The May 1st Mathematical Modeling Competition was initiated by the Mathematical Modeling Association of China University of Mining and Technology and hosted by China.
The University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and Xuzhou Institute of Industrial and Applied Mathematics jointly hosted a competition for high-level students' extracurricular academic research works. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate students' enthusiasm and initiative in learning mathematics, cultivate students' ability to consult literature, collect data and express words, cultivate students' innovative spirit, sense of cooperation and sense of social responsibility, and improve students' comprehensive ability to use mathematical knowledge to establish mathematical models to solve practical problems.
Since it was first held in 2004, the May 1st Mathematical Modeling Competition has been held continuously for 19 years, attracting nearly170,000 students from home and abroad. The scale of the competition has been expanding and the quality of the competition has been improving. It has played a positive role in promoting mathematical culture, popularizing mathematical modeling knowledge and improving students' mathematical practice and innovation ability. It has been favored and welcomed by many universities and young students at home and abroad, and has also been affirmed and supported by the government and industry associations.
The 20th May 1st Mathematical Modeling Competition will be held on May 1 2023. In order to further broaden the proposition ideas, collect competition materials and improve the competition level, the Organizing Committee of the May 1st Mathematical Modeling Competition will follow the tradition of previous competitions and openly collect competition questions or competition materials for the whole society.