Helvetic Coding Contest 2026
Event start time 28.3.2026 10:30
Event end time 28.3.2026 20:00
The Helvetic Coding Contest, known as HC², is the biggest programming contest in Switzerland. Held over one day on the EPFL campus, it gathers over 200 participants ready to code. This year the thirteenth edition will take place! From last year we know that teams with no previous competitive programming experience also had lots of fun!
This event is open to every ETH member, including non D-INFK students and PhDs.
Infos
Date: March 28th
When: 10:30 AM - 8:00 PM (+ travel time)
Where: EPFL (Lausanne)
Competition format
Teams of up to 3 participants will work on competitive programming problems together for 4.5 hours. If you want to find people to form a team attend the weekly meetup on next Tuesday at 7 PM in CAB H52 and/or join the discord server!
Rules
You can find the detailed rules at polympiads.ch
Resources:
Registration + Fee
VIS will cover the registration cost for you, including the dinner
Travel
If you are part of a team of 3, VIS will also pay for your travel costs up to CHF 80 for the entire team. You should get a friends GA and then VIS will reimburse you afterwards (keep your receipt for the ticket!). Note that this only works if you are under 25, otherwise you'll have to contact us individually.
Schedule
10:30 - 11:30: Breakfast/Check-in
11:30 - 12:00: Opening Ceremony
12:15 - 12:45: Practice Contest
12:45- 13:30: Lunch
13:30 - 18:00: Main Contest
18:15 - 19:00: Closing Ceremony
19:00 - 20:00: Dinner
Important: Do not register on the EPFL Polympiads page! Each team member only needs to register on this website. But, you may still want to check the contest webpage at https://www.polympiads.ch/HC2/
The fine print
By participating you agree that pictures and videos can be taken of you that could be used for VIS-Purposes (VISIONEN, Instagram, etc)
By participating, you agree to adhere by the VIS Code of Conduct
Every participant is responsible for their own insurance
All statements are made without guarantee
In general, there are no refunds
Event organisers
Main event organiser Constantin Mussaeus