The tournament will be held in the beautiful ski resort town Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, in the mountains.

Online participation will be organised via Zoom. All necessary technical and organisational information will be communicated later.

  TEAMS

A team should consist of 4 to 6 high school students or first-year undergraduate students, and 1 or 2 team leaders. Students that graduated their high schools in 2025 and first-year undergraduate students are also allowed to participate.

  PARTICIPATION FEE (in Armenia)

The participation fee is 370 euros per person for the members of the teams. The participation fee for an observer is 500 euros. 

We will provide accommodation, meals, an excursion, a T-shirt, a welcome bag with a notebook, a pen and other gadgets, as well as medals and prizes. A part of the expenses will be covered thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.

After your team is registered and accepted by the IOC, you will be asked to pay the participation fees via PayPal or a bank transfer to an account that will be specified.

  PARTICIPATION FEE (ONLINE)

The online participation fee is 50 euros per person for the members of the teams, and observers. 

Each member of the team will receive a certificate, a T-shirt, a pen and other gadgets. The winning teams will also get medals and diplomas. 

After your team is registered and accepted by the IOC, you will be asked to pay the participation fees via PayPal or a bank transfer to an account that will be specified.

  VISA INFORMATION

Citizens of the EU, Belarus, China, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and many other countries may visit Armenia without a visa for 180 days. 

If you need a visa, then please indicate so in the registration form and we will send you a suitable official invitation letter. See also the official website of the MFA of Armenia for further information.

  ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

All offline participants are expected to arrive to the hotel on January 25 before 23:00 and stay throughout the entire duration of the ITYM until February 1.

Team leaders are requested to send travel details of their teams (train or flight number, scheduled arrival date and time)  to oc@itym.org. 

Participants who are willing to arrive before January 25 or to leave after February 1, should do so at their own extra-expense. Note that these extended days are not an official part of ITYM, and we cannot assume responsibility of any kind.

  TRAVEL INFORMATION