The online registration for the 15th S. -T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contest has officially started on February 28th. The deadline for registration is April 15th. The written examination will be held on May 4th and 5th at more than 20 exam centers across China, and the national finals will take place at Tsinghua University on June 8th and 9th.

The S. -T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contest (the Contest) is open to undergraduate students from universities in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. It includes individual competition and team competition, focusing on assessing students' fundamental knowledge and skills in mathematics during their undergraduate studies. Since its inception in 2010, the Contest has been held successfully for fourteen consecutive years, playing a significant role in cultivating mathematical talents in China and becoming an authoritative benchmark for evaluating the mathematical proficiency of undergraduates.

Registration

1. Individual competition: Divided into six subjects: Geometry and Topology, Algebra and Number Theory, Probability and Statistics, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Analysis and Differential Equations, and Mathematical Physics. Participants can register for multiple subjects (1-6).

2. Team competition: Teams consist of six students from the same university, competing in the six subjects: Geometry and Topology, Algebra and Number Theory, Probability and Statistics, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Analysis and Partial Differential Equations, and Mathematical Physics. Each team member is responsible for one subject, and each member can only represent the team in one subject. Students registering for the team competition must first register for the corresponding individual competition. During the semi-final written examination, the team score is the sum of the individual scores of the six team members in their respective subjects. In the final interview stage, a separate test paper will be provided for the team competition.

3. Registration Portal: http://yau-contest.com/apply/ch/login

For detailed examination syllabus and competition rules, please visit: http://yau-contest.com/page-rule.html

Contest Agenda

February 28th to April 15th: Individual/team account registration, online information filling, and registration. Registration portal: http://yau-contest.com/apply/ch/login

May 4th-5th: Semi-final written examination. Exam centers include Tsinghua University, Peking University, the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, the University of Science and Technology of China, Nankai University, Harbin Institute of Technology, the Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, CAS, Hunan University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Shandong University, Henan University, South China University of Technology, Northwest University, Southwest University, Xiamen University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and National Taiwan University. (Exam centers are subject to final confirmation.)

Mid-May: Announcement of the finalists.

June 8th-9th: Finals, location: Tsinghua University.

Final Awards

The awards are divided into three categories: Individual Award, Individual All-round Award, and Team Award, each with Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, specifically:

- Individual Award: According to the subjects, the awards are named the "Loo-Keng Hua Award", "Shiing-Shen Chern Award", "Wei-Liang Chow Award", "Pao-Lu Hsu Award", "Chia-Chiao Lin Award", and "Hermann Weyl Award". Each subject has one Gold medal, three Silver medals, and six Bronze medals.

- Individual All-round Award: Awarded to students with outstanding comprehensive abilities who have won at least two Bronze medals in individual competition. The award is named the "Shing-Tung Yau Award".

- Team Award: Awarded to the top five teams (each team consists of six members).

※The number of awards is finalized according to the year's evaluation results.

The contest schedule is subject to the final notice from the organizing committee.

Organizing Committee of the S. -T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contest

February 28th, 2024