Rabat – Two Moroccan students, Issam Tauil and Aymen Echarghaoui, won two gold medals at the International Mathematics Competition (IMC).
The two students are pursuing their studies at the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris (also known as the X). It is supervised by the French Ministry of Defense.
In the ranking of individual results, Issam Tauil, a student in the third year at the X, managed to place 97-102. Aymen Echarghaoui, meanwhile, ranked 68-82. Both students have competed in the category of university students under the age of 23.
The competition took place from August 2 to August 7 with only two days of contesting; August 3 and 4. During the contest, the participants were required to solve 4 problems for 4 hours each day.
The topics covered include Algebra, Analysis (Real and Complex), Geometry, and Combinatorics. Despite the fact that this is an individual competition, universities generally divide their competitors into groups of four. However, the number of students in each team is not fixed.
The work is assessed by team leaders, Professors, and Assistant Professors.
Ecole Polytechnique de Paris ranks 17th in the international mathematics competition out of a total of 113 universities.
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This triumph comes three months after Morocco’s Gold Medal at the 2021 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad organized remotely by Tunisia. The Moroccan team – composed of 3 girls and 3 boys – finished first with a total of 178 points outclassing South Africa 151 points and Tunisia 113 points.
The IMC is an annual mathematics competition for students who are completing their first, second, third, or fourth year of university studies and who are no older than 23 years old. The IMC is primarily a competition for individuals, although most participating universities select and send one or more student teams.
