European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad
The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad is a mathematical olympiad for girls which started in 2012. It is similar to, and was inspired by, the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad.[1][2]
The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (Egmo) is an annual competition of 6 mathematical problems, for a maximum score of 7 points each, and the maximum total value of 42 points, organized in Europe for high school students, up to 20 years old, from 2012. The competition was born on the model of the China Girls' Mathematical Olympiad, to which not only teams of Chinese girls participate, but also teams from other countries. The first edition was held in Cambridge, UK, the second in Luxembourg. The third in 2014 was held in Antalya, in Turkey. 19 editions of 22 European countries took part in the editions carried out so far, for a total of 70 and 87 competitors. In addition to the European teams, teams from the US and Saudi Arabia were also invited. The competitors participate individually, even if the team is made up of four athletes. The competitors are selected through the results obtained in the mathematics Olympics and with the scores obtained in the annual concentrations that are generally held twice a year in Pisa.
The best classified are awarded according to this criterion:
- the first classified, for about 1/12 of the competitors receive a medal of gold
- the following 1/6 of the general classification receive a silver medal
- the subsequent 1/4 of the general classification receive a bronze medal
- all those who have not received a medal but have scored the maximum points in at least one of the six problems receive an honorable mention.
EGMO 2012
The first EGMO took place in April 2012 at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge and was run by the United Kingdom Mathematical Trust. Nineteen countries took part: Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.[3]
There were two four-and-a-half hour examinations, which were held at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences.[1]
EGMO 2013
The second EGMO took place in April 2013 in Luxembourg and was run by the Association des Mathématiciens du Luxembourg in cooperation with the Lycée Aline Mayrisch. 22 countries took part.
EGMO 2014
The third EGMO was held in April 2014 in Antalya, organized by TÜBİTAK. 29 countries took part.[4][5]
EGMO 2020
The ninth EGMO was planned to be held in 2020 in Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands.[11] On 13 March 2020, its cancellation was announced because of the coronavirus pandemic.[12]
EGMO 2021
EGMO 2021 will be held in Kutaisi, at Akaki Tsereteli State University.[13] [14]
References
- "European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2012: Information". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- "BMOS/BMOC: European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad".
- "Countries at EGMO 2012".
- "EGMO 2014".
- "EGMO 2014 in Turkey".
- "EGMO 2015 in Belarus".
- "EGMO 2016 in Romania".
- "EGMO 2017 in Switzerland".
- "EGMO 2018 in Italy".
- "EGMO 2019 in Ukraine".
- "EGMO 2020 in the Netherlands".
- "EGMO2020 in the Netherlands is cancelled".
- "EGMO 2021 in Georgia".
- "European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad".