According to the requirements of the international committee, you must have reached the age of 14 by 4 July 2027 in order to compete for a place in the national team. You must not be older than 19 by 4 July 2027.

No. All rounds are held individually. The Ukrainian team is selected by the organising committee after the final round.

Rounds 1–3 will take place online. The final may be a hybrid event or an in-person event (to be confirmed).

No. Participation in IOAI Ukraine is completely free of charge.

Yes, provided you meet the criteria at the time of application. Previous experience is not a barrier.

Please get in touch with us via the contact form or by email. Please include your name, school and your question — we’ll reply within 2–3 working days.

No, these are three different competitions. The IOAI (International Olympiad in AI) — an Olympiad for which the national selection process, organised by IOAI Ukraine and coordinated by the accredited organisation ‘Educational Holding A+’, will take place from 4 to 10 July 2027 in Singapore. In addition to this, there are two other separate AI Olympiads open to Ukrainian school pupils: the IAIO (International AI Olympiad), which will take place from 25 February to 2 March 2027 in Da Nang, Vietnam, and the EUROAI (European Olympiad in AI), which will take place from 27 July to 1 August 2027 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Each of these Olympiads has its own selection process, rules and organisers’ contact details:📩 IAIO: https://iaio-official.org/📩 EUROAI: https://euroai-official.org/

Yes. This is not prohibited by the competition rules. Furthermore, this year the IOAI, IAIO and EUROAI are taking place on different dates, and the organisers of all three selection rounds are in contact with one another.