Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin today officiated at the 11th Annual International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IMMC) International Summit & Award Ceremony, and presented awards to the winning students.

The IMMC is an international mathematical modelling competition for secondary students worldwide aimed at encouraging participants to apply mathematical modelling to explore and solve major problems in the real world.

It serves to popularise mathematical modelling education and enhance secondary students’ mathematical literacy and technological innovation capabilities.

Hong Kong students performed well in the IMMC 2025 in Greater China Region -  16 students from Diocesan Girls’ School, Pui Kiu College, St Paul’s Co-educational College and Wah Yan College, Kowloon obtained an Outstanding Award for IMMC 2025 of Greater China.

Addressing the awards ceremony, Ms Choi said the Education Bureau (EDB) has strengthened the promotion of mathematical modelling in schools, putting emphasis on real-world application of mathematics, and encouraging the effective use of digital technologies in learning and teaching.

To align with the national strategy of invigorating the country through science and education, and the international trend of nurturing future technological talent, the EDB has been stepping up the promotion of STEAM - science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics - education with a range of initiatives.

The bureau will further promote the use of AI, coding and other digital tools in modelling, with a view to integrating mathematical modelling into the learning and teaching of mathematics in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, she added.

At the summit, international experts in mathematical modelling education shared their views on challenges in mathematical modelling education, development of mathematical modelling in Hong Kong, and more. Award-winning students also shared their experience.

Teachers and students from Hong Kong and over 30 countries and regions participated in the international summit and award ceremony organised by the EDB in collaboration with the NeoUnion ESC Organization, the Consortium for Mathematics & Its Applications, the University of Science & Technology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong.