First Place for UNWE in the Ranking of Universities at the National Student Olympiad in Mathematics

The team of UNWE won the first place in the ranking of higher schools and first place in the team ranking in group B at the National Student Olympiad in Mathematics (NSOM'2022). In the individual rankings Kaloyan Stefanov took the gold medal in group B, Petar Kyumyurdzhiev -  the silver medal, Miriam Rime – the bronze medal.

Kaloyan Stefanov, Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Vice-Rector for Institutional and Business Cooperation and Student Policies, Petar Kyumyurdzhiev /from the left to the right/

The National Student Olympiad in Mathematics which this year is under the patronage of the UNWE Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov was held at the Educational and Rehabilitation Facilities of UNWE in the village of Ravda. The Olympiad has been organized annually since 1974 and students in Bachelor's or Master's programmes from all universities compete in it. Its objective is to increase students' interest in mathematics and to create conditions for the exchange of experience among the teaching teams. The organization is implemented by the National Commission and the host university, this year the host is the UNWE.

Opening of the National Olympiad: Assoc. Prof. Maya Mikrenska, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee; Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova; Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Stoilova, Chairperson of the National Commission /from the right to the left/

At the opening of the Olympiad Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maya Mikrenska, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Head of the Department of Mathematics at UNWE welcomed the students and lecturers. "I am happy to see so many young people, it shows that you will have a good future, and the interest in Mathematics is a sign that you will be successful. I hope that with your participation in this Olympiad you will gain an even greater incentive to develop your own talents. I am happy to meet with my colleagues and your teachers from the various universities to share experiences and share problems". She reminded that since 2010 NSOM has been held with the assistance of the Ministry of Education and Science and a long-term sponsor is the Eureka Foundation which supports young people".

Assoc. Prof. Maya Mikrenska, Prof. Tsvetana Stoyanovа, Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Stoilova

It is my pleasure to welcome you and greet you on my behalf and on behalf of the Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, addressed the audience Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Vice Rector for Institutional and Business Cooperation and Student Policies and a member of the Organizing Committee. "I am glad that there are so many participants this year who will compete for distinctions at the Olympics. It is good that the event is held in the month when we celebrate 24 May - the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of Slavonic literature." Prof. Stoyanova also expressed her contentment to meet the student mathematical elite of the country. "In your faces I see the future leaders of the country, the very fact that you have succeeded in the field of mathematical sciences is a prerequisite to be leading personalities in the economic and political life of the country." Prof. Stoyanova wished the contestants to show their best abilities and the most prepared to win.

The teams and their Heads at the opening of the event

The Chairperson of the National Committee of NSOM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stanislava Stoilova, University of Architecture Civil Engineering and Geodesy - Sofia, said that it was a pleasure for her to welcome the participants in the National Olympiad. "The last few years have been very difficult for everyone because of the pandemic and the constraints we have been put under, so last year we were unable to hold the Olympics and this year it is the 47th Olympiad for the NSOM. It's pleasing to see ambitious young people still keen to get involved in Maths and to show their knowledge, talent and ambition in task solving."

The Rector of the UNWE Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov (in the photo above on the left) welcomed the General Assembly of the team heads, wished fruitful work and expressed gratitude for the organization of the Olympiad to Assoc. Prof. Maya Mikrenska	The Rector wished success to the competitors at the school where the National Olympiad was held

According to the Olympiad regulation, students are divided into three competition groups (A, B, C) in compliamce with the professional field of their speciality and the number of hours they study Mathematics. The three groups are: group A - mathematics, informatics and computer science, group B - natural and technical sciences, security and defense, group C - all others.

The jury before the distribution of the tasks	The distribution of tasks by groups

The best-performing students were awarded medals according to the tradition in international Olympiads in Mathematics - up to 50% of the participants are awarded in an approximate ratio of 1:2:3 for gold, silver and bronze medals.

After intensive 5 hours of hard task solving the awards were bestowed - medals, cups and diplomas in the three important categories - individual rankings, team rankings and university rankings.

Prof. Stoyanova is greeting the winners

Prof. D.Sc. Sava Grozdev, VUZF, awarded to part of the six-member team of UNWE the Cup and the diploma for the first place in university rankings	The Head of the team Chief Assist. Dr. Vilislav Butchakchiev from the Department of Mathematics was awarded the Cup and the diploma for the first place in the team rankings

Prof. Stoyanova is awarding the gold medal and diploma to Kaloyan Stefanov	Peter Kyumurdzhiev was awarded a silver medal and a diploma

Prof. Stoyanova is awarding a plaque to Prof. Grozdev for special merits to Mathematics teaching