Scholastica organises International Mathematics Summit 2020
Scholastica International Mathematics Summit 2020 was organised online by the Scholastica Mathematics Club, a student concern of the Scholastica Mirpur Campus, from August 5-8, 2020.
More than 800 students from Bangladesh and 200 international participants took part in the summit. This is the first-ever international high school level math event organised by a Bangladeshi institution and was attended by the prestigious City Montessori School in India, the largest school in the world.
The chief guest of the summit was Professor Dr. A.S.M Maksud Kamal, the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academics) and the President of the teacher's association of University of Dhaka who, in his video message for the opening ceremony, said, "During the onset of the fourth industrial revolution where the emergence of artificial intelligence and convergence of information will be chief instruments to govern the world, such an event will definitely inspire our future generation and prepare them for the future challenges."
Apart from having the traditional mathematics competitions, the main attraction of the summit was the School versus School Showdown where school math teams comprising of the brightest students from each institution battled it out against each other for the Champion's title. In both the Higher Secondary and the Secondary category, Math Teams from Dhaka Residential Model College became champions, beating City Montessori School and Mastermind respectively in the grand finale. In the Junior category, the home team of Scholastica Mirpur was victorious defeating City Montessori School, India.
Mohammad Sami Nur Islam, founder President of the Scholastica Mathematics Club and the head organiser of the summit said in his closing remarks, "SIMS 2020 will definitely alter how math events are perceived to be in Bangladesh. With the introduction of events such as the School VS School Showdown where the honour and pride of each institution are at stake, I hope we have proved that math events can be much more fun than just the traditional Olympiad. In the next edition of the Summit, the club will try its absolute best to have even more participants, both national and international."
Shouvik Sameer Dey, founder Vice President of the Scholastica Mathematics Club, said, "I hope we have proved that online math events can be as exciting as the physical ones if not more. I am also hopeful that with the introduction of school team vs school team competition, more clubs across Bangladesh will be inspired to organise such events."