoff game or having at least a .500 winning percentage in their preliminary rounds. Teams are also eligible to compete in the Academic Bowl if at least one team member has qualified for the European Championships of the History Bowl, History Bee, Science Bee, or Geography Bee, and will be competing in that event at the European Championships.
  • Academic Bowl & History Bowl Qualification – Elementary Division: The Elementary Division of the International History Bowl and the International Academic Bowl is open to all schools and does not require prior qualification.

Schedule of Events

Information on European Championships Exams: International Academic Competitions offers a set of European Championship Exams at the European Championships. These will be offered in the following ten subjects: Biology, Environmental Science, European Geography, Map and Flag, Geography Photo Quiz, Historical Geography, Military History, Ancient History, Recent History, and European History. None of these require prior qualification, and all can either be registered for either in advance or at the European Championships. Each exam has 75 questions and is scored on the basis of 2 points for a correct answer, -1 for an incorrect response, and 0 points for a question left unanswered. There will be separate age divisions and awards for Varsity, Junior Varsity, Middle School, and Elementary Division students – the age cutoffs are the same as for the Bee competitions.

Friday, June 4

International Academic Bowl European Championships & French History Bee
1:00 French History Bee – Check-in – Held on the Champs de Mars next to the Eiffel Tower! Exact Meeting Location Forthcoming.
1:15 French History Bee – Opening Meeting
1:40 French History Bee – Round 1
2:15 French History Bee – Round 2
2:50 French History Bee – Final Round
3:20 French History Bee – Awards
4:00 Doors Open for the International Academic Bowl
4:25 Opening Meeting – Please arrive no later than this time if you are competing in the International Academic Bowl!
4:40 Round 1
5:15 Round 2
5:50 Round 3
6:25 Round 4
7:00 Round 5
7:35 Round 6 – Semifinals
8:05 Round 7 – Finals
8:30 End
8:00 Group Dinner – Location TBD (Finalists can join when finished)

Saturday, June 5

International Science Bee European Championships
8:20am Check-in Begins
8:30 Environmental Science European Championship Exam (Please be at the school at 8:20 if taking this exam!)
8:40 Please arrive no later than this time if you are competing in the International Science Bee!
8:50 Opening Meeting
9:00 Round 1
9:30 Round 2
10:00 Round 3
10:30 Biology European Championship Exam
10:55 Finals
11:30 Awards / Snack Break / Geography Exams

International Geography Bee European Championships
11:00am Check-in Begins
11:40 European Geography & Map and Flag European Championship Exams (Please be at the school at 11:30 if taking either or both of these exam!)
11:55 Please arrive no later than this time if you are competing in the International Geography Bee!
12:35 Opening Meeting
12:50 Round 1
1:25 Round 2
1:55 Round 3
2:30 Geography Photo Quiz European Championship Exam
3:00 Finals
3:30 Awards / Snack Break

International History Bee European Championships
2:30 Check-in Begins
3:00 Please arrive no later than this time if you are competing in the International History Bee!
3:40 Historical Geography European Championship Exam (Please be at the school by 3:15 if taking this exam!)
3:40 Play In Game (Please be at the school by 2:50 if competing in the play in game!)
4:00 Opening Meeting
4:20 Round 1
5:00 Round 2
5:35 Round 3
6:10 Round 4
6:45 Military History European Championship Exam (or as soon as Round 4 ends)
7:15 Finalists Announced
7:20 Finals
7:50 Awards
8:00 End

Sunday, June 6

International History Bowl European Championships
8:00am Doors Open, Check-in Begins
8:10 Ancient and Recent History European Championship Exams (Please be at the school at 8:00 if taking either exam!)
8:25 Please arrive no later than this time if you are competing in the International History Bowl!
8:45 Opening Meeting
9:05 Bowl Round 1
9:55 Bowl Round 2
10:40 Bowl Round 3
11:15 Bowl Round 4
11:50 Bowl Round 5
12:20 Lunch
12:45 European History European Championship Exam
1:20 Quarterfinals and Optional Extra Round for teams who do not make playoffs
2:00 Semifinals
2:40 Finals / 3rd Place Game
3:15 Awards
3:30 End

Teams Who Attended the 2026 International History Bowl European Championships

Varsity

  • International School of Differdange & Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

  • St. Stephen’s School, Rome

  • City of London Freemen’s School A, London

  • Erudito Licejus, Vilnius

  • Pascal Private Secondary School Lemesos A, Cyprus

  • Pascal Private Secondary School Lemesos B, Cyprus

  • École Jeannine Manuel A, Paris

  • École Jeannine Manuel B, Paris

  • École Jeannine Manuel C, Paris

  • International School of Geneva

  • Berlin Metropolitan School

  • Eton A

  • Cheltenham Ladies’ College

  • International College of Seville – San Francisco de Paula

Junior Varsity

  • Farnham Heath End A, UK

  • St. Stephen’s School, Rome

  • City of London Freemen’s School B, London

  • The British School Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • École Jeannine Manuel D, Paris

  • École Jeannine Manuel E, Paris

  • École Jeannine Manuel F, Paris

  • New Castelar College, Murcia, Spain

  • SIS Basel A, Switzerland

  • Eton B

Middle School

  • Farnham Heath End B, UK

  • Landau School, Azerbaijan

  • École Jeannine Manuel G, Paris

  • École Jeannine Manuel H, Paris

  • École Jeannine Manuel I, Paris

  • SIS Basel B, Switzerland

  • Brussels International Catholic School

  • Eton C

  • Eton D

  • Eton E

Elementary

  • Farnham Heath End C, UK

  • PASCAL Private Kindergarten & Primary School Lemesos City Centre, Cyprus

  • PASCAL Primary School Lemesos, Cyprus

  • SIS Basel C, Switzerland

Teams Who Attended the 2026 International Academic Bowl European Championships

Varsity

  • École Jeannine Manuel A, France

  • École Jeannine Manuel B, France

  • École Jeannine Manuel C, France

  • IPS Wrocław Upper Secondary School, Poland

Junior Varsity

  • SIS Basel A, Switzerland

  • Eton A, UK

  • École Jeannine Manuel D, France

  • École Jeannine Manuel E, France

  • The British School Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi

Middle School

  • SIS Basel B, Switzerland

  • Eton B, UK

  • Eton C, UK

  • Eton D, UK

  • École Jeannine Manuel F, France

  • City of London School

Elementary

  • SIS Basel C, Switzerland