For the past two years, FCSIT celebrated the International Day of Mathematics which falls on the 14 March (3.14 - the value of Pi). This year, UNIMAS Data Science Centre organised UNIMAS Mathematics Challenge (UMaCh) for the first time. The challenge attracted local schools and international participants; they all had one big quest: to solve challenging Mathematics questions. 

UMaCh 2023 received an encouraging number of participants from both West and East Malaysia, and also other countries such as Pakistan, Indonesia and Singapore. The total number of teams that joined us was 21 senior and 33 junior teams.

The questions for the challenge were released on 27th Feb and the submission date was on 14th March 2023. During the challenge, the participants were also encouraged to show their creativity and team spirit by designing their team posters. This challenge met closure on the 21st March 2023 with International Math Day (Pi Day) Celebration at FCSIT, UNIMAS

The winning teams' presentations were held online in the morning while, the award ceremony for the winners and closure was addressed by YB Datuk Roland Sagah, Sarawak Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development, in the evening, through live stream on the FCSIT YouTube channel. UMaCh Winners:

Junior Category 

Champion: STK GLORIOUS ( SMK TINGGI KLUANG, JOHOR)

1st Runner Up: SHS ( SMK SACRED HEART, SIBU)

2nd Runner Up: π (SMK SG TAPANG, KUCHING)

3rd Runner Up: Iqra Usman ( GIRLS DEGREE COLLEGE SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD, PAKISTAN)

4th Runner Up: NLA (SMK SG TAPANG, KUCHING)

 

Senior Category 

Champion: ATTACK ON UMaCh (UNIVERSITI MALAYA)

1st Runner Up: ALGEBRAIC AVENGER (UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN)

2nd Runner Up: Aarif Hussain (Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan)

3rd Runner Up: Outliers (UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA)

4th Runner Up: Urooj Arain (Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU) Nawabshah, Pakistan)

We hope that the UNIMAS Mathematics Challenge 2023 has inspired all participants to continue their journey in mathematics and pursue their passion for this fascinating subject. Once again, congratulations to the winners, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours. 

Credit to Melvin Jangga for the picture.