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AMT is the new home for the Bebras Challenge in Australia
AMT is the new home for the Bebras Challenge in Australia The Australian Maths Trust (AMT) is excited to announce our new role as the National Bebras Organiser for Australia. The Bebras Challenge (Bebras) is an international computational thinking challenge for primary and secondary school students. Around 3 million students globally participate in the challenge
Australian students successful in International Olympiad in Informatics
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Australia’s brightest informatics students have competed at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held 28 August to 4 September 2023 in Szeged, Hungary. “Informatics” is competitive computer programming – using mathematics and coding to solve problems. The IOI is the highest-level pre-tertiary competition of its sort in the world, with 87 countries and 350 students
Australian maths team success in Japan
Six of Australia’s top mathematics students have participated in the 64th annual International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Japan. The team was awarded five medals and an honourable mention, helping Australia rank 23rd out of the 112 countries that took part in this year’s competition. Australia’s sustained excellence on this international stage continues with Australian teams
Australia’s newest International Science Olympiad competitors revealed
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Australia’s newest batch of Olympiad stars will be announced on Monday 19 June at Australian Parliament House – and every one of them is still in high school. Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP, will reveal the names of 31 of the nation’s brightest young scientists and mathematicians who are
AMT CEO AOTA Speech – 19.6.23
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AMT and ISI are thrilled to announce the teams for the 2023 International Olympiads. The CEO delivered an inspiring speech to the talented Olympians, emphasising the crucial elements of confidence, creativity, and the unwavering belief in their own problem-solving capabilities. Read his empowering speech below. Thank you, Graham. On behalf of the Board, staff and
UNSW and AMT partner to support student engagement in computer science
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The Australian Maths Trust (AMT) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have signed a partnership agreement that will support the continued growth and development of student engagement with computer science in Australia. As part of the agreement, AMT’s Informatics (Computer Science) Olympiad selection school and training programs will be hosted at the
Australian team ranks Third for second year in a row at 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
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The Australian team that competed in the 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) has ranked third out of 55 participating countries. It is the second consecutive year that the Australian team has ranked third overall in the competition. Individually, the Australian team of four received three Gold Medals and one Silver Medal. One team member,
Australian team to head to Slovenia for 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
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The 2023 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) Australian team was announced today, with four female high school students heading to Slovenia to compete from 13-19 April 2023. “We’re thrilled to reveal that three of the students who last year saw our Australian team place third overall at EGMO, will be competing again in what really
