RockBowl
A fun and challenging quiz tournament for the next generation
of Rock Engineers and Rock Mechanics.
What is RockBowl?
RockBowl is a competition for young students and scientists, challenging participants with both technical and non-technical questions related to rock mechanics and rock engineering.
The EUROCK 2025 RockBowl competition will be an elimination tournament.
Where?
The competition will be held at the EUROCK 2025 Int Symposium venue, the Clarion Hotel & Congress in Brattøra, Trondheim, Norway.
When?
Preliminary rounds:
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 13:00-14:00 (during lunch break)
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 13:00-14:00 (during lunch break)
RockBowl Final
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 18:00-19:00.
Who can participate?
The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate (MSc and PhD) students from any university. The age limit is 35 years.
Form a team of 2 to 3 members from your university and sign up!
Eight (8) teams will qualify to participate in the tournament. Qualification is based on the order of online registration. If two or more teams from the same university or country register, the first to sign up will qualify automatically, while the others will be placed on standby in the order of their registration.
Please read the RockBowl Rules 2025 here for more information.
How much does it cost?
This edition of RockBowl is exclusively sponsored by Geobrugg. The sponsorship covers the EUROCK 2025 registration fee, accommodation, and the banquet dinner. Participating teams are responsible for all other travel-related expenses.
Awards
Prizes will be awarded exclusively to the winning participants. As part of Geobrugg’s sponsorship, each member of the winning team will receive EUR 1,000. The winning team will also be awarded a trophy.
The participant with the best individual performance in the competition will receive the “Orange book” and the “Blue book” of the “ISRM Suggested Methods”, sponsored by Geobrugg.
Important dates
Initial date of registration: 11 March 2025
Deadline for registration: 16 April 2025
Announcement of selected teams: 23 April 2025
Withdrawal deadline: 1 May 2025
Announcement of final selected teams: 7 May 2025
Competition: 17-18 June 2025
Click here to register for RockBowl 2025