On November 9 to 13, Tangerang city holds the “International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School,” where Taiwanese contestants receive outstanding scores. Students from Taiwan receive 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 4 bronze medals and the champion of “Exploration with Maths.”
“International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School” was founded by the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2003. This year’s host city is Tangerang City. The purpose of the competition is to provide an international exchange forum for math and science in elementary level. In this way, elementary students from around the world can enhance their talents and interests in science and math. Furthermore, we could also discover the science and math potentials of those outstanding students.
Indonesian government in recent years has been dedicating in promoting elite education, and hence contributes a great amount of human resources as well as financial supports. There are 360 competitors from 22 countries participate in this year’s game. President of Indonesia, President Joko Widodo attended the opening ceremony. Taiwanese delegation is led by professor from Taiwan University, the president of Chiuchang Math Education Foundation and teacher from National Experimental High School in Hsinchu. Taiwanese delegation performed well in all category, maintain good interactions with students from around the world. They have successfully gained friendship and honors for Taiwan.
