The Kangaroo International Mathematics Competition is the largest mathematical thinking competition in the world, first held in France in 1991 by the Kangaroo International Mathematics Committee (Association Kangourou sans Frontières). Every year, the competition attracts more than 9 million candidates from about 100 countries such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, the US, Spain, Switzerland, China, Singapore, Malaysia... After 9 years of being held in Vietnam, the competition has attracted the participation of more than 230,000 students from more than 1,000 schools in more than 50 provinces/cities nationwide.

In October 2024, MSc. Nguyen Chi Trung - Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of IKMC Vietnam represented the Organizing Committee of IKMC Vietnam to attend the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Kangaroo Mathematics Committee held in Santos, Brazil with the participation of 108 member countries. At the conference, the participating countries actively discussed mathematics as well as directly compiled and voted on the theme for IKMC 2025 - held in March 2025.

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Mr. Nguyen Chi Trung (far left) - Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of IKMC Vietnam took a souvenir photo with Ms. Meike Akveld - President of the Kangaroo International Mathematics Committee and Mr. Ridwan Hasan Saputra - President of IMSO. Photo: IKMC Vietnam

The IKMC exam is a common exam worldwide. Every year, member countries of the Kangaroo International Mathematics Committee will hold an annual conference with the purpose of proposing, discussing, and designing the content of the IKMC exam to ensure that the questions in the exam are appropriate for each level and the thinking elements necessary for students at that level and this standard is applied to students worldwide. Mathematics experts from 108 member countries will select topical, updated topics, questions that emphasize logic and focus on creativity and strategic thinking when doing the exam. After discussion, the Kangaroo International Mathematics Committee will compile a set of exam questions for common use by all member countries. The official exam date of the IKMC worldwide will be the same time.

The IKMC exam in Vietnam is translated into Vietnamese and the official exam is in bilingual English - Vietnamese. In addition to the goal of spreading the love of Mathematics to Vietnamese students, the Kangaroo International Math Competition - IKMC is an environment for Vietnamese students to practice, test themselves and integrate with international Math topics.

Continuing the journey of bringing a useful math playground and helping students have new and more interesting perspectives on math, the Kangaroo International Math Competition - IKMC will continue to bring unique math topics, closely related to real life, stimulating creative thinking and problem solving abilities, helping students not only learn math, love math naturally but also open up their passion for exploring knowledge in other fields.

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Candidates seriously take the exam at the Kangaroo International Mathematics Competition - IKMC 2024. Photo: IKMC Vietnam

The Kangaroo International Math Competition - IKMC 2025 has officially opened for registration nationwide until January 20, 2025. Parents and students can register online at: https://kangaroo-math.vn/dang-ky-du-thi-IKMC

Details at: https://kangaroo-math.vn/.

Minh Hoa