School students of grades 5–11 from Russia and of equivalent grades from all over the world are invited to participate.
Participation in the competition is free. All school students can take part in the qualifying round and the winners of it are invited to the final round. Winners of the previous Olympiad (with diplomas of any degree) are also invited directly to the finals.
Olympiad’s organizers
The Olympiad 2025/26 is organized by
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University «LETI»
Baltic State Technical University ‘Voenmeh’ named after D. F. Ustinov
Contact us
You can send your questions by e‑mail olimp@formulo.org.
Chronology of events
All the news about the Olympiad are posted below from newest to oldest.Start of the qualifying round
October 15, 2025
Here is the qualifying (remote) round of the competition.
Please remember that your solution of every problem should include not only the right answer, but the full reasoning as well.
We will be happy if your friends who like mathematics also participate. However, every assignment should be done individually; otherwise, your submission will not be considered.
You do not need to repeat the text of the problems in your paper. The solutions should be written in Russian, English, Portuguese, German, Uzbek, Turkish, Esperanto, Farsi or French. Use of other languages should be agreed with the organizers in advance.
Problems
How to submit solutions
To participate in the «Formula of Unity» / «Third Millennium» 2025/26 mathematics olympiad, it is necessary to submit solution files (each problem in a separate file) by the deadline of 23:59:59 UTC on November 5, 2024 (which is 02:59:59 Moscow time on November 6). Please register in our information system and submit your solutions through the personal account. Important: if you already have an account, there is no need to create a new one.
Be sure to read the participation instructions.
You can upload either text files (in TXT, DOC, DOCX, or PDF formats) or scans of paper works (in JPG and PNG formats). Each problem should be uploaded under its corresponding number within the personal account! In the solution files, personal information, including surname and name, should not be specified!
We do not accept qualifying round works in any way other than through uploading within the information system.
Questions?
All questions to the Organizing Committee about the problem conditions and the procedure for conducting the Olympiad can be asked by email olimp@formulo.org
Questions about the operation of the information system can be asked by email isys@formulo.org.
Olympiad Announcement
August 16, 2025
The Olympiad is held in two stages: the first (qualifying) stage takes place in autumn, and the second (final) stage — in February–March.
The qualifying stage is conducted in a distance format using remote educational technologies. To participate, you need to register in your personal account (there is no need to re-register). On the start date of the Olympiad, all necessary information will be sent to your email. The Olympiad itself, the conditions, and the answer submission form will be available in your personal account starting from the beginning date of the Olympiad.
Dates of the distance stage of the Olympiad: October 15, 2025 — November 5, 2025
The final stage is usually held in a face-to-face format at regional venues.
Winners of the Olympiad receive preferential vouchers to the “Formula of Unity” educational camps.
Announcement of the Qualifying Round
August 16, 2025
The Olympiad is included in the List of School Olympiads of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation:
annually since 2014/15.
The Olympiad is held in two stages, the first (qualifying) in the fall, and the second (final) in February-March.
The qualifying stage is conducted remotely using distance learning technologies. To participate, please register in your personal account (re-registration is not necessary). On the day of the Olympiad, all necessary information will be sent by email. The Olympiad itself, the rules, and the answer form will be available in your personal account starting from the day of the Olympiad.
Dates for the correspondence stage of the Olympiad:
Mathematics: October 15, 2025 – November 5, 2025
The final stage is usually held in person at regional venues.
Olympiad winners receive discounted vouchers to the Formula Unity educational camps.
All information about the Olympiad can also be found on the official page on the olimpiada.ru portal.
For more successful participation in the Olympiad, we recommend solving problems from previous years and studying the recommended literature.







