Launching the Asian Mathematical Arena: An international intellectual playground for Vietnamese students

The Asian Mathematical Olympiad is one of the most prestigious English-language Math competitions in the region, with the participation of more than 20 countries and territories. Vietnam officially joined AIMO in 2019. In just 6 years, Vietnamese students have won more than 220 international medals, affirming their position on the Asian intellectual map.

Students of Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted excellently won the Champion prize, Asian Mathematics Competition - AIMO 2025.

On September 26, in Hanoi, Tien Phong Newspaper in collaboration with Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Tien Phong Joint Stock Company held a press conference to launch the "Asian Mathematics Arena" - AIMO for the 2025-2026 school year.

AIMO (Asia International Mathematical Olympiad) was founded by the Asian Mathematical Olympiad Committee in 2012 and is one of the most prestigious English-language Math competitions in the region, attracting more than 20 countries and territories with more than 150,000 candidates each year. Vietnam officially participated in 2019 and has won more than 220 international medals to date, affirming its position on the Asian intellectual map.

At the AIMO 2025 international final held in Tokyo (Japan), the Vietnamese team achieved excellent results with 1 championship, 10 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 4 bronze medals. Following this success, the Organizing Committee officially launched a new season, aiming to nurture passion for science , arouse the desire to conquer knowledge and create opportunities for global integration for Vietnamese students.

Speaking at the press conference, journalist Phung Cong Suong, Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper, Head of the AIMO Organizing Committee for the 2025-2026 school year, said: "AIMO is a prestigious international mathematics playground, a prestigious international mathematics award.
price of the Asian region that Vietnam participated in and quickly made its mark with many achievements".

The special feature of the exam is that candidates do math in English, helping them access global knowledge and practice integration skills. AIMO strongly attracts the student community thanks to its wide reach and subjects ranging from grades 2 to 12.

The excellent performance of the Vietnamese delegation in the international rounds in recent years has also been a motivation for more and more students to participate. This year, the Organizing Committee focuses on expanding the scale, creating conditions for students from all regions to have the opportunity to try their hand.

The excellent performance of the Vietnamese delegation in the international rounds in recent years has also been a motivation for more and more students to participate. This year, the Organizing Committee focuses on expanding the scale, creating conditions for students from all regions to have the opportunity to try their hand.

Journalist Phung Cong Suong

Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper, Head of AIMO Organizing Committee

"We hope to bring the international competition to Vietnam, affirming the intellectual position of our students. Above all, AIMO for the 2025-2026 school year aims to foster a serious learning spirit and a desire to conquer knowledge for the young generation," journalist Phung Cong Suong emphasized.

AIMO 2025-2026 is designed with dual goals: to nurture a love of Mathematics, encourage creative thinking linked to practice; and at the same time equip global citizens with core competencies such as logical thinking, the ability to apply knowledge, connect with technology, and academic foreign language skills.

The organizers inform about the contest rules.

This is also one of the activities to concretize the major orientations of the Party and the State on education and science and technology. The spirit of Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development and Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation is realized through an academic playground with international standards, transparency, fairness, promoting students to learn Math in English and applying technology to expand opportunities to access knowledge. Thereby, AIMO contributes to forming a class of students with good professional skills, strong foreign language skills, and ready for integration.

The competition is for students from grades 2 to 12, implemented in a four-level roadmap. The first is the national online preliminary round (November-December 2025), helping to remove geographical barriers and expand participation opportunities. Candidates with high scores continue to the Regional round (March 2026) in three regions, followed by the national final (before April 20, 2026) with the test entirely in English to select the team to participate in the international final (August 1-5, 2026). Candidates take the test on paper with the test in English. Each test consists of 20 questions, with a total score of 100, divided into three parts with increasing difficulty. The test time is 60 to 90 minutes depending on the grade level. The test scoring applies the international Olympic scale, ensuring objectivity and transparency.

The assessment is carried out in two ways. With the online preliminary round, the system allows for processing a large volume of tests in a short time, while providing reference indicators to help parents and schools monitor students' progress. In the direct rounds, candidates take the test on paper, which is graded according to the international Olympic scale, applying a multi-level comparison mechanism to ensure objectivity, transparency and fairness.

Each candidate who completes the preliminary round will be awarded an electronic certificate, recognizing their participation efforts and marking the first milestone in their academic journey. In the Regional round, candidates with high achievements will receive certificates according to the A, B, C and encouragement categories.

Entering the national and international finals, the best contestants will be awarded Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals and certificates according to international standards; at the same time, have the opportunity to receive scholarships, awards and educational gifts from the Organizing Committee or accompanying units, to encourage the spirit of learning.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Phong Dien, Vice President of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee: Mathematics plays a fundamental role in the fields of engineering and technology, and is also an important tool for training logical thinking. Organizing competitions like AIMO not only inspires the love of Mathematics in middle and high school students but also affirms the role of AIMO as a prestigious academic environment, where Vietnamese students can shine and integrate with international friends.

Organizing competitions like AIMO not only inspires the love of Mathematics in middle and high school students but also affirms the role of AIMO as a prestigious academic environment where Vietnamese students can shine and integrate with international friends.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Phong Dien

Vice President of Hanoi University of Science and Technology

AIMO for the 2025-2026 school year aims to develop a generation of global citizens with independent thinking, the courage to integrate, and the desire to contribute. Many former candidates have won scholarships at prestigious universities, pursuing cutting-edge fields such as data science, artificial intelligence, and high technology - proving the sustainable value of this playground.

In the context of Vietnam promoting innovation in education, science and technology and digital transformation, AIMO has become an international standard academic environment, helping to shorten the integration gap and realize the aspiration of bringing Vietnamese intelligence to the world.

QUYNH NGUYEN

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