about the host
Host City
Suzhou, often called the “Venice of the East,” is a city where centuries-old cultural heritage meets modern innovation. Known for its classical gardens, tranquil canals, and cutting-edge technology sector, Suzhou offers a unique environment for academic and cultural exchange. Participants will experience both the traditional beauty of Chinese architecture and the dynamic energy of one of China’s most rapidly growing educational and innovation hubs.
Host Organization
The NexGen Education Hub (NexGen) proudly serves as the Host Organization of the International Economics Olympiad 2026. Dedicated to fostering educational excellence and global collaboration, NexGen organizes programs that inspire young minds to explore the intersections of economics, technology, and leadership. With support from local and international partners, NexGen will ensure a vibrant and engaging experience for all IEO participants.
Examination Venue
The XJTLU International Business School (IBSS) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University will host the main academic components of the Olympiad. IBSS is one of China’s most prominent international business schools, combining global perspectives with local insights. Its modern facilities, world-class faculty, and strong research culture provide an ideal environment for academic excellence and international exchange.
Accommodation
Accommodation options will be provided near the XJTLU campus in Suzhou Industrial Park, ensuring convenience and safety. Detailed accommodation choices and prices will be announced by the end of 2025.
- Early-bird booking: until April 25, 2026
- Regular booking: until May 15, 2026
ACADEMICS
Economics
A test of 20 multiple-choice questions and 5 open questions (out of which only 4 are graded, in accordance with the contestant’s choice)
Financial Literacy
A set of 25 multiple-choice questions focused on different aspects of Financial Literacy
Business Case
Presentation of case solutions in English before the Jury
See more at our main website
DEADLINES for organizations
october 30, 2025
3-year-agreement and preliminary 1-year application stage
January 31, 2026
Early-bird application stage
April 30, 2026
late stage application deadline stage, format choice & booking
December, 2025
Start of accomodation booking
February 15, 2026
booking deadline (for 3YA partners and early-bird applicants)
May 31, 2026
team information & media submission
July 12-20, 2026
International
Economics Olympiad
Economics Olympiad
Participation
Check the requirements
Proceed to our Application Guideline to learn more about our application process.
For additional information, check out our National Competitions section and How-To section.
Hold your competition & apply for participation
The order is not important: you can apply first and hold the competition later or vice versa.
Choose the participation format and bring the team to the IEO!
For organizations:
Check the requirements
You should:
a.
be younger than 20 years old as of June 30th, 2026;
b.
have your high-school graduation date later than December 1st, 2025.
Find information
Check if your country/territory is listed in the Participants section of our website. If it is, contact your national Coordinator for further information. If it is not, reach out to us via the Contact form naming your country/territory. It is possible that we have potential partners in your country/territory which haven’t been officially accepted yet.
Win your national competition
Up to 5 best students from each country/territory are invited to compete in the IEO.
For contestants:
PARTICIPANTS
*The list is current and will be updated on May 31st.
Qualifying Competition:
Selection Tests for the International Economics Olympiad 2025
Coordinator:
Dr. Blerina Dhrami
Albania
Qualifying Competition:
Economics Competition First Edition
Coordinator:
Jesuina Mayekodi
jesuinamayekodi@gmail.com
Angola
Qualifying Competition:
National Economics Team Selection of Armenia by BISA
for IEO
for IEO
Coordinator:
Shavarsh Zohrabyan
shavarshzohrabyan.bisa@gmail.com
Armenia
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Ray Liu
admin@aeo.org.au
Australia
Qualifying Competition:
Azerbaijan National Economics Olympiad (AzMIO)
Coordinator:
Eyvaz Gafarov
eyvaz@globalolympiccenter.org
Azerbaijan
Qualifying Competition:
Bahrain National Economics Olympiad (BNEO)
Coordinator:
Mahaboob Rayyan Khan
rayyanbah3@gmail.com
Bahrain
Qualifying Competition:
Bangladesh Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Rafid Abrar
mailtorafidabrar@gmail.com
Bangladesh
Qualifying Competition:
Economics Olympiad Botswana (EOB)
Coordinator:
Opelo Mbakile
Mbakileop@gmail.com
Botswana
Qualifying Competition:
OBECON - Olimpíada Brasileira de Economia
Coordinator:
Nicolas Goulart de Moura
nicolasgm.gog@gmail.com
Brazil
Qualifying Competition:
Team Bulgaria Final Selection
Coordinator:
Yordan Zdravkov Tsanev
yordan.z.tsanev@gmail.com
Bulgaria
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Yuri Khoroshilov
Canada
Qualifying Competition:
CNEO
Coordinator:
Abby Yan
syan@inghub.org.cn
China
Qualifying Competition:
Olimpiada Colombiana de Economía
Coordinator:
Jaime Eduardo García Rodríguez
Jefe.olimpiada.economia@uan.edu.co
Colombia
Qualifying Competition:
Economics Olympiad Cambodia
Coordinator:
Curtis Fountain
ieo@si-cam.com
CAmbodia
Qualifying Competition:
Croatian Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Nikola Jelovečki
nikola.jelovecki@cerm.hr
Croatia
Qualifying Competition:
National Competition for the selection of candidates for the IEO
Coordinator:
Dr Panayiotis C. Andreou
panayiotis.andreou@cut.ac.cy
Cyprus
Qualifying Competition:
National Competition for the selection of candidates for the IEO
Coordinator:
Dr Panayiotis C. Andreou
panayiotis.andreou@cut.ac.cy
Ecuador
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Pierre Cotteau de Simencourt
Pierre.cotteaudesimencourt@sciencespo.fr
France
Qualifying Competition:
Georgian National Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Johnny Mtsariashvili
j.mtsariashvili@ug.edu.ge
Georgia
Qualifying Competition:
Ghana Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Bernard Annan
ben4ryl@gmail.com
Ghana
Qualifying Competition:
Greece Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Loukas Zachilas
zachilas@uth.gr
Greece
Qualifying Competition:
Hong Kong Economics Olympaid (HKEO)
Coordinator:
Philip Kwan
hkeo.official@gmail.com
Hong Kong (China)
Qualifying Competition:
Indian Economics Olympiad – National Qualifier
Coordinator:
Onkar Gosavi
india@meccademia.com
India
Qualifying Competition:
Olimpiade Sains Nasional (National Science Olympiad)
Coordinator:
Dwi Wulandari
dwi.wulandari.fe@um.ac.id
Indonesia
Qualifying Competition:
Olympiad of Economics, Management, and Governance
Coordinator:
Amineh Mahmoudzadeh
mahmoodzadeh@sharif.edu
Iran
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Tatsuro Suzuki
suzuki@apfl.or.jp
Japan
Qualifying Competition:
National Finance & Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Daryn”
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Qualifying Competition:
Kenya Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Dr. Herine Otieno
Kenya
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Marc Welter
marc.welter@men.lu
Luxembourg
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Wong Ping, Benny
benny@knf.org.hk
Macau (China)
Qualifying Competition:
Malaysian Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Nur Fatin Fitrah
Malaysia
Qualifying Competition:
Olimpiada Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas (OMEF)
Coordinator:
Christina Cornejo Van Luit
christina.cornejo@itam.mx
Mexico
Qualifying Competition:
National Economics Olympiad Morocco
Coordinator:
Crysler Tumale
ctumale@gwa.ac.ma
Morocco
Qualifying Competition:
Mongolia Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Carlos C. Crawford
economics@mongolaspiration.edu.mn
Mongolia
Qualifying Competition:
Nepal Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Manoj Nath Yogi
Nepal
Qualifying Competition:
New Zealand Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Jacob Samuel
jsamuelnz@gmail.com
New Zealand
Qualifying Competition:
National Economics Olympiad (NEO)
Coordinator:
Adewale Solarin
Nigeria
Qualifying Competition:
Macedonian Economics Olympiad MEO
Coordinator:
Aneta Gacovska Barandovska
agacovska@gmail.com
North Macedonia
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Nishe Waqar Jami
Pakistan
Qualifying Competition:
Palestinian Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Dr. Musa Alrefaya
mousa@ppu.edu
Palestine
Qualifying Competition:
PNG Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Viri Heather Watoka
v.watoka@pngparadise.com
Papua New Guinea
Qualifying Competition:
Peruvian Economics Olympiad (PEO)
Coordinator:
Valentina Ursino
president@aepe.org.pe
Peru
Qualifying Competition:
Development Economics Conference of the Ateneo (DECA)
Coordinator:
Rhys Ambros
rhys.romano@student.ateneo.edu
Philippines
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
João Pedro São Miguel dos Santos
Portugal
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Hyungjin Kim
starhawk@hankyung.com
Republic of Korea
Qualifying Competition:
National Competition: International Economics Olympiad - National Selection
Coordinator:
Alexandra Dache
Romania
Qualifying Competition:
All-Russian Olympiad of School Students in Economics
Coordinator:
Ekaterina Vetrova
ekat.vetrova@gmail.com
Russia
Qualifying Competition:
Rwanda Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Dr. Herine Otieno
Rwanda
Qualifying Competition:
Singapore Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Donglin Li
li86120@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg
Singapore
Qualifying Competition:
High-school Competition in Economics
Coordinator:
Aleš Toman
ales.toman@ef.uni-lj.si
Slovenia
Qualifying Competition:
Olimpiada Española de Economía
Coordinator:
Arantza Ugidos
arantza.ugidos@ehu.eus
Spain
Qualifying Competition:
Sri Lanka Economics and Finance Olympiad
Coordinator:
Shenal Kottuwewatta
contact@slefo.org
Sri Lanka
Qualifying Competition:
Swiss Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
Maximilian Thiersch
Switzerland
Qualifying Competition:
TEO
Coordinator:
Joseph Tsai
info@ecolympiad.tw
Chinese Taipei
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Dr. D. Jennings
management@teolympiad.com
Thailand
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Sena Kademoglu
Türkiye
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
Sophia Ong
info@usaebo.org
USA
Qualifying Competition:
Coordinator:
David Hodges
United Kingdom
Qualifying Competition:
The Selection Competition for the International Economics Olympiad
Coordinator:
info@olympcenter.uz
Uzbekistan
Qualifying Competition:
Vietnam Economics Olympiad - VEO
Coordinator:
Thanh Tam Nguyen
tamnt@vnies.edu.vn
Vietnam
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
*final schedule to be released before July 1st
july 12
july 13
july 14
july 15
july 16
july 17
july 18
july 19
july 20
Arrivals
Opening Ceremony
Economics & Finance Test
Cultural Activities
Business Case Preparations
Business Case Preparations
Moderation
Educator Forum & Closing Ceremony
Departures
Past IEOs
Past IEOs
CONTACT US
IEO Central Office:
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