University of Nicosia ranks 16th globally in IMC 2026 mathematics competition

The University of Nicosia (Neapolis University Paphos) ranked 16th globally in the 2026 International Mathematics Competition (IMC) for University Students. This achievement marks the highest ranking for any university from Greece or Cyprus in the competition.

The competition, held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, featured 447 students from 136 universities worldwide. The University of Nicosia's ranking placed it ahead of several prominent institutions, including ETH Zurich, University College London (UCL), the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of British Columbia (UBC), and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

The university's mathematics team, NUPBrains, led by Andrei Smolensky, has maintained a consistent presence in the IMC over the last four years, with previous rankings of 22nd in 2023, 15th in 2024, and 10th in 2025.