Journalistic Article Competition 2024

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

"Mathematics and Competencies"

The article will be of exploratory / documentary type and participants in the competition are expected to refer to the relationship of Mathematics with the development, manifestation and utilization of skills related to the subject and the human entity. The whole report is expected to focus on the correlation of the subject of Mathematics with competencies related to cognitive aspects of the human personality.

Students of lower and upper secondary education schools of public and private schools of Cyprus are entitled to participate in the competition.

The deadline for the submission of articles is 16 February 2024, until 12:00 noon.

The written articles that will be prepared should be sent by e-mail to the address cms@cms.org.cy in WORD and PDF format simultaneously in the same email. In the subject of the e-mail to be written "Mathematics Article Competition 2024".

The authors of the 10 best articles, that will be distinguished for each level, Gymnasium and Lyceum, will be invited to present their article and their positions at a Live Final, and to answer oral questions of the evaluators.

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.