Journalistic Article Competition 2021

The Competition is organized under the auspices of the Director of Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth

The Cyprus Mathematical Society (CyMS) announces a competition for writing a journalistic expository article of philosophical reflection, investigation and expression of ideas on the subject of:

"Mathematics in Economic Sciences"

The article will be of an exploratory and argumentative type and it is expected that the participants in the competition will refer and support/ document their ideas and claims concerning the role of Mathematics in Economic Sciences.

Contestants must have been normally enrolled as students in fulltime Secondary Schools (public or private) in Cyprus during the school year 2020-21.

The deadline for submitting articles is the 31st of January 2021, until 12.00 noon.

The authors of the 10 best articles that are to be distinguished at each level (Gymnasium or Lyceum cycles) will be invited to present their article and defend their positions at a Live or Online final and answer orally to questions of the assessors.

Based on this assessment the following prizes for each level will be given:

(a) 1st Prize: Diploma of Success, Honorary Plate and Tablet

(b) 2nd Prize: Diploma of Success, Honorary Plate 

(c) 3rd Prize: Diploma of Success.

More information regarting the Competition and its Terms and Regulations can be found HERE