The Paper's reporter Cheng Ting
The Paper learned from Tsinghua University that from October 30 to 31 (this weekend), the first Yau Chengtong Girls' Secondary School Competition will be held, and more than 140 mathematical talents from all over the country and overseas will compete for the Knott Prize. The winners will be directly selected as candidates for the Yau Chengtong Mathematical Science Leadership Talent Training Program of Tsinghua University (hereinafter referred to as the "Tsinghua Mathematics Leadership Program").
According to the relevant person in charge of the Yau Chengtong Mathematical Science Center of Tsinghua University, in order to cultivate female mathematicians and encourage more girls to devote themselves to the study of mathematics, Professor Qiu Chengtong, an internationally renowned mathematician, initiated the establishment of the "Yau Chengtong Girls' Mathematics Competition for Middle School Students" (hereinafter referred to as the "Competition") to select talents for female middle school students around the world. The upcoming inaugural competition will be hosted by the Yau Chengtong Center for Mathematical Sciences of Tsinghua University, hosted by the Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua University, and supported by the Tsinghua University Education Foundation and Tsinghua University Truth Seeking College. The prize was named the Noether Prize in honor of the Jewish-German female mathematician Amy Knott, known as the "mother of abstract algebra."
In the first competition, a total of 931 students were validly enrolled, from 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China and Hong Kong, as well as overseas countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom. After the qualification review, more than 160 students were shortlisted, and finally more than 140 people will participate in the competition this weekend.
Due to the epidemic prevention and control reasons, the finalists at home and abroad will participate in the nearest competition, and the 14 venues around the world will be located in the Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua University, the Second Affiliated Middle School of East China Normal University, The Nankai Middle School of Tianjin, the Bashu Middle School of Chongqing, the Hangzhou Xuejun Middle School, the Affiliated Middle School of South China Normal University, the Affiliated Middle School of Nanjing Normal University, the Affiliated Middle School of Northeast Normal University, the Affiliated Middle School of Hunan Normal University, the Tieyi Middle School of Xi'an City, the University of Chinese of Hong Kong, as well as Harvard University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Washington. The competition is divided into two parts: written test and interview. The final award will be the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Winner Awards. The results of the competition will be announced on the evening of October 31.
According to the surging news, the Tsinghua Mathematics Leadership Program recruits students with outstanding mathematical potential and strengths at the secondary school level around the world. The program enrolls no more than 100 students per year, enrolled in the Mathematics and Applied Mathematics major of Tsinghua University (eight-year system), relying on tsinghua University's Truth Seeking College for training, using the "3+2+3" training model, from undergraduate continuous training to doctoral students. The inaugural 2021 class enrolled 69 aspiring, gifted, and math-loving students.
In addition, the 2022 Tsinghua Mathematics Leadership Program enrollment method released by the Admissions Office of Tsinghua University in August this year is clear, and the 2022 Tsinghua Mathematics Leadership Program will be enrolled in four batches, including the registration and selection of students who won the 2021 Yau Chengtong Girls' Mathematics Competition Awards from September to December 2021.
Editor-in-Charge: Yuhao Zhong
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