Barcelona International Youth Science Challenge (BIYSC) Cutting-edge science for talented pre-college students
Grow your passion with like-minded peers and work alongside professional scientists at a leading Research Centre, University or Hospital.
BIYSC is a two-week international residential science program for young people from all over the world who are passionate about Science and Technology. Take part in a real hands-on project and enjoy this life-changing experience!
A unique immersive science program organized by Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera.
10th to 12th grade
Talented High School Students
~150
Participants for edition
16
Science and Tech Projects
December 2026
Applications for BIYSC 2027 Open
+55
Hours of hands-on experience
Discover the BIYSC 2026 Science and Technology Projects
Check out the BIYSC Testimonials
Karina Badea, Switzerland
BIYSC 2022 Participant
“BIYSC gave me the unique opportunity to participate in real surgeries and work with the most advanced surgical robots—a once-in-a-lifetime experience that has set me on the path to becoming a doctor— all while having fun and making amazing memories with friends.”
Dhruv Patil, United Kingdom
BIYSC 2023 Participant
“BIYSC is just an incredible experience. I gained a variety of cool scientific and technological skills and, most importantly, had the chance to collaborate with amazing researchers and form lasting friendships.”
Sílvia Zurita, Spain
High School Teacher and Education Expert
”Exceptional science programs like the ones organized by Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera provide highly motivated students with the perfect environment to reach their full potential at a pivotal moment, when they are beginning to shape their future paths.”
Meet the experts
At BIYSC you will have the opportunity to meet,
discuss an work with leading scientists!
Kostiantyn Drach
Assistant Professor at Universitat de Barcelona and researcher at CRM, specializing in geometry and dynamical systems.…
Anna Steffinlongo
Anna is currently a Ph.D. student at ICFO in the “Quantum Information Theory” group, led by prof. Antonio Acín. Mostly interested…
Jonathan Haenni
Jonathan is currently a Ph.D. student at ICFO, in the group of quantum photonics with solids and atoms (QPSA). Education: Microengineering…
Thaysa Lopes
Genetic specialist by the University of Positivo (Brasil). Researcher at the T-ALL Lab.
Lorena Toloza
B.Sc. in Medical Technologies (Chile) and M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences (Chile). My research is focused on characterizing bacterial strains…
Pablo Coronel
Degree in Biology (UB) 2019. Master in Genetics and Genomics (UB) 2020. Publications: Scientific…
Luis Serrano
He is the director of the CRG and senior group leader of the Systems Biology Program. He completed his PhD on Cell Biology…
Jaime Fabregat Nabías
Degree in Psychology by Universitat Jaume I (UJI). MSc in Neurosciences by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Research…
Héctor Briongos Merino
Graduated in BSc in Physics from Valladolid University. He obtained his MSc in Quantum Science and Technology from…
Ricardo Devesa
Research topics: relationships between architecture and nature; mass-media & architecture; expanded architecture…