European Olympiad of Experimental Science

April 26 – May 3, 2025

Zagreb - Croatia

Participating countries

Austria

Team

Students: Carla Bachinger, Samuel Michenthaler, Katharina Vonach, Katharina Pichler, Alexander Schachner, Elias Szinovatz

Mentor Biology: Christina Lassnig

Mentor Chemistry: Leonard Caliskan

Mentor Physics: Elias Hohl

Country Coordinator: Elias Hohl

Observer: Christian Koller

Belgium

Team

Students: Leander Gabriel, Daniel Ognyanov, Otto Tacquenier, Joana Gonçalves Gomes, Benjaminas Krutejavas-Mazuras, Nicolas Matz

Mentor Biology: Louis De Vos, Alexandre Marée

Mentor Chemistry: Victor Rasquin

Mentor Physics: Bernadette Hendrickx

Country Coordinator: Victor Rasquin

Bulgaria

Team

Students: Yordan Petkov, Teodor Petrov, Damyan Ivanov, Rayan Kamarinchev, Melih Osman, Teodor Kussev

Mentor Biology: Kalina Pachedzhieva

Mentor Chemistry: Vladimir Tzvetkov

Mentor Physics: Christina Andreeva

Country Coordinator: Christina Andreeva

Observer: Denitsa Teofanova

Croatia

Team

Students: Petar Brajković, Luka Cerutti, Adrian Gansel, Borna Lebinac Milinović, Ana Piroš, Ivo Šimić, Ivan Udovičić, Matej Zajec, Marta Žuvić

Mentor Biology: Bruno Komazec

Mentor Chemistry: Tea Juračić

Mentor Physics: Karolina Matejak Cvenić

Country Coordinator: Karolina Matejak Cvenić

Cyprus

Team

Students: Alexandros Samoutis, Stelios Paphitis, Dimitris Neophytou, Omiros Neofytides, Kyriakos Papas, Nikolas Roussos

Mentor Biology: Nikolas Genethliou

Mentor Chemistry: Georgios Miliotis

Mentor Physics: Georgios Tsalakou

Country Coordinator: Georgios Miliotis

Czech Republic

Team

Students: Anita Vaceková, Jan Beránek, Marek Roll, Vít Obdržálek, Nina Kunštátská, Jan Paloncý

Mentor Biology: Jan Černý

Mentor Chemistry: Jan Kotek

Mentor Physics: Jan Kříž

Country Coordinator: Jan Kříž

Denmark

Team

Students: Frederik Kvolbæk Pedersen, Elias Møller Overbeck, Jonas Skou Nielsen, Rasmus Holmgaard Vestergaard, Storm Faarup Christensen, Marcus Selmer Pedersen

Mentor Biology: Hans Marker

Mentor Chemistry: Tine Christiansen

Mentor Physics: Lise Odgaard Gade

Country Coordinator: Richard Falbe Cleyton

Observer: Søren Ernst Blanke

Estonia

Team

Students: Jasper Vähk, Kristofer Torokoff, Silvia Nafthal, Joel Rehe, Jan Hendrik Järvemets, Richard Olev

Mentor Biology: Merilis Moppel

Mentor Chemistry: Martin Rahe

Mentor Physics: Kaarel Kivisalu

Country Coordinator: Kaarel Kivisalu

Finland

Team

Students: Emil Laine, Felix Pirhonen, Ilona Seppälä, Inka Loukovaara, Kasper Ilchenko, Iina Lilius

Mentor Biology: Minni Aalto

Mentor Chemistry: Nina Salminen

Mentor Physics: Jukka Sorjonen

Country Coordinator: Nina Salminen

France

Team

Students: Benjamin Pittet, Laura Pujalte Chansavang, Louis Vicente, Maxence Van Poucke, Eliott Lebrun, Théodore Crassous

Mentor Biology: Hélène Flochon

Mentor Chemistry: Benjamin Presson

Mentor Physics: Antoine Chevereau

Country Coordinator: Hélène Flochon, Leo Fisher

Germany

Team

Students: Lilia Theresa Dieterlen, Linus Cebulla, Daris Mohammadzadeh, Marie Lautenschlager, Niklas Volodin, Pranav Arun

Mentor Biology: Annabel Maisl

Mentor Chemistry: Jan Kruse

Mentor Physics: Konstantin Schwark

Country Coordinator: Burkhard Schroeter

Greece

Team

Students: Charalampos Meramveliotakis, Petros Vasilikogiannakis, Zoi Laou, Apostolos Vasilikos, Anna Askoxylaki, Angelos Gkoritsas

Mentor Biology: Evangelos Charatsis

Mentor Chemistry: Antonios Margaritis

Mentor Physics: Christos Georgopoulos

Country Coordinator: Maria Tsakiri

Observer: Xenofon Rafios

Hungary

Team

Students: Tamás István Bense, András Csapó, Botond Ozsváth, Artúr Bíró, János Elek, Dorottya Szabó

Mentor Biology: Ádám Zoltán Seres

Mentor Chemistry: Attila Jancsó

Mentor Physics: Péter Vankó

Country Coordinator: Péter Vankó

Observer: Tamás Sarkadi

Ireland

Team

Students: Xelaya Anthony, Marné Malan, Rowan Kelly, Prayag Ratheeahbabu, Yuhan Xue, Tobi O’Sullivan

Mentor Biology: Keith Rochfort

Mentor Chemistry: Róisín Byrne

Mentor Physics: Caoimhe O’ Loughlin

Country Coordinator: Róisín Byrne

Italy

Team

Students: Giovanni Pozzebon, Alessandro De Lazzari, Alessio Casaburo, Riccardo Zille, Pietro Cargnello, Matteo Vecchiato

Mentor Biology: Elisa Corteggiani Carpinelli, Manuela Granella

Mentor Chemistry: Eva Zsuzsanna Bencze

Mentor Physics: Carmelita Cipollone

Country Coordinator: Carmelita Cipollone

Observer: Francesco Gobbo, Stefano Montagnani

Latvia

Team

Students: Agnese Kataja, Kristians Koržeņevskis, Markuss Kalenda, Ričards Ozols, Kārlis Zalāns, Adrians Dacko

Mentor Biology: Ilze Izabella Dindune

Mentor Chemistry: Mihails Haļitovs, Līga Prieciņa

Mentor Physics: Zane Rekšņa

Country Coordinator: Mihails Haļitovs

Lithuania

Team

Students:

Mentor Biology: Paulius Tamošiūnas

Mentor Chemistry: Kęstutis Baltakys

Mentor Physics: Tomas Kivaras

Country Coordinator: Paulius Tamošiūnas

Luxembourg

Team

Students: Nicolas Bourg Rodrigues, Adrian Mai, Len Bamberg, Christine Aben, Charles Ralinger, Esther Franzen

Mentor Biology: Caroline Steffen

Mentor Chemistry: Gilles Backes

Mentor Physics: Jacques Weydert

Country Coordinator: Jeff Kohnen

Observer: Liss Weber

Netherlands

Team

Students: Sebas Benes, Pieter van Haselen, Lucas Duynisveld, Daniel Vleugel, Servas Bulthuis, Fosse Bekker

Mentor Biology: Anne de Rond

Mentor Chemistry: Tom Bloemberg

Mentor Physics: André Eppink

Country Coordinator: Jeroen Sijbers

Portugal

Team

Students: David Montenegro, Leonardo Sousa, Pedro Oliveira, José Figueiredo, António Queiroz, João Castelo

Mentor Biology: Pedro Oliveira

Mentor Chemistry: José Esperança

Mentor Physics: João Cruz

Country Coordinator: Catarina Ramos

Slovenia

Team

Students: Izadora Kopač, Niko Habinc, Tian Kobal, Aleksander Jotanović, Andraž Čadež, Primož Markovič

Mentor Biology: Katja Stopar

Mentor Chemistry: Matej Huš

Mentor Physics: Anita Nose

Country Coordinator: Katja Stopar

Spain

Team

Students: Insaf Ahlal Benmoulay, Gayane Safaryan, Dounia Maftahe Carla Acosta García, Rubén Lago Blanco, David Lago Alonso

Mentor Biology: Pablo Blanco Penelas

Mentor Chemistry: David José Meseguer Pardo

Mentor Physics: María Teresa García Segura

Country Coordinator: David José Meseguer Pardo

Sweden

Team

Students: Elliot Fransson, Juli Ju, Maximilian Mazya, Milo Hannerz, Elvin Lundh Forsberg, Alexander Stjärnström

Mentor Biology: Birgitta Sang

Mentor Chemistry: Markus Nilsson

Mentor Physics: Susanne Tegler

Country Coordinator: Suheyla Demir

Observer: Jonas Forshamn

Ukraine

Team

Students: Oles Fedirko, Nadiia Krupnikova, Anna Dmytruk

Mentor Biology: Zhanna Bilyk

Mentor Chemistry: Iryna Bei

Mentor Physics: Maksym Pashko

Country Coordinator: Yana Cheishvili

About Olympiad

What is the European Science Olympiad?

The EOES (European Olympiad of Experimental Science) is an annually recurring science olympiad for young people from the European Union, organised by a member country of EOES NPO.

More than 20 countries each send two teams of three participants. These teams have to carry out two assignments, with an emphasis on skills in the subjects biology, chemistry and physics.

In this contest, team spirit takes precedence over individual performance.

What is aim of the contest?

The aim of the contest is to give students the opportunity to feel like ‘real’ researchers and to measure their scientific skills against those of the other participants.

In university or high school labs they have to investigate a certain phenomenon in an interdisciplinary way through various experiments.

This phenomenon itself does not necessarily belong to the curriculum of secondary education. It often links up with ongoing scientific research.

What EOES offers to participants?

The EOES offers participants the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss educational structures in their country.

Lifelong friendships are often forged during the Olympiad and form the foundation of an important European scientific network.