Brief history

For our inaugural cycle in late 2017 we partnered with the Freshman Institute of FH Aachen in Germany and the non-profit organization ASDAN China, allowing us to bring the event to a number of universities and schools within China.

Beginning November 2018, we are bringing the event to the Republic of Korea through the organization KGSEA, as well as to the Republic of Turkey through Irmak Schools in Istanbul, making it possible to reach high school students in these countries.

The most recent Premier Competition took place in November 2018 for students in the following countries:
A combined list of PUPC 2018 scoring and recognition results from all global sites is available here.

The sites established in previous years through PUPC are listed on the PUPC Global webpage.

The following international locations have hosted the inaugural Physics Unlimited Premier Competition in November 2017 (through the Freshman Institute - FH Aachen in Germany and through ASDAN China at the four locations in China):


If you are a representative of an institutuion of higher education and would like to bring the PUPC experience to your location, please e-mail directors@physicsu.org, and we will work with you on bringing this opportunity to fruition.

This page will be updated periodically as details about new international sites emerge.