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Sergei Sobyanin He met with Moscow students and school graduates who won and placed in the 2025 International Subject Olympiads. The Moscow Mayor congratulated the students on their victory and presented them with letters of gratitude.
Sergei Sobyanin emphasized that the talents of Moscow's schoolchildren are the foundation for the future development of the city and the country. He noted that the students achieved success thanks to their hard work, as well as the support of their teachers, parents, and all Muscovites who cheered them on.
"The city is proud of you and your successes. Clearly, they are no coincidence. Moscow education is among the top five educational systems in the world. Half of all awards at the Russian Olympiad are from Moscow schoolchildren. In recent years, the number of excellent students has increased fivefold, which is also a serious, objective assessment of the level of education. We pay great attention to the development of education and schools, and this, of course, is bearing fruit," said the Moscow Mayor.
On behalf of Moscow students and Olympiad participants, Fyodor Kuznetsov, a graduate of School No. 1329, delivered a response.
"Sergey Semenovich, on behalf of all Moscow schoolchildren, I would like to thank you for all the help and support you've given us throughout our school years and even after we graduated. For us, Olympiad participants, this support is doubly important, as our efforts determine not only our personal success but also the honor of our city and our country. This year, I personally participated in three high-level Olympiads in various corners of the globe. I achieved excellent results in all of them. Of course, this would not have been possible without the help and support of my mentors, the teachers at my native Moscow school No. 1329, the coaches of the Moscow and Russian national teams," said Fyodor Kuznetsov.
He also expressed hope that more Moscow schoolchildren will participate in the Olympiads, and that the winners and runners-up will be able to become outstanding scientists or entrepreneurs.
In turn, the Mayor of Moscow expressed hope that the children will find a use for their talents in Moscow and Russia and achieve success in life.
"As the saying goes, 'Where you were born, there you'll find your place.' It's clear you're welcome everywhere. But I think you won't find better conditions or prospects for your work anywhere else than in our city," Sergei Sobyanin emphasized.
International School Olympiads
International School Olympiads are annual intellectual competitions in core school subjects for high school students from around the world. They are held to identify talented students, promote science, and share best practices with educational systems around the world.
The host country for the Olympiad is approved by the International Olympiad Council. The tasks are designed taking into account the diversity of global educational standards.
Typically, most international Olympiads—in geography, biology, physics, and chemistry—are held in the summer. The season concludes with the Junior Science Olympiad, which takes place in December.
The Russian Federation's national teams for international Olympiads are formed from the winners and runners-up of the final round of the All-Russian School Olympiad of the current academic year in general education subjects relevant to the international Olympiad. The final roster is approved following training camps.
In 2025, 28 Moscow schoolchildren took part in eight international Olympiads.
"This year, our students participated in intellectual competitions held in Australia, Bolivia, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, France, and the Philippines. 2025 was a very successful year for them," the Moscow Mayor wrote on his MAX messenger channel.
Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel in MAX messenger
As part of the Russian national team, Muscovites won 28 medals, including 22 gold, five silver, and one bronze.
In total, Moscow schoolchildren accounted for 64 percent of the medals won by the Russian national team in 2025 (44 medals in total), including 67 percent of the national team’s gold medals (33 medals in total).
Moscow schoolchildren won 100 percent of the Russian team's gold medals in competitions in chemistry, computer science, geography, and astronomy.
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Benefits for winners and runners-up
Winners and prize winners of international subject Olympiads have the right to admission without examinations to any Russian university in the fields corresponding to the Olympiad profile.
"Winners and runners-up of international Olympiads can enroll in any Russian university without entrance exams. Furthermore, they receive incentives from the Russian Federation and, separately, from Moscow," Sergei Sobyanin noted in his MAX channel.
Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel in MAX messenger
The guys receive the following incentive payments:
1) in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation:
— for a gold medal — one million rubles;
— for a silver medal — 500 thousand rubles;
— for a bronze medal — 400 thousand rubles.
2) one-time payments from the Moscow city budget to students and graduates who represented the capital as part of the Russian Federation national teams:
— awarded a gold medal — 1.5 million rubles for each title;
— those awarded a silver medal — one million rubles for each title;
— those awarded a bronze medal — 500 thousand rubles for each title.
In addition to victories at international subject Olympiads, Moscow schoolchildren have received high awards at prestigious international competitions in which the Russian national team does not yet officially participate, or in which not only the main but also the junior team of our country participates.
In total, Muscovites won 23 medals in similar competitions in 2025, including 14 gold:
– on International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad – four gold medals;
– on Asian Physics Olympiad– one gold and one silver;
— at the Open International Biology Olympiad — four gold medals;
— at the International Olympiad in Linguistics — one gold, two silver and one bronze;
— at the International Economics Olympiad — three gold and two silver;
— at the International Olympiad on Climate Change and Ecology Issues — one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
Students and graduates of Moscow schools are winners and prize winners of international subject Olympiads in 2025.
1) Open International Geographical Olympiad (June 20–23, Russia), four gold medals and two silver medals:
— Alexey Gorlov, graduate of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence (CPE) school — silver medal;
— Dina Islyamutdinova, graduate of school No. 2054, — gold medal;
— Elizaveta Kiseleva, graduate of the Second School Lyceum named after V.F. Ovchinnikov, — gold medal;
— Tikhon Pulyayev, student of Gymnasium No. 1543 named after Yu. V. Zavelsky, — silver medal;
— Nikita Rusakov, a graduate of the University Gymnasium of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, — gold medal;
— Christian Rymarchuk, graduate of school No. 179, gold medal.
2) 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (July 5–14, United Arab Emirates), four gold medals:
— Konstantin Gunko, graduate of school No. 1589, — gold medal;
— Viktor Demidov, graduate of the Central Military School, — gold medal;
— Vladimir Elistratov, graduate of the Central Military School, — gold medal;
— Fedor Kuznetsov, graduate of school No. 1329, gold medal.
3) 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (July 10–19, Australia), one gold medal:
— Dmitry Grishko, student of school No. 57, gold medal.
4) 55th International Physics Olympiad (July 17–25, France), one gold medal:
— Grigory Grechkin, graduate of the Central Military School, — gold medal.
5) 36th International Biology Olympiad (July 20-27, Philippines), one gold, one silver and one bronze medal:
— Zakhar Degterenko, graduate of school No. 57, — silver medal;
— Alikhan Zhangaziyev, graduate of the Central Military School, — bronze medal;
— Vera Krasnoperova, graduate of school No. 57, gold medal.
6) 37th International Olympiad in Informatics (July 27 – August 3, Bolivia), two gold medals and one silver:
— Daria Grekova, graduate of school No. 57, — silver medal;
— Vladislav Zhiganov, a student of the specialized educational and scientific center — the boarding school named after A.N. Kolmogorov — gold medal;
— Petr Losev, graduate of school No. 57, gold medal.
7) Open International Astronomy Olympiad(September 20–27, Russia), six gold medals:
— Nikolai Gamynin, a student of the Second School Lyceum named after V.F. Ovchinnikov, — gold medal;
— Vladimir Zinin, graduate of school No. 179, — gold medal;
— Olga Karaseva, graduate of the CPM school, gold medal;
— Ivan Pruglo, student of school No. 179, — gold medal;
— Margarita Tsvetkova, graduate of the Letovo school, gold medal;
— Ekaterina Churkina, graduate of school No. 179, gold medal.
8) 22nd International Junior Science Olympiad(November 23 – December 2, Russia), three gold medals and one silver:
— Arseniy Gasanenko, student of the International School of Blended Learning, — gold medal;
— Ivan Ermolaev, student of School No. 2044 named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.M. Serebryakov, — gold medal;
— Anna Mikhailova, student of the Second School Lyceum named after V.F. Ovchinnikov, — gold medal;
— Pavel Chuvichkin, student of school No. 57, — silver medal.
In 2025, Sergei Sobyanin in his Telegram channelregularly reported on the results speechesmany of these guys.
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Development of the Olympic movement in Moscow
Moscow is the center of the student Olympiad movement.
The All-Russian School Olympiad is held annually in four stages (school, municipal, regional, and final) across 24 subjects. Its results, along with the Unified State Exam, are the most important independent indicator of education quality.
The school stage is the largest one. More than 500,000 Moscow children participated in it in the 2024/2025 academic year.
At the final stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad, the Moscow team included students from 371 Moscow schools. Moscow students won 1,863 diplomas, including 332 winners' diplomas from 106 schools.
In the 2024/2025 academic year, more than 171,000 participants registered for the Moscow School Olympiad. Over 4,700 Moscow students won winner's and runner-up's diplomas.
Over 130,000 participants registered for the "Museums. Parks. Estates" Olympiad. Over 60,000 people won the main stage, and over 10,000 were runners-up. The Olympiad was held at 299 venues: 275 museums, 11 parks, and 13 estates.
Moscow schoolchildren also actively participate in other intellectual competitions, including the Kurchatov Olympiad (16.7 thousand entries), the Tournament of Cities (6.3 thousand), the M.V. Lomonosov Tournament (38.8 thousand entries), and the Moscow City Competition of Student Research and Project Work (2.8 thousand entries).
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