The 43rd National Youth Olympiad in Informatics (CCF NOI 2026) was held from July 18 to 24 at Chengyang No. 1 Senior High School in Qingdao, Shandong Province. RDFZ won 3 gold medals and 4 silver medals. The next edition will be hosted by RDFZ; Principal Mi Qi stated that the school will build an even higher-level platform for exchange and competition, advancing the continued development of the informatics olympiad cause.

The competition brought together teachers and students from 32 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country. After two rounds of testing, RDFZ students overcame challenges and competed with composure. Peng Yichen, Liu Hongqian, Shao Minkai, Wang Zhaoyuan, Zheng Hongyi, Wang Zicheng, and Wang Siyuan collectively won 3 gold and 4 silver medals, setting a historic best result for RDFZ. To date, four students from the Class of 2024 — Wang Zicheng, Peng Yichen, Liu Hongqian, and Shao Minkai — have been successively selected for the national training squad. Two junior high school participants also achieved scores at the silver medal threshold.

▲ Scene from the competition venue.

▲ RDFZ participating teachers and students pose for a photo with Principal Mi Qi.

NOI 2027 will be hosted by RDFZ, with co-hosting by the RDFZ Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone School. A flag handover ceremony was held at the closing ceremony. RDFZ Principal Mi Qi received the competition flag and delivered a speech, in which he expressed gratitude for the trust and commission extended by the China Computer Federation (CCF), paid tribute to the outstanding organization of the host school Qingdao Chengyang No. 1 Senior High School, and extended congratulations to all award-winning participants. He stated that RDFZ and the RDFZ ETDZ School will spare no effort to successfully host NOI 2027, building an even higher-level platform for exchange and competition for informatics students across the country, and advancing the continued development of the informatics olympiad. Principal Mi Qi concluded with a warm invitation to all participating teachers and students nationwide: "NOI 2027 — we'll see you in Beijing."

▲ CCF NOI Chairman Du Zide (center) hands the competition flag to Principal Mi Qi (right).

▲ Principal Mi Qi delivers his address at the closing ceremony.