Regulations on the Olympiad

I. General

1.1 The present regulation on the school-leaving olympiade "Leave to the tops!" (hereinafter "the Olympics") defines the organization and conduct of the Olympics, its organizational and methodological support, participation in the Olympics and the identification of its winners and prizes.

1.2 The main objectives of the Olympics are: to develop creativity and interest in scientific activities among talented young people; to popularize scientific knowledge; to create conditions for intellectual development and support for gifted schoolchildren; and to assist young people in career guidance and educational paths.

1.3 The Olympics are conducted by the Abkhaz State University (hereinafter referred to as the AGU) at the decision of the Organizing Committee of the Olympics. Publicly accredited secondary vocational education institutions, general education institutions, public organizations, the media and other legal entities (hereinafter referred to as non-organizations) may be involved in the implementation of the Olympics on the basis of agreements.

1.4 The Olympics are held in general subjects and/or subject sets, and the list of general subjects and/or sets of subjects covered by the Olympics is approved annually by the organizing committee of the Olympics. The Olympics are organized on the basis of the indicative basic general and secondary (full) general education curricula (hereinafter the Olympic objectives), which contain practical and theoretical objectives and competition issues.

1.5 The Olympics shall be held within the time limits set by a decision of the Organizing Committee of the Olympics.

1.6 The manner in which the Olympics are conducted for each subject and/or set of subjects is determined by the regulations governing the conduct of the Olympics

1.7 The Olympics are held in two age groups: grades 10 and 11 of general education organizations.

1.8 Financial support for the Olympics is provided by the AGU, including through co-organisations of the Olympics, legal entities involved in the Olympics. The cost of the Olympics is financed in accordance with the estimates approved for the school year in question, in accordance with the procedure established in the AGU.

1.9 No fee may be charged for participation in the Olympics

1.10 In order to provide a single information space for participants and organizers of the Olympics, a page of the School's Olympics entitled “Path to the Summits!” has been created on the AGU website.

II. Arrangements for the organization and conduct of the Olympics

2.1 An organizing committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), a methodological commission and a jury of the Olympics are established to provide organizational and methodological support to the Olympics.

2.2 The organizational committee, the methodological commission and the jury of the Olympics shall be composed of professors and other categories of employees who co-organize the Olympics, and the composition of the organization committee, the methodological commission and the jury shall be approved annually by the chairman of the Org Committee of the Olympics.

2.3. Organization Committee of the Olympics:

- Sets the dates for the phases of the Olympics;

- Establishes, in agreement with the Olympic Commission, the duration of the Olympic competition;

- Develops a timetable for Olympic competitions;

- Develops and approves rules for participation in the Olympics;

- In conjunction with the Olympic Methodology Commission, establish and approve a list of communications, electronic computing, storage and transmission facilities authorized for use by the participants during the Olympics;

- Ensures that the Olympics are held directly;

- Cancel the results of the participants if they violate the rules of participation in the Olympics;

- Formates a ranking table of the Olympic participants based on the amount of points received by the participant for the performance of the Olympics (taking into account the results of the appeal) and publishes on the Olympics page on the AGU website (portal);

- In conjunction with the jury of the Olympics, approves the list of winners and prizes of the Olympics;

- Prepares materials for media coverage of the organization and conduct of the Olympics;

- performs other functions in accordance with this Regulation.

2.4 The Olympic Methodology Commission:

- Develops olympic assignments, determines and submits to the Org-Committee for agreement the duration of the olympic assignments performed by the participants;

- In conjunction with the Ad Hoc Committee, establish a list of communications, electronic computing, storage and communication equipment authorized for use by the participants during the Olympics;

- Develops criteria and methodologies for assessing the performance of the Olympics;

- Prepares solutions for the Olympics for publication on the AGU website (portal);

- Submits proposals to the Org-Committee for the improvement of the Olympics;

- performs other functions in accordance with this Regulation.

2.5. The jury of the Olympics:

- Checks and evaluates the results of the olympic tasks;

- Cancel the results of the participants in the event of a finding in the inspection and evaluation of the work that participants have violated the rules of participation in the Olympics;

- To propose to the Org-Committee candidates for the winners and prizes of the Olympics;

- Submits proposals to the Org-Committee for the improvement of the Olympics;

- performs other functions in accordance with this Regulation.

The decision of the jury of the Olympics to cancel the results of the participants in the event that a violation of the rules of participation in the Olympics is found in the inspection and evaluation of the work is subject to a protocol signed by at least three members of the jury of the Olympics and the president of the jury of the Olympics.

2.6 The Appeals Commission shall be constituted by the Organization Committee of the Olympics from among the members of the Org-Committee, the Jury and the Commission of Practice of the Olympics in respect of which the Olympics are conducted and shall act in accordance with the Rules and the Regulations of Appeal.

III. Arrangements for participation in the Olympics and identification of winners and prizes

3.1 In the Olympics, students of 10 and 11 classes of general education institutions who are citizens of the Republic of Abkhazia are participating voluntarily in the secondary general education programmes.

3.2 Participants in the Olympics are required to follow the registration procedure in accordance with the rules set out in the Regulations.

3.3 Winners and prizes of the Olympics are determined by evaluating the encrypted (unpersonal) Olympic works of the Olympic participants on the basis of a rating table of the Olympic participants based on the amount of points received by the participant for carrying out the Olympic assignments (based on the results of the appeal).

3.4 The winners of the Olympics are awarded degrees from the winners of the Olympics (degree I), and the winners of the Olympics are awarded degrees from the prizes of the Olympics (degree II and degree III).

3.5 School winners and medals in the 11th grade of the Olympics are given the opportunity to enrol in the AGU for bachelor's degree programmes and specialization programmes in the training areas (specialities) relevant to the Olympic profile, without any entrance tests.

3.6 School winners and winners of the 10th grade Olympics are given special rights - the right to receive without introductory tests in the training areas (specialities) corresponding to the profile of the Olympics.

3.7 The special rights granted to the winners and winners of the 10th grade of the Olympics who continue their studies in the institutions implementing the general secondary education programmes, upon admission to the AGU, must be confirmed by a grade of at least 4 points in the subject subject in the general secondary education certificate.

3.8 The procedure for taking into account the results of the winners and prizes of the School's Olympics "Leave to the Tops" in AGU for the bachelor's and specialty education programmes in 2026 is set out in Annex No. 1 to the Olympic Regulation.

3.9 Participation, subject matter and timing of the Olympics, winners and prizes are brought to the attention of the participants by posting it on the page of the School Olympics, “Path to the Summits!”, on the AGU website.

3.10 At the decision of the Olympic Organizing Committee, participants in the Olympics may be awarded certificates, certificates and commemorative gifts.

3.11 Diplomas of winners and medals of the Olympics are signed by the Chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee.

IV. Changes and additions to the Regulations

All amendments and additions to this Regulation shall be prepared by the Org-Committee of the Olympics and approved by the Rector of the AGU

Annex No. 1 to the Olympic Regulation

"On how to account for the results of winners
and prizes of the school's Olympics, "Leave to the tops!"
Upon admission to the AGU for education
 Bachelor's degree and specialization programmes in 2026"

Special rights granted to the winners and winners of the school olympics

“Path to the Summits!”, when it entered the AGU in 2026.