Training and selection camp

The camp begins the day after the finals end and lasts nine days, at the same location as the finals. The students with the best results at the finals are invited; they stay on at the same place, so a student who reaches the camp is away from home from the first day of the finals until the camp ends.

Its programme consists mainly of competitions and problem-solving challenges, with lectures, training sessions and discussions of the solutions in between.

Selection is based mainly on overall camp performance: solution quality and accuracy, problem-solving ability and consistency. Portfolios, completion of the preparation course and oral interviews with the highest-performing students are also considered.

The Spanish team is selected and announced at the end of the camp. Participation is free.