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As many as of 548 students from 24 high schools across Vietnam took part in the International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns held at the Giang Vo Junior High School in Ba Dinh district, Hanoi on October 11.

The Tournament of the Towns, the 37th competition of its kind, is a town-based mathematics competition, which originated in Russia, in which towns throughout the world can participate on an equal level.

This was the first time Vietnam has participated in the competition which was held in Vietnam by the University of Education under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi in co-ordination with the Russian Central Organising Committee.

24 high schools joined this year's tournament including 11 junior high schools and 13 senior high schools from eight provinces and cities: Hanoi, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong and Hai Phong.

Speaking at the opening ceremony for the tournament, Associate Professor, Ph.D Le Kim Long, Rector of the University of Education and head of the tournament's organising board said the competition would bring about an interesting and educational learning platform for students, helping to inspire a love for mathematics within them.

Associate Professor, Ph.D Le Anh Vinh, head of the board of jury confirmed the exam questions were compiled by the Central Organising Committee in Russia and sent to cities around the world.

He noted that Vietnamese students are to attend the competition in Hanoi on October 11 for the O-Level (basic) and on October 25 for the A-Level (advanced). Students achieving high scores will be awarded by the Central Committee and local Committees after their papers have been re-examined by the Central Jury.

A closing-awards ceremony will be organised in Hanoi on November 15.

The first competition was held in the 1979-1980 academic year known as the Olympiad of Three Towns including Moscow, Leningrad and Riga. The contest has so far attracted the participation of more than 100 cities in many countries around the world. Students take part in the competition in their own cities to save transport and administrative costs.