On Sunday, March 15, 2026, the 3rd phase "ARISTOTLE" of the 7th Panhellenic Student Economics Competition took place at the Paparrigopoulos Amphitheater of the Theoretical Sciences Building of the National University of Athens.
Before the start of the exam, participants watched online the award ceremony of the first five winners of the 6th Panhellenic Student Economics Competition 2025, which was held at the University of Thessaly. Last year's winners represented our country at the 8th International Economics Olympiad held in Baku, Azerbaijan, where three of them returned as Olympic champions with a bronze medal.
Representatives of secondary education also participated online in the event, Ms. Sofia Takaoglou, President of the Association of Secondary Education Economists, and Ms. Maria Tzortzis, President of the Attica Regional Department of the Association, whom we warmly thank for their support of the competition.
The Department of Economics of the National University of Athens also warmly thanks the Department's professors Stelios Kotsios, Frangos Kourantis and Pantelis Kostis for their coordination and contribution to the organization of the competition, as well as their colleagues from the University of Thessaly.
From this final phase, the five students who will form the national team for the 9th International Economics Olympiad 2026, which will take place in July in the city of Suzhou, China, will be selected.