Journalistic Article Competition 2025

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

"Mathematics and Climate Change"

The article will be of exploratory / documentary type and participants are expected to refer to the role of Mathematics in considering and studying the various aspects of Climate Change. The Article is expected to present and document approaches that use mathematics to study climate and related developments leading to the phenomenon of climate change in the context of the aspects highlighted in the objectives mentioned in the announcement below. 

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 31st January 2025, 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 2025".

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.