For the first time Ukraine welcomes the members of one of the largest international congresses of mathematicians, held at Lviv University

Under the auspices of the International Association «Kangourou sans Frontières», the XXIV meeting of the representatives of 60 member-states of the International Mathematical Competition “Kangaroo” was held at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv on 26 – 30 October. Annual General Assembly of the Association is usually held in October or November, and each time in a different country.

About 150 mathematicians from around the world gathered in Ukraine to discuss the results of the International Mathematical Competition “Kangaroo” 2016, outline plans for the future and prepare tasks for the next competitions.

In addition, the International Mathematical Competition “Kangaroo” has more than 6 million participants – students from different continents, in particular, from more than 69 countries including the USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, countries of Europe, South America, Africa and Middle East.

The aim of the competition is to involve students in the interesting and informative world of mathematics.

Lviv Physics and Mathematics Lyceum at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv are responsible for the organisation of this year’s meeting.