Shanghai was announced in June as the official host city of the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-14) to take place in 2020.
The ICME-14 flag bears names of scholars from all around the world.
Chair of the steering committee of ICME-14, Prof. Wang Jianpan of the Department of Mathematics, ECNU attended an agreement-signing ceremony in Hamburg on July 19, in which the German host city of ICME-13 handed the honor to Shanghai.
Wang, leading a Chinese delegation of mathematics educators, was there to attend ICME-13, which was held from July 24 to 31.
Chair of ICME-14 Steering Committee, Prof. Wang Jianpan, invites people to the congress in 2020.
Prof. Xu Binyan, another chair of the steering committee, and ICME's president Ferdinando Arzarello and secretary-general Abraham Arcavi also signed the agreement. Wu Yingkang, secretary-general of the steering committee, was also present. Yuan Yaxiang, an academician of the Chinese Mathematical Society, and Prof. Bao Jiansheng, another chair of the steering committee, had signed the agreement in advance.
Prof. Xu Binyan, another chair of the committee, welcomes global guests to attend the congress.
The Chinese delegates spared no effort to promote ICME-14 during their stay in Germany.
At a presentation at the closing ceremony of ICME-13 on July 31, Prof. Wang acquainted peers from across the world with China, Shanghai, and the upcoming ICME-14 by playing a video. He warmly welcomed the guests to attend the 2020 congress, which was echoed by Prof. Xu. Chinese delegates holding the ICME-14 flag bearing signatures of world-famous mathematicians witnessed the handover ceremony.
Chinese delegates at ICME-13 gather at the handover ceremony in Hamburg.
The ICME is held every four years under the auspices of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) of the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
The aim of the congress is to present the current states and trends in mathematics education research and in the practice of mathematics teaching at all levels. The regular lectures are held by experienced researchers or educators who have been invited, whereas most of the other activities are open for registration.
