Königsberger
Bridges Institute
Institute

About KBI

The Königsberger Bridges Institute (KBI) is a non-profit founded in 2017 and now registered in Estonia. We run international olympiads in blockchain, data science, and quantum computing.

We connect students, educators, and industry around emerging technologies. We build skills through training, competitions, and work on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

lh BRÜCKE · AUFRISSMASSSTAB OHNE
Founded
2017
Countries and territories reached
50
Participants a year
4,000
Tech projects a year
700
Olympiads
IBCOL · IDSOL · IQCOL
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Named after a puzzle about connections.

Old Königsberg had seven bridges over the river Pregel. Its people asked: can you walk through the city and cross each bridge exactly once? In 1736, Leonhard Euler proved that you cannot. His proof started graph theory, the mathematics of how things connect.

KBI takes its name from that puzzle. We build bridges between people, disciplines, and places, so that new ideas can travel.

Try the Königsberger Bridges Problem →

  1. 2017–2019Founding

    IBCOL starts in Hong Kong and grows from East Asia to Europe.

  2. 2020–2022Pandemic

    IDSOL debuts at City University of Hong Kong. Both olympiads move online.

  3. Since 2023Resurrection

    IQCOL debuts. ETO combined meets rotate worldwide.

Full history →

Our mission

Build communities of competent, curious, kind, and fun people.

Our vision

Prepare humanity for unknown unknowns through continuous innovation.

We bridge
  1. 1tech with design thinking
  2. 2ambitions to actions
  3. 3cultural and social divides
  4. 4academia and industry
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Official organizer of three olympiads.

KBI is the official organizer of the International Blockchain Olympiad, the International Data Science Olympiad, and the International Quantum Computing Olympiad.

IBCOLsince 2017

International Blockchain Olympiad

Practical applications of Blockchain & Trust Technologies.

BCTTAbout IBCOL →
IDSOLsince 2020

International Data Science Olympiad

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence from first principles.

DSAIAbout IDSOL →
IQCOLsince 2026

International Quantum Computing Olympiad

Quantum Computing & Information Theory.

QCITAbout IQCOL →
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A worldwide community.

KBI has reached people in 50 countries and territories. Participants have come from universities such as Cornell, Cambridge, Peking University, and the University of Hong Kong.

East Asia06

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan

Southeast Asia07

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

South and Central Asia07

Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Middle East and North Africa06

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye

Europe19

Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Americas and Oceania05

Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, United States

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About KBI

Inspiration

The Königsberger Bridges Problem, told as a walk through the old city.

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History

From the first IBCOL in 2017 to today.

→ About KBI

Organization

Seven directorates, each named after one of the seven bridges.

→ About KBI

Testimonials

What participants and partners say about KBI.

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Brand kit

Logos, names, and how to write about KBI.

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Impressum

Legal notice and registered details.

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Students, educators, practitioners, and partners are welcome.

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