International Financial Security Olympiad

V International Olympiad on Financial Security

The International Olympiad on Financial Security has been held annually since 2021 under the patronage of the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2024, representatives from 36 countries advanced to the Olympiad finals.

Olympiad's profile: Financial Security

Languages: Russian, English

Official website: Rosfinolypm

For preparation and participation: Sodruzhestvo International Social and Educational Digital Platform

Objectives of the Olympiad

The International Olympiad on Financial Security aims to:

Provide school and university students an opportunity to showcase their personal, cross-disciplinary, and subject-specific knowledge in financial and information (computer) security;
Foster and increase enthusiasm among school and university students regarding financial security, countering criminal financial activities and avoiding involvement in such transactions;
Identify young talents with exceptional skills, knowledge, and abilities relevant to financial security;
Promote academic knowledge and cultivate a scientific worldview among the public to ensure financial security;
Support professional guidance for school and university students.

Contestants

Bachelor’s students (1st-3rd year), Specialist’s students (1st-4th year), and Master’s students (1st year) from higher educational institutions of participating countries;
School students in grades 8-10 from Russia.

Stages

The Olympiad consists of five stages:

Lesson on Financial Security
- Dates: February 1 – April 30, 2025
- Organized at schools in participating countries and other organizations as per the event plan
Invitation stage
- Dates: February 1 – March 23, 2025
- Conducted online via the Sodruzhestvo platform
Eliminatory stage (conducted online via the Sodruzhestvo platform)

Round 1: March 31 – April 4, 2025

8th-grade school students: March 31, 2025

9th-grade school students: April 1, 2025

10th-grade school students: April 2, 2025

University students (Information Security, International Relations, Law): April 3, 2025

University students (Economics): April 4, 2025

Round 2: April 9 – 15, 2025

8th-grade school students: April 9, 2025
9th-grade school students: April 10, 2025
10th-grade school students: April 11, 2025
University students (Information Security, International Relations, Law): April 14, 2025
University students (Economics): April 15, 2025

Qualifying stage

Dates: August 1 – September 3, 2025
Submission of motivation letters (essays) via the Sodruzhestvo platform: August 1 – 29, 2025
Conducted remotely

Final stage

Dates: September 28 – October 3, 2025
Conducted in a hybrid format (in person and online, as determined by the organizers) at Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk

The Olympiad tasks are developed based on the following programs:

For school students – based on the general education curricula in mathematics, information technology, and social studies.

For university students – based on higher education curricula in:

Law;
Mathematics, applied mathematics and computer science, applied mathematics, mathematics and computer science, fundamental computer science and information technology, computer science and computer engineering, applied computer science, information security;
Economics, finance, and credit, economic security;
International relations, international regional studies.

Olympiad winners and prize-winners

Winners and prize-winners are granted benefits for admission to bachelor's, specialist's, master's, and doctoral programs at the International Network AML/CFT Institute, in accordance with the Level I Olympiad privileges. Additionally, they may receive invitations from potential employers for interviews or internships.

All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

Organizers of the Olympiad

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Federal Financial Monitoring Service, Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, member universities of the International Network AML/CFT Institute.

Partners of the Olympiad

Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, foreign financial intelligence units, other authorized state bodies of Russia's partner states; Promsvyazbank PJSC, Christian Mercy Charity Fund, as well as other organizations engaged in the organization of the Olympiad in accordance with the established procedure.

Coordinator of the Olympiad

The International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) coordinates the efforts of educational and scientific institutions - members of the International Network AML/CFT Institute.

Olympiad documents

Statute on the procedure for holding the Olympiad

Materials of the Thematic Lesson on Financial Security

Participation in the Olympiad is free of charge.
The financial support for the final stage of the Olympiad will be provided by the organizers and partners.