Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in Hong Kong 2019

Cleo Tan

The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in Hong Kong 2019 took place at Singapore International School Hong Kong on 23 March. It was organized by Dr Tan Chee-Wei, an associate professor at the Department of Computer Science of the City University of Hong Kong in collaboration with SISHK. Primary 5 to Secondary 2 SISHK students explored the richness and beauty of mathematics through activities that encourage collaborative and creative problem-solving. This festival was also opened to students from other schools and brought together a diverse audience of young people, school teachers and math lovers in the community to explore problem solving with the goal of broadening society’s appreciation of mathematics.