The Bebras® Computing Challenge in an international initiative that introduces computational thinking to students, by allowing them to solve interactive tasks online. It is run in over 60 countries and takes place every November. The tasks can be answered without prior knowledge about computational thinking or information and communication technology. The Irish Computer Society is proud to run the Bebras Competition in Ireland, giving thousands of our keen students the opportunity to test their computational thinking in a fun and exciting environment. The aim of Bebras is to get students over the world excited about computing.

This year’s Bebras Challenge so far has had 11,000 students take part in the initial round during November and December 2023. This is an increase on last year’s 8,000 students. The in-person final is scheduled to take place at Maynooth University in May 2024.