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preparation for mathematical olympiads

Participation in the Catalan Mathematical Olympiad (OMC) is free, but it is recommended to attend some orientation and preparation sessions.

Check below the sessions organized, mostly by Catalan universities, which you can attend for free. Some take place throughout the academic year. 

Open access preparation material
Volume 1 of the monograph collection  Publications of the SCM, which consists of 2 parts, edited by Josep Grané.
The first part contains chapters written by Sebastià Xambó, Griselda Pascual, Josep Pla, Jordi Dou, Lluis Bibiloni, Pelegrí Viader, Cristobal Sánchez, Josep M. Brunat, Ignasi Mundet, Miquel Amengual, Joan Trias, Claudi Alsina, Sergi Elizalde, and Francisco Bellot.  
On the second part  you will find the winners and the list of problems from the first 40 editions, from the 1963-1964 academic year to the 2003-2004 academic year.

You can also consult the statements and solutions of previous editions of the OMC.

Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

Mathematical Problem Solving Sessions (RePMat)
Olympiad problem sessions at the UAB, coordinated by professors Natàlia Castellana, Martí Prats and Joan Josep Carmona.

Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
from October 1, 2026 to December 17, 2026

  • In-person, at the UAB, with the option to follow them remotely.
  • High school and 4th year ESO students can participate.
  • All information and access to the registration form at this link.

For clarifications, you can contact the email address d.matematiques.secundaria@uab.cat

Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics of the UPC

Preparation sessions for Mathematical Olympiads at the FME, online (via Google Meet).

Group I (new students):

  • Wednesdays from 5 to 8 PM.
  • Session link: https://meet.google.com/rps-eauh-qnw
  • Activity start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
  • Session coordinator professor: Josep Grané
Group II (students from previous years):
  • Tuesdays from 6 to 8 PM and Fridays from 5 to 8 PM.
  • Session links: https://meet.google.com/cft-eiqg-rna
  • Activity start date: Friday, September 26, 2025
  • Session coordinator professor: José Luís Díaz
Link to the registration form here. (registration deadline October 30, 2025)

Check the news on the FME website for details on the required documentation, phone number, and contact email address.

Rovira i Virgili University (URV)

Preparation sessions for the Catalan Mathematical Olympiad at the URV, coordinated by professor Dolors Puigjaner.

Wednesdays from 4:30 PM to 7 PM
from October 1 until the celebration of the Olympiad

  • In-person, in Room 208 of the Higher Technical School of Engineering, Sescelades Campus, URV, Tarragona.
  • To attend, send an email to dolors.puigjaner@urv.cat indicating: first and last name, current grade and school, contact email address, and mobile phone number to facilitate contact.

INSTITUT GABRIEL FERRATER I SOLER (REUS)

Tuesdays from 15:30 to 17:00

NEWS: preparation sessions for the Mathematical Olympiad in Reus!

Dates: 12/03, 26/03, 9/04, 7/05 and 21/05 of this 2024-25 school year.
Location: Institut Gabriel Ferrater i Soler 5-8, Ctra Montblanc, 43206 Reus, Tarragona.

Students who wish to attend: please contact via email at arreldemenys1@gmail.com.

No sessions will be held at the University of Girona this academic year.

We do not yet have information about the sessions at the UdG.

DEEPENING SESSIONS IN THE ALT PIRINEU, ARAN and ANDORRA

Advanced Mathematics Sessions
organized by Alt Urgell Educational Service 

Objective: to provide students from Alt Pirineu and Aran or Andorra with a space within their own territory to learn mathematics beyond the school curriculum through challenges.Through the sessions, boys and girls can prepare for participation in competitions such as the Kangaroo tests, the Kangaroo Cup, and the Mathematical Olympiad.
4th edition – course.

For students aged 12 to 18 from Alt Pirineu and Aran, and Andorra, in a single group. 2025-26

  • Every Thursday from November 20, 2025 to March 12, 2026.
  • 2 participation modalities:
  • in-person at Institut Joan Brudieu (La Seu d’Urgell)
    • online synchronously
    • Free activity
  • Trainers: Laia Miró and Pau Balaguer
  • Registration via
  • More information: form.
  • tel. 973 35 41 40 se-alturgell@xtec.cat, University of Girona (UdG)

UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA (UDL)

Preparation sessions for the Catalan Mathematical Olympiad at UdL, coordinated by Professor Josep Mallol.

All students in 4th year of ESO, Baccalaureate or higher-level vocational training cycles are invited.

Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM from September 30

  • In person, Classroom 0.04, in the building of the Higher Polytechnic School, Cappont Campus, UdL (c. Jaume I, 69, Lleida)
  • No prior registration required.

 

+ Reference material: PREPARATION SESSIONS FOR THE MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD, Volume 1.

Part 1 contains suitable material for preparatory sessions. Part 2 is a historical collection of the training olympiad editions., Publications of the SCM, Volume 1.
The 1st part contains suitable material for preparatory sessions. The 2nd part is a historical collection of the editions of the training olympiads.