{"news":[{"uid":4983,"title":"SPO Semifinalists at the Zurich Philosophy Festival","teasertext":"On Saturday, January 24, several young volunteers accompanied this year\u2019s semifinalists of the Swiss Philosophy Olympiad to the Zurich Philosophy Festival. Special guests at the festival were Filipa L\u00fcthy and Joshua Freiermuth, last year\u2019s winners of SPO.","short":"","body":"

On Saturday, January 24, several young volunteers accompanied some of this year\u2019s semifinalists of the Swiss Philosophy Olympiad to the Zurich Philosophy Festival. The focus was both on philosophical exchange and on getting to know one another in a relaxed and open atmosphere. In addition, two participants from last year\u2019s Philosophy Olympiad were invited once again as special guests. Joshua Freiermuth, who won gold at the 2025 national Olympiad, and Filipa L\u00fcthy, who earned silver in the international Olympiad, took part in the philosophical speed dating event and enriched the occasion with their skill in philosophical dialogue.<\/p>\r\n

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The trip was organized by Kora B\u00fcrgi, who herself participated in the Philosophy Olympiad in 2023 and 2024 and has been volunteering with the association ever since.<\/p>\r\n

About the authors:<\/strong> Filipa L\u00fcthy won bronze at the Philosophy Olympiad final in 2023 and went on to earn silver at the International Philosophy Olympiad in 2025. Ana Abril won silver at the Philosophy Olympiad final in 2023. Both now study philosophy and mathematics and volunteer for the Philosophy Olympiad. <\/p>\r\n

We began our day at the Italian restaurant Puci\u2019s at Zurich Bellevue. Over pasta, pizza, and ravioli, the participants got to know one another. The volunteers Filipa L\u00fcthy, Kora B\u00fcrgi, Ben Stephenson, and Ana Abril also joined the conversations, nostalgically recounting their own experiences as participants a few years earlier. Hungry as we were, the pizza, pasta, and ravioli quickly disappeared, and we arrived slightly ahead of schedule at the Kulturm\u00fchle in Tiefenbrunnen, the festival venue. At Caf\u00e9 Kornsilo, we warmed up and, now feeling a little more at ease with one another, engaged in lively philosophical discussions over coffee and tea.<\/p>\r\n

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The first event we attended featured two feminist philosophical short films, followed by a discussion. Immediately afterwards, we joined a crash course in logic held in the Backstube, led by Christoph Pfisterer. Due to high demand, not everyone could take part in this course, so some instead spent the time at the bar on the festival grounds.<\/p>\r\n

Afterwards, the group split up according to interest. Some took part in the philosophical speed dating event, while others attended the panel discussion \u201cJetzt reicht's. Wenn es Zivilen Ungehorsam braucht\u201d.<\/p>\r\n

The latter proved to be a heated debate on civil disobedience (for example, in the context of climate activism), featuring legal philosopher Samira Akbarian, climate activist Cyril Hermann, and Lukas R\u00fchli, Head of Research at the think tank Avenir Suisse. From the front row, a vantage point some of us were fortunate enough to have, critical sideways glances and frustrated sighs among the panelists were hard to miss. Moderator Barbara Bleisch, however, skillfully kept the tensions focused on substance and repeatedly steered the conversation in engaging new directions.<\/p>\r\n

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Z\u00fcrcher Philosophie Festival 2026: Cyrill Hermann, Samira Akbarian, Lukas R\u00fchli, Barbara Bleisch \u00a9 Maria Brunner<\/p>\r\n

The other half of the participants attended the \u201cPhilosophical Speed Dating\u201d event instead. In six rounds of eight minutes each, participants engaged in one-on-one philosophical conversations. As in previous years, two winners of last year\u2019s Philosophy Olympiad were present as special guests.  <\/p>\r\n

For Filipa, this wasn\u2019t her first time at philosophical speed dating; she has been an enthusiastic participant for years.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI always find it exciting how much variety there is in the topics people bring into conversation. Since there are no set rules, the direction of the discussion depends entirely on the person you\u2019re speaking with. This year, my conversations ranged from moral relativism and veganism to the connections between mathematics and philosophy. What makes this event so refreshing is that you can dive straight into philosophical depth without any small talk. You know that everyone else is there for the same reason, and the short rounds practically force you to get to the heart of the matter.\u201d \u2013 Filipa L\u00fcthy <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Joshua Freiermuth also reflects the event.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t quite know what to expect when I went to the speed dating, and I was surprised by how many different topics you can explore in such a short time without the conversation becoming superficial. The format highlighted the value of conversations with strangers who bring very different approaches to philosophy. It became clear how philosophy touches (almost) every part of life and how, the deeper a discussion goes, the more it leads back to fundamental philosophical questions. I left with more questions than I had when I arrived.\u201d \u2013 Joshua Freiermuth<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The evening came to an end, and perhaps we all went home with more questions than we had when we arrived. <\/p>\r\n

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Z\u00fcrcher Philosophie Festival 2026: Filipa L\u00fcthy \u00a9 Maria Brunner\"\"<\/p>\r\n

Z\u00fcrcher Philosophie Festival 2026: Joshua Freiermuth \u00a9 Maria Brunner<\/p>","datetime":1771172700,"datetimeend":0,"newstype":1,"newstypetext":null,"links":"","subjects":["Voyages","Amis"],"image":["https:\/\/science.olympiad.ch\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/f\/5\/csm_WhatsApp_Image_2026-01-27_at_10.25.10_46fe24f424.jpeg"],"link":"https:\/\/philosophy.olympiad.ch\/fr\/news\/news\/semifinalists-visit-the-zurich-philosophy-festival","category":[{"uid":1,"title":"Philosophie"}]},{"uid":4977,"title":"Nouveau membre au secr\u00e9tariat : Nicolas","teasertext":"Depuis cette semaine, un nouvel assistant IT travaille au secr\u00e9tariat des Olympiades de la science. Il collaborera notamment avec les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles sur l'OlyPortal. Nous avons pos\u00e9 quelques questions \u00e0 Nicolas afin de mieux le conna\u00eetre.","short":"Depuis cette semaine, un nouvel assistant IT travaille au secr\u00e9tariat des Olympiades de la science. Il collaborera notamment avec les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles sur l'OlyPortal. Nous avons pos\u00e9 quelques questions \u00e0 Nicolas afin de mieux le conna\u00eetre.","body":"

Bonjour Nicolas ! D'o\u00f9 viens-tu et quel est ton parcours ?<\/h2>\r\n

Comme tu peux peut-\u00eatre l'entendre \u00e0 mon accent, je suis bernois. Je viens d'un petit village pr\u00e8s de Bienne et j'ai fr\u00e9quent\u00e9 le gymnase de Bienne-Seeland. Je fais actuellement des \u00e9tudes d'informatique et je commence tout juste mon master. Dans le cadre de mes \u00e9tudes, je m'int\u00e9resse d'une part au visual computing<\/i>, par exemple \u00e0 l'optimisation des processus de rendu. D'autre part, je trouve \u00e9galement passionnante la cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9, par exemple les pare-feu, qui permettent de garantir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l'Internet pour tou\u2219te\u2219s. Je pourrais envisager de travailler dans ces domaines plus tard.<\/p>\r\n

Quelles sont tes t\u00e2ches en tant qu'assistant ?<\/h2>\r\n

Je vais certainement beaucoup m'occuper du d\u00e9veloppement d'OlyPortal. Je vais par exemple travailler sur la connexion d'OlyPortal \u00e0 la base de donn\u00e9es interne des Olympiades de la science.<\/p>\r\n

En savoir plus sur le projet \"OlyPortal\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Je serai \u00e9galement impliqu\u00e9 dans le site web de la fa\u00eeti\u00e8re, qui sera prochainement renouvel\u00e9.<\/p>\r\n

Qu'est-ce qui te r\u00e9jouit le plus dans ton nouveau poste ?<\/h2>\r\n

Je me r\u00e9jouis de pouvoir mettre en pratique ce que j'ai appris pendant mes \u00e9tudes et de pouvoir travailler plus longtemps sur un projet. Dans les \u00e9tudes d'informatique, on a toujours une mati\u00e8re pendant un semestre, puis on n'applique pas forc\u00e9ment ce qu'on a appris.<\/p>\r\n

\u00c0 quelles Olympiades aurais-tu pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 participer lorsque tu \u00e9tais adolescent ?<\/h2>\r\n

Lorsque j'\u00e9tais au gymnase, les Olympiades d'astronomie n'existaient malheureusement pas encore, mais si elles avaient exist\u00e9, j'y aurais particip\u00e9. J'ai effectivement particip\u00e9 une fois aux Olympiades de physique.<\/p>\r\n

Que fais-tu lorsque tu ne travailles pas ? Quels sont tes loisirs ou tes activit\u00e9s pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es ?<\/h2>\r\n

En tant qu'\u00e9tudiant en informatique, je passe beaucoup de temps devant l'ordinateur, mais j'appr\u00e9cie \u00e9galement de pouvoir m'\u00e9vader. J'aime aller dans la nature, par exemple pour faire de la randonn\u00e9e et p\u00eacher avec mon fr\u00e8re. J'aime \u00e9galement jouer aux \u00e9checs et aux jeux de strat\u00e9gie. Mon nouveau passe-temps est le dessin.<\/p>","datetime":1770112620,"datetimeend":0,"newstype":1,"newstypetext":null,"links":"","subjects":["B\u00e9n\u00e9volat"],"image":["https:\/\/science.olympiad.ch\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/0\/5\/csm_IMG_20231124_173550_67871483af.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/science.olympiad.ch\/fr\/news\/news\/nouveau-membre-au-secretariat-nicolas","category":[{"uid":5,"title":"Startseite"},{"uid":4,"title":"Fa\u00eeti\u00e8re"}]},{"uid":4959,"title":"R\u00e9sultats du 2\u00e8me tour 2026","teasertext":"Qu'est-ce que les parapluies, les mirages et les cristaux paramagn\u00e9tiques ont en commun ? Tous ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments devaient \u00eatre \u00e9tudi\u00e9s lors du deuxi\u00e8me tour des Olympiades de Physique, qui s'est d\u00e9roul\u00e9 le 14 janvier.","short":"Qu'est-ce que les parapluies, les mirages et les cristaux paramagn\u00e9tiques ont en commun ? Tous ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments devaient \u00eatre \u00e9tudi\u00e9s lors du deuxi\u00e8me tour des Olympiades de Physique, qui s'est d\u00e9roul\u00e9 le 14 janvier.","body":"

Le concours s'est d\u00e9roul\u00e9 simultan\u00e9ment sur trois sites : Berne, Lausanne et Zurich. \u00c0 Zurich, apr\u00e8s l'examen, les participants ont pu d\u00e9couvrir la recherche actuelle gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des visites de laboratoires \u00e0 l'UZH. Sur un total de 78 participants, les 29 personnes suivantes ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 d\u00e9crocher une place pour la finale, dont trois originaires du Liechtenstein :<\/p>\r\n

Elihu Bao, Jorge Bertr\u00e1n de Lis Orozco, Laurent Casagrande, Leonard Duparc, Svenja Felber, Lucas Fillet, Sania Gandbhir, Levin Glatz, Celice G\u00f6ldi (LIE), Elias Hohenegger (LIE), Anna Ineichen, Alan Jong Poeta Ferreira, Jakub Kwiatkowski, Kostya Lemeshko, Eric L\u00fcscher, Florin Aaron M\u00e4rki, Zeno Orglmeister, Charlotte Reymond, Magsud Rzayev, Johann Schmid, Benoit Schmit, Andrej Severa, Tabea Spillmann, Kai Spirk, Leo Swedenborg, Pranavendra Reddy Tammireddy, Matthias Wagner, Leon Felix Zimmermann, Nevio Zogg (LIE).<\/p>\r\n

En f\u00e9vrier, les jeunes physiciens et physiciennes s'exerceront \u00e0 l'exp\u00e9rimentation \u00e0 l'EPFL, avant de prouver l'\u00e9tendue de leur talent lors de la finale qui se tiendra les 7 et 8 mars \u00e0 Aarau. Ils y auront alors la chance de se qualifier pour les Olympiades Europ\u00e9ennes de Physique en Su\u00e8de ou les Olympiades Internationales de Physique en Colombie.<\/p>\r\n

Nous tenons \u00e0 remercier tout le monde pour sa participation. M\u00eame si vous n'avez pas atteint la finale cette ann\u00e9e, nous serions ravis de vous revoir l'ann\u00e9e prochaine, que ce soit en tant que participant\u00b7e ou en tant que b\u00e9n\u00e9vole<\/a>. N'h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 nous contacter !<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Questions et solutions<\/a><\/p>","datetime":1769519575,"datetimeend":0,"newstype":1,"newstypetext":null,"links":"","subjects":["R\u00e9sultats"],"image":["https:\/\/science.olympiad.ch\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/7\/4\/csm_Zuerich_5_e594a64d25.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/physics.olympiad.ch\/fr\/news\/news\/resultats-du-2eme-tour-2026","category":[{"uid":11,"title":"Physique"}]},{"uid":4952,"title":"Semifinal 2025\/2026","teasertext":"On January 15, 56 young philosophers attended the semifinals, which took place simultaneously in four locations.","short":"On January 15, 56 young philosophers attended the semifinals, which took place simultaneously in four locations:","body":"

  • Coll\u00e8ge de Gambach,Fribourg, organised by Guihlem Demierre<\/span><\/li>
  • Kantonsschule am Burggraben, St, Gallen, organised by Boris Stanisic<\/span><\/li>
  • Kantonsschule Solothurn, organised by David St\u00e4heli<\/span><\/li>
  • Kantonsschule Z\u00fcrcher Oberland, Wetzikon, organised by Yves Bossart<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\r\n

    We thank all the organizers very much. Kantonsschule Solothurn hosted a semifinal for the first time, which we appreciate. Yves Bossart took over the organization at KZO for the first time. <\/p>\r\n

    During the event, participants attended philosophical workshops and wrote an essay on one of the following topics:<\/p>\r\n

    1. Can one be apolitical?<\/span><\/li>
    2. It seems absurd to say \u201cIt\u2019s raining, but I don\u2019t believe that it\u2019s raining.\u201d Why?<\/span><\/li>
    3. Is there a moral duty to work?<\/span><\/li>
    4. Is mathematics discovered or invented?<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\r\n

      The juries, consisting mainly of philosophy teachers, have now completed their work. All semifinalists will soon be informed about their result by e-mail.<\/p>\r\n

      12 students were selected for the national final, which will take place at the University of Basel, March 4-7. <\/p>\r\n

      Program<\/a><\/p>\r\n

      There, it will be decided who represents Switzerland at the International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) in Warszaw, May 14-17. Since one of the participants selected is 20 and therefore no longer eligible for the International Philosophy Olympiad, an additional student was invited, making it 13:<\/p>\r\n

      Finalists (alphabetically)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

      Am\u00e9lie<\/span><\/td>St\u00fcckelberg<\/span><\/td>Coll\u00e8ge Voltaire<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Am\u00e9lie<\/span><\/td>Rocher<\/span><\/td>Gymnase de la Cit\u00e9<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Anton<\/span><\/td>Mandl<\/span><\/td>Kantonsschule Zug<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Austin<\/span><\/td>Zhang<\/span><\/td>\u00c9cole Moser Gen\u00e8ve<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Daniel<\/span><\/td>Iorio<\/span><\/td>Kollegium Spiritus Sanctus Brig<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Eric<\/span><\/td>L\u00fcscher<\/span><\/td>Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium R\u00e4mib\u00fchl<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Hongjia<\/span><\/td>Meng<\/span><\/td>Kantonale Mittelschule Uri<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Huaxia<\/span><\/td>Lin<\/span><\/td>Kantonsschule Trogen<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Kyra<\/span><\/td>Lafferma<\/span><\/td>Gymnasium Thun<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Leyla<\/span><\/td>K\u00fchner<\/span><\/td>Gymnasium Thun<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Salome<\/span><\/td>Schwager<\/span><\/td>Kantonsschule Wil<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Viktorie<\/span><\/td>Velharticka<\/span><\/td>Realgymnasium R\u00e4mib\u00fchl<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Yihang<\/span><\/td>Xiong<\/span><\/td>Kantonsschule am Burggraben<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n

      Waiting list<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

      Nathan<\/span><\/td>Bernard<\/td>Lyc\u00e9e-Coll\u00e8ge de Saint-Maurice<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n

      A student who was already selected to represent <\/strong>Liechtenstein at the IPO by qualifiying for the semifinals will also attend the Swiss final without competing:<\/p>\r\n

      IPO for Liechtenstein<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

      Lina<\/span><\/td>Sele<\/span><\/td>Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n

      Two students who narrowly missed the final qualification with essays in German are invited to join the German-speaking Philosophy Olympiad <\/strong>at the final of the Austrian Philosophy Olympiad <\/a>in Salzburg, March 22-25:<\/p>\r\n

      German-speaking Philosophy Olympiad<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

      Diego <\/span><\/td>K\u00e4sermann<\/span><\/td>Kantonsschule Solothurn<\/td><\/tr>
      Lina<\/span><\/td>Studer<\/td>Gymnasium Thun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\r\n

      All semifinalists who still attend school next year and choose to participate again can profit from a wild card, granting them entry to the First Essay Round regardless of the Preliminary Round. We thank everyone for their interest in the Philosophy Olympiad and congratulate all semifinalists for their successful participation!<\/p><\/div>","datetime":1769518380,"datetimeend":0,"newstype":1,"newstypetext":null,"links":"","subjects":["R\u00e9sultats"],"image":["https:\/\/science.olympiad.ch\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/3\/f\/csm_IMG_0557_4ba2f94b93.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/philosophy.olympiad.ch\/fr\/news\/news\/semifinal-2025\/2026","category":[{"uid":1,"title":"Philosophie"},{"uid":5,"title":"Startseite"}]},{"uid":4947,"title":"Qui ou quoi t'inspire ?","teasertext":"Lors de l'atelier avec les laur\u00e9at\u2219e\u2219s des prix scientifiques suisses Marcel Benoist et Latsis en novembre, nous avons demand\u00e9 aux participant.e.s qui ou quoi les inspirait. Leurs r\u00e9ponses nous servent aujourd'hui de point de d\u00e9part pour le nouveau th\u00e8me annuel des Olympiades de la science.","short":"Lors de l'atelier avec les laur\u00e9at\u2219e\u2219s des prix scientifiques suisses Marcel Benoist et Latsis en novembre, nous avons demand\u00e9 aux participant.e.s qui ou quoi les inspirait. Leurs r\u00e9ponses nous servent aujourd'hui de point de d\u00e9part pour le nouveau th\u00e8me annuel des Olympiades de la science : \u00ab Look up ! \u00bb","body":"