Rules
General Rules
Teams must consist of exactly 3 students from the same university.
One computer per team will be provided and there will be no Internet access.
The programming languages Python, Java, and C/C++ are allowed.
Participants can bring 30 pages of notes per team member.
There will be 8-14 problems to solve.
Participants will have 5 hours to solve them and the solutions will be submitted through our platform.
The best teams win (those who solve the most problems in the least amount of time).
The best team from each university can participate in the regional competition (we will inform the universities at a later stage regarding possible sponsorships of the teams from the national competition).
Additional team slots may be given to the best performing universities.
After the regional competition (South-Eastern European Regional Competition – SEERC) the best 13 teams will qualify for the European Championship (EUC) and the top teams from the EUC will advance to world finals.
Team Composition
A representative of the higher education institution, typically a faculty member, may serve as the team coach. The coach certifies the eligibility of contestants and serves as the official point-of-contact with the team prior to and during contest activities. A team may only have one coach and the coach cannot also be a contestant. The coach must fully register his/her teams in the ICPC-Cyprus Registration System within the time set by the competition rules which, for the 2025 contest, is no later than October 17th 2025 [given that there are still seats available]. The best team from each university will be automatically eligible to participate in the regional competition. For best performing universities, more teams may be qualified. Finally, each team consists of three contestants who are eligible to compete according to the rules of the competition.
Eligibility
Through a successful participation in the ICPC-Cyprus Programming Competition, teams qualify to advance to the South Eastern Europe Regional Contest. Any number of teams from a given higher education (HE) institution can participate as long as all the team members are students of the same HE institution [Student cards (with study dates) must be presented on the day of the competition – if your student card does not show the study dates please have available a recent school transcript]. The higher education institutions that can participate must be located in Cyprus. Student teams can register to the competition for FREE.
A team must be made up of 3 members and it will compete on 2 programming machines (which WILL BE provided by the organizers). The team should also have a registered coach. The coach of a qualifying team is the point-of-contact prior to and during the ICPC-Cyprus Programming Competition activities. A contestant of a team may NOT serve as the coach. The coach must provide additional information during registration. Qualifying teams will be issued an invitation by email and postal mail (if requested) soon after completing certification. See section on Team Composition .
Teams failing to comply with any of these requirements will be ruled ineligible to compete in the ICPC-Cyprus Programming Competition. In the event that a team member is unwilling, unable, or unfit to compete in the competition, the coach must notify the General Chair of the competition in a timely manner.
The on-site registration must be preceded by the online registration (one registration per team by the team coach). The online registration is available <here>. At on-site registration (18th of October 2025, UCLan Cyprus), participants must provide picture ID and proof of studies (e.g. a student card with a recent picture and study dates would be sufficient). Note that contestants must show proof of enrolment at the university during the term of the contest, so if the student card does not provide study dates, then a recent transcript or a letter from the university should be provided.
