Organising 4th Arab Mathematics Olympiad aims to enhance communication between Arab students: Education Minister

Doha, Qatar: The Fourth Arab Mathematics Olympiad 2024 kicked off Sunday in Doha. The Olympiad, which will conclude on November 14, is organised by th...

Doha, Qatar: The Fourth Arab Mathematics Olympiad 2024 kicked off Sunday in Doha. The Olympiad, which will conclude on November 14, is organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar, in partnership with the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science.

HE Buthaina Bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Chairperson of the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, said that organising the Fourth Arab Mathematics Olympiad falls under the umbrella of ALECSO and aims to enhance communication between Arab students, develop the spirit of excellence, creativity, talent and self-confidence, and pay attention to the sciences of mathematics and develop its curricula and improving its teaching methods.

Her Excellency noted in her opening speech that mathematics is one of the basic sciences on which many applied sciences depend, based on thinking, setting hypotheses, and mathematical proofs, stressing that working on developing curricula to improve the quality of education and develop students' skills has become an urgent need to keep pace with current developments and modern life, in a world characterised by rapid development and technological progress.

She explained that the Arab Mathematics Olympiad comes to crystallise the interest of Arab countries in developing the performance of their students in modern sciences as a basic requirement for sustainable development, noting that their continuous competition in mathematics constitutes a solid foundation for discovering and sponsoring distinguished students to increase their scientific capabilities and creativity in all Arab countries, which undoubtedly contributes to raising the scientific level of students and teachers, and instills the values of cooperation and exchange of experiences and expertise among participants in an enjoyable environment outside the classroom, in addition to qualifying them for the advanced level by entering the International Mathematics Olympiad and meeting what this requires in terms of tremendous ability in the context of global competition.