HSE Scores Best Results among Russian Universities at International Olympiad in Uzbekistan
At the Third Al-Khorezmi International Mathematical Olympiad (AKHIMO), held at Urgench State University in Uzbekistan, students from HSE University's Faculty of Computer Science scored best results among participants from Russian universities. The olympiad also featured contestants from Brazil, the USA, China, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Vietnam, Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
AKHIMO is a mathematics competition for undergraduate students. Its mission is to enhance intellectual potential and inspire students to pursue STEM education, as well as foster international cooperation, all while exploring the scientific heritage of Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan.
The olympiad participants were given four hours to solve five highly challenging mathematical problems that required logical and creative approaches.
HSE University was represented at the competition by three students from the Bachelor's Programme in Applied Mathematics and Information Science:
Alexandr Klimchuk, a second-year student, won a silver medal with a score of 54 points;
German Kuznetsov, a fourth-year student, and Danila Solunov, a second-year student, earned bronze medals with scores of 50 and 40 points, respectively.
The Russian team was accompanied by their coach, Ivan Kukharchuk, an expert at the HSE Faculty of Computer Science’s Centre for Student Olympiads.
In total, ten international participants won gold medals, 18 received silver, and 27 earned bronze. The final results are available here.
'I was captivated by the city, its culture, and its people. The olympiad was exceptionally well organised,' said Danila Solunov. 'I was disappointed that there was no possibility to file an appeal, but it did not affect our results. While the mathematical problems were not as interesting or diverse in topics as we had hoped, they were quite challenging. I was excited to see so many strong participants from other countries—particularly China, Korea, and Japan—who provided serious competition for us. I hope that next year we’ll be able to improve our results.'
Ivan Kukharchuk is pleased with the results of the FCS team. 'The mathematical problems were mostly technical and differed in format from many other international olympiads. In some instances, contestants had to rely more on practical skills than on theoretical thinking. Our results were quite decent for the first participation. We will continue to prepare actively for the International Mathematical Olympiad to take place in Bulgaria at the end of July. I hope our team will show strong performance there.'