International Mathematics Competition for University Students

The International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) is an annual mathematics competition open to all undergraduate students of mathematics. It is held at a different location each year at the end of July or beginning of August.

The IMC is organized by University College London. It runs over five or six days during which the competitors sit two five-hour examinations, each with five questions (six until 2008) chosen by a panel and representatives from the participating universities. Problems are from the fields of Algebra, Analysis (Real and Complex), Combinatorics and Geometry. The working language is English. Efforts have been made to make accessibility as wide as possible; the costs of the IMC have been subsidised by a number of sponsors. Students from over 170 universities from 43 countries have participated over the first seventeen competitions.

Past IMCs

• The 1st IMC was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 28 July-2 August, 1994.
• The 2nd IMC was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 2-7 August, 1995.
• The 3rd IMC was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 31 July-5 August, 1996.
• The 4th IMC was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 30 July-4 August, 1997.
• The 5th IMC was held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 29 July-3 August, 1998.
• The 6th IMC was held in Keszthely, Hungary on 29 July-2 August, 1999.
• The 7th IMC was held in London, England on 26-31 July, 2000.
• The 8th IMC was held in Prague, Czech Republic on 19-25 July, 2001.
• The 9th IMC was held in Warsaw, Poland on 19-25 July, 2002.
• The 10th IMC was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on 25-31 July, 2003.
• The 11th IMC was held in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on 23-29 July, 2004.
• The 12th IMC was held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 22-28 July, 2005.
• The 13th IMC was held in Odessa, Ukraine on 20-26 July, 2006.
• The 14th IMC was held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 3-9 August, 2007.
• The 15th IMC was held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 25-31 July, 2008.
• The 16th IMC was held in Budapest, Hungary on 25-30 July, 2009.
• The 17th IMC was held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 24-30 July, 2010.
• The 18th IMC was held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 28 July-3 August, 2011.

Current IMC

• The 19th IMC will be held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on 26 July - 1 August, 2012.

See also

List of mathematics competitions

External links

• IMC Official Website
• IMC subforum at the MathLinks/ArtOfProblemSolving community
• IMC'11 at Facebook
• IMC'10 at Facebook
• IMC'09 at Facebook
• IMC'09 at Facebook
• IMC at Facebook
• IMC'09 website
• Profile at StudentCompetitions