Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/01
 

Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) A delegation of 28 elementary and junior high school students left Taiwan for South Africa Wednesday to take part in the 20th International Mathematics Competition (IMC), Chiu Chang Mathematics Education Foundation said Thursday.

The Taiwanese students will compete against more than 1,000 contestants from over 30 countries in the competition, which is being held in Durban, South Africa from Aug. 1-6, said the foundation, which is leading the delegation.

The International Mathematics Competition (IMC) is hosted by different cities each year and participation is by invitation.

The IMC was formed in 2008, when the International World Youth Mathematics Competition, founded by National Kaohsiung Normal University in 1999, and the Elementary Mathematics International Competition, founded by Thailand's Ministry of Education, was combined and renamed.
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