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PH math aces excel in India contest

Published Nov 6, 2025 09:51 am
The math aces at the 10th International Young Mathematicians' Convention (IYMC Mathematica 2025) held in Lucknow, India.
The math aces at the 10th International Young Mathematicians' Convention (IYMC Mathematica 2025) held in Lucknow, India.
Two Filipino math aces each won a gold medal at the 10th International Young Mathematicians' Convention (IYMC Mathematica 2025) held in Lucknow, India from November 3 to 6.
The tandem was also declared Junior Division champion in the IYMC team contest.
The Mathematics Trainers' Guild Phils. (MTG) which mentors the team named the country's gold medalists as Juan Alfredo Asperin and Albert Steven Tan, students of Phil. Science High School Main Campus and St. Jude Catholic School, respectively.
Asperin and Tan competed against over 160 of their counterparts from the following countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Uganda, South Africa, Malaysia, Bangladesh and host India.
Teams from Thailand and Vietnam topped the Junior Division's individual contest while the Indonesian team emerged as Senior Division leader.
The IYMC was organized by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi, the late founder of City Montessori School in Lucknow, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The 10th International Young Mathematicians' Convention (IYMC Mathematica 2025) held in Lucknow, India on Nov. 3-6, 2025.
The 10th International Young Mathematicians' Convention (IYMC Mathematica 2025) held in Lucknow, India on Nov. 3-6, 2025.
Under Gandhi's vision, the IYMC aims to "provide students with the opportunity for intellectual stimulation and global collaboration as they embark on the exhilarating journey of learning, friendship and discovery."
It also aims to "enhance learners' understanding of math concepts and strengthen the ability to apply the theoretical concepts in real life contexts."
The IYMC is "aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of quality education, industry, infrastructure and climate action," according to Gandhi.
Among the event's guests of honor are Indian lawmaker Sarojinagar Rajeshwar Singh, math expert Mahesh Kakde and MTG head Dr. Simon Chua, who was described by the broadsheet Times of India as a "renowned mathematician from the Philippines." Chua addressed one of the IYMC programs.
On November 5, some members of the Philippine delegation took a side trip to Agra, located some 330 kilometers west of Lucknow, to visit the famed Taj Mahal.
Math specialist Renard Eric Chua is the team leader.
The delegation is scheduled to fly back to Manila on November 7.

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