More than half a million young competitors entered the preliminary rounds of this year’s Tashkent International Mathematics Olympiad (TasIMO) as growing demand for science and technology skills drives interest in mathematics competitions around the world.
The competition brought together 350 finalists from 13 countries at a mountain resort in the Tashkent region.
Organised by Nordic International University, TasIMO combines national qualifying rounds with an international final, where students compete in age-based categories designed to test mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Participants and jury members travelled from across Europe and Asia, in an increasingly international character of academic competitions focused on mathematics and science.
The event was held in a region deeply linked to the history of mathematics. Muhammad al-Khwarizmi, the ninth-century scholar widely regarded as one of the founders of algebra, was born in what is now Uzbekistan, while the word "algorithm" derives from the Latinised form of his name.
