In the final round of the prestigious Bundeswettbewerbs Informatik, the brightest minds in the country compete in individual interviews and group work. The Technical University of Munich, represented by the MDSI and the TUM School of Computation, Information, and Technology (CIT), is hosting the final round this year. The 30 finalists will gather on the campus in Garching for four exciting, albeit challenging, days.
At the end, the award ceremony will take place in the Friedrich Bauer Lecture Hall at the CIT, and the winners will receive cash prizes for outstanding achievements, the prestigious Ingo Wegener Prize for the best overall performance, and admission to the German National Academic Foundation for the national winner.
Particularly exciting for the younger participants: they qualify for the selection process for the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics in Uzbekistan – a unique opportunity to compete with talented young people from around the world.
The national competition is supported by the federal government, and this final round is supported by the Munich-based companies Google and QuantCo.
Bundeswettbewerb Informatik
The Bundeswettbewerb Informatik is the most traditional of the nationwide computer science competitions (BWINF). These competitions have set themselves the task of sparking interest in computer science and programming, as well as identifying and promoting talent. BWINF is supported by the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., the Fraunhofer ICT Group, and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics; BWINF is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. The nationwide informatics competitions are school competitions sponsored by the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs and are held under the patronage of the Federal President. The Bundeswettbewerb Informatik makes an important contribution to attracting outstanding young talents to computer science and the shaping of the information and communication society; many former participants now hold leadership positions in business and science.
Date: September 16-19, 2025
Location: CIT and MDSI premises
These are this year's finalists: FinaListe
Further information can also be found here: Mitmachen beim 43. Bundeswettbewerb Informatik - alle Infos