Thursday, 6 August 2020 IMC 2020 - UP FAMNIT students successful at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students 2020

The 27th IMC - International Mathematical Student Competition) took place this year from 25 to 30 July. The IMC is one of the most renowned competitions of its kind worldwide.

As the IMC was held online due to pandemic COVID -19, the participation was extremely high, with more than 560 students from all over the world taking part. The University of Primorska is the only institution in Slovenia that organised the preparations for its students well in advance and registered them for the competition.

The UP FAMNIT team was represented by Arbër Avdullahu (1st year, Mathematical Sciences), Besfort Shala (2nd year, Mathematics), Ajla Šehović (1st year, Mathematics), Milan Milivojčević (1st year, Computer Science), Jana Ristovska (1st year, Computer Science) and team leader Assoc. Prof. Marko Orel.

The opening ceremony took place on Sunday 25 July, followed by two days of competitions, during which the students had four hours a day to solve four problems. After the second day, the team leaders evaluated the students' tasks 24 hours a day, as the competition took place simultaneously all over the world. The results were announced on the last day at the closing ceremony. Among the UP FAMNIT students, Arbër Avdullahu and Besfort Shala were the best participants, both received an Honourable Mention certificate.

To learn more about the competition, visit the IMC website, the IMC 2020 math problems are available here.

We congratulate our FAMNIT students and their team leader, Assoc. Prof. Marko Orel!

(UP FAMNIT students just before the start of the 2nd day of competition)