UIC students competed in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM) 2023 and China Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modelling (CUMCM) 2022, bringing home excellent results. A ceremony was held to present awards to student winners.
A total of 20 groups of students won awards in the MCM/ICM 2023, including three finalists, four first prizes and 13 second prizes. In the CUMCM 2022, 72 teams from UIC won 74 awards, including two national second prizes, three Guangdong first prizes, 10 Guangdong second prizes, 18 Guangdong third prizes, and 41 winning prizes.
UIC students bring home three finalist nominations
MCM/ICM is an international contest for high school students and college undergraduates, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and three other influential mathematical organisations. More than 20,000 teams participated in the contest this year.
UIC President, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences Prof Tang Tao congratulated the winners and said that mathematical modelling has a wide range of real-world applications, and attending competitions help cultivate students' practical and innovative abilities.
Associate Vice President (Internationalization), Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology Prof Pan Jianxin commended the students, adding that the competition was an excellent opportunity to apply what they learned and the experience would benefit their future development. He also expressed his appreciation to teachers for their hard work.
Student representatives were invited to share their experiences. They mentioned that students should utilise resources such as training and elective courses provided by the College, familiarise themselves with necessary tools, accumulate enough reading and knowledge of related fields, and emphasise the importance of communication, teamwork and the structure of papers.
Zhang Zhaofeng of the Financial Mathematics Programme with his teammates wins the national second prize and the Guangdong first prize
Hu Xinwen of the Statistics Programme with her teammates win the national second prize and the Guangdong first prize
Mao Yiting of the Data Science Programme with her teammates win the finalists of MCM/ICM
Zhang Zheng of the Data Science Programme with his teammates wins the finalists
Wang Siyuan of the Financial Mathematics Programme with her teammates wins the finalists of MCM/ICM, CUMCM national second prize and Guangdong first prize
Prof Tang Tao (first from right) presents awards to MCM/ICM finalist winners
Prof Pan Jianxin (first from right) presents awards to MCM/ICM first prize winners
Dr Hou Yuen-Tan (first from right) presents awards to MCM/ICM second prize winners
Prof Su Weifeng (second from right) presents awards to MCM/ICM second prize winners
Dr Chen Donglong (first from right) presents awards to MCM/ICM second prize winners
Prof Tang Tao (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM national second prize winners
Prof Fang Kai-Tai (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM Guangdong first prize winners
Dr Xuanyuan Zhe (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM Guangdong second prize winners
Dr Deng Yuhui (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM Guangdong second prize winners
Prof Di Yana (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM Guangdong third prize winners
Dr Ye Huajun (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM Guangdong third prize winners
Dr Jin Peng (first from right) presents awards to CUMCM Guangdong third prize winners
The ceremony also presented awards to winners of the China Postgraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling 2022. Three UIC students of the MA in Artificial Intelligence & Digital Media Concentration won third prize in the competition.
Prof Su Weifeng presents awards to students
UIC was recognised as the best organisation at the provincial level for its outstanding performance in organising the national competition.
Prof Tang Tao presents the award to teacher representatives Song Xiebing (first from left), Wu Jingjin (second from left) and Fu Songfeng (second from right)
From MPRO
Reporter: Cecilia Yu
Photographer: Grace Yu
Editor: Deen He
