Purpose
World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) is the first international competition founded by Taiwan. It gathers institutes and organizations worldwide that make efforts in promoting and popularizing mathematics. Through interacting with other math-loving students that represent their countries, students can expand their worldview, experience different cultures, and thus their horizon as well as their future will be broaden.
Development
WMI was founded in 2013. The first WMI competition was held in Seoul, South Korea with the participation of Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. By now, WMI Organizing Committee has 32 members.
Nearly 25000 elites from all over the world attend WMI Preliminary Round each year, which makes the Final Round both splendid and challenging. WMI Final Round is held in a different city annually.
Feature
We don't want children to think inside the frame. Instead, we hope that they can solve math problems that they have never seen, and enjoy the fun in math together. This is a big feature of WMI.
1. WMI is a comprehensive competition. Students from kindergarten to senior high school can all participate in this competition.
2. WMI is an open and fair competition. All examination papers are graded by coaches from different countries and regions.
3. Student Mini Math Creative Competition One of WMI’s traditions is to invite students from around the globe to do a research project regarding math.
4. WMI organizing Committee makes great effort in designing problems that are innovative and extraordinary.