Thank you for participating in the Informatics Olympiad of Kosovo

Click here to find the official problem set

The Institute of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MASHTI), organizes the Kosovo Olympiad in Informatics - OIK 2026.

The Kosovo Olympiad in Informatics aims to identify, select and support the best talents in the field of informatics, as well as prepare them for participation in regional and international level Olympiads. Through this national activity, students gain opportunities for academic development, advanced training in problems at the level of international informatics competitions, as well as representing the state of Kosovo in international informatics competitions.

A team of 4 girls will be selected from the Kosovo Informatics Olympiad to represent the state of Kosovo at the 6th European Informatics Olympiad for Girls - EGOI 2026, which will be held in Cesenatico, Italy, from 12.05.2026 to 18.05.2026.

Students in grades 9–12 from public and private schools in the Republic of Kosovo, whose students show special interest and skills in informatics and programming, can participate in the Kosovo Informatics Olympiad (OIK) 2026. The Olympiad is held in accordance with international standards for informatics competitions for pre-university education students, providing a serious and competitive platform for the development of new talents in this field.

The problems in the Kosovo Informatics Olympiad will be of international standard, fully implementing the official syllabus of the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).

https://ioinformatics.org/files/ioi-syllabus-2025.pdf

As a basic reference for the exercises we recommend the book Competitive Programmer’s Handbook by Antti Laaksonen.

The download link is below.

https://cses.fi/book/book.pdf

Application deadline: February 25, 2026.

Below you can view or download the information about the venue and schedule of the first phase of the Kosovo Informatics Olympiad, which will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at the premises of the STEM Institute, Nekibe Kelmendi Street 26, Veternik, Prishtina.

Click here to download the list.

The Kosovo Informatics Olympiad is financially supported by the American company Jane Street (https://www.janestreet.com/) and two local companies: Santefarm (https://santefarm.com) and Dijari (https://www.dijari.co), who, through their support, directly contribute to the development of young talents in the field of informatics and to the promotion of technology and innovation in Kosovo.