Philosophy

The Swiss Philosophy Olympiad is a competition where secondary school students can learn more, meet like-minded people from all over Switzerland and qualify for the International Philosophy Olympiad. In order to participate you do not need to know Plato's works inside out, nor do you need years of philosophy classes behind you. An interest in philosophy and critical thinking is enough!

 

 

News

Philosophy

First Essay Round 2025/2026 and SPO Weekend

The First Essay Round of the Swiss Philosophy Olympiad 2025/2026 took place between October 7 and November 16, 2025. Now we know who qualified for the semifinals!

Association

Philosophy

Geography

Robotics

So läuft's ab: Nach der Wissenschafts-Olympiade

Wer sich nach inspirierenden Begegnungen und intellektuellen Abenteuern sehnt, aber für die Wissenschafts-Olympiaden zu alt ist, wird fündig bei unseren Partnerangeboten von Schweizer Jugend forscht und der Schweizerischen Studienstiftung.

Philosophy

Preliminary round results and prizes at Science Olympiad Day

The preliminary round of the Philosophy Olympiad 2025/2026 ended last weekend. Once again, the number of participants exceeded the one of last year. In total 1169 students participated!

Association

Philosophy

Mathematics

This is how it works: The International competitions are calling!

In the fifth and final installment of our journey through the Science Olympiad year, we follow two volunteers and their delegations to the international competitions in philosophy and mathematics. We take a night train to Italy with Lara while Tanish takes us on a trip down under.

Philosophy

Get ready for the preliminary round of the Philosophy Olympiad 2025/2026

Last year, the Philosophy Olympiad changed. For the first time, the essay competition started with a preliminary round. This will remain the same in the upcoming school year. If you want to practise a little and get to know the style of the questions, you can solve last year's test now.

Philosophy

Filipa (19) holt Olympia-Silber: «Philosophie öffnet viele Türen»

Filipa Lüthy hat Silber an der Philosophie-Olympiade geholt. Im Interview mit 20 Minuten erklärt die 19-Jährige Baselbieterin, warum Philosophie alles andere als brotlose Kunst ist.

Philosophy

Ready to get to know Mary? Let's go!

Have you ever wanted to get into philosophy, but weren't sure where to start? In this article, Philosophy Olympiad volunteer Ana inspires you to start doing philosophy yourself with a thought experiment.

Philosophy

Schweizerin Filipa Lüthy gewinnt Silber bei Philosophie-Olympiade

"Sobald man die eigene Meinung vertreten will, aber gleichzeitig auch eine Neugier für die Ansichten der anderen hat, entsteht ein philosophisches Gespräch. Da braucht es kein Vorwissen über Immanuel Kant", sagt Filipa Lüthy im Artikel von SRF Kultur.

Impressions