Sunshine Coast Events: An exciting event that attracts the world’s brightest young minds is coming to the Sunshine Coast for the first time in a major coup for our region – and nation.
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the world championship mathematics competition for high school students. It’s top of the list of 2025 Sunshine Coast events for the world’s brightest minds.
IMO is held in a different country each year. The first was held in 1959 in Romania. It now attracts more than 100 nations and 620 students. It will be held from July 10-20, 2025, at the Sunshine Coast Convention Centre at Novotel Twin Waters. Australia will host the prestigious event for the second time, the first being Canberra in 1988.
Australian Maths Trust CEO Nathan Ford said IMO would bring the brightest young minds from around the world.
“This is huge for mathematics in this country. We are thrilled to welcome school students from Year 9 to 12 level, or equivalent, from all over the world,’’ Mr Ford said.
“We also can’t wait to see what our Australian team, to be announced in May 2025, can achieve on home soil.
“The Trust is pleased that IMO 2025 will bring mathematics to the forefront next year. These students all work incredibly hard to perform at their best and it’s a testament to their dedication just to make it to IMO.
“Our vision, through supporting competitions such as IMO, is to build a nation of creative problem solvers, and we are excited to bring this opportunity to the world in 2025.’’
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