Mathematics Olympiad announces winners.

The Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) announced this Wednesday (21) the winners of the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools (OBMEP) 2018 on the competition's official website . The largest student competition in the country had 18.2 million participants from 54,498 educational institutions, both public and private.

Students from public schools will receive 500 gold medals, 1,500 silver medals, and 4,500 bronze medals, as well as 40,900 honorable mentions. Students from private schools – who have participated since 2017 – will receive 75 gold medals, 225 silver medals, 675 bronze medals, and 5,700 honorable mentions. Those awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals are guaranteed entry into scientific initiation programs.

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The 14th edition of OBMEP broke a new record for participating schools (54,498), representing 99.4% of Brazilian municipalities. Of the 18.2 million students enrolled, 952,839 qualified for the second phase of the competition – 906,688 from public schools and 46,151 from private schools.

Teachers, schools, and municipal education departments also compete for awards, based on student performance. The OBMEP award ceremonies will be held in 2019, on a date to be determined.

About OBMEP

Aimed at students from the 6th grade of elementary school to the 3rd year of high school, OBMEP is organized by IMPA and promoted with resources from the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) and the Ministry of Education (MEC), with the support of the Brazilian Mathematical Society (SBM).

The Olympiad is part of the calendar of activities for the 2017-2018 Brazilian Mathematics Biennium. Created in 2005 by IMPA, OBMEP aims to stimulate the study of Mathematics, reveal talents – encouraging their entry into scientific and technological fields – and promote social inclusion through the dissemination of knowledge.

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