Ipoh Trip 4 to 7 November

KL Trip 10 - 12 October

Train ride from JB Sentral to KL Sentral. 4 hrs 10 mins. RM218 per person, return tickets

Lunch at TRX mall food court

Hai Kah Lang 海脚人restaurant

Chendol RM8.50

Dinner at Agile Residence nearby restaurant Nonia Rasa Malaysia

Meeting Ex-Colleagues/Friends

Then

Now

MATRIX-MFO Tandem Workshop: Combinatorial Interchange

7 Sep 2026 - 11 Sep 2026

Organised by: The Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics) 

Program Description:

Combinatorics is a vibrant and rapidly evolving field of mathematics, with significant interdisciplinary applications in areas such as network analysis and digital structures. This workshop will specifically focus on Probabilistic and Extremal Combinatorics, with a particular emphasis on Ramsey numbers and phase transitions. These topics have seen important recent advances and continue to be areas of active research and exploration within the combinatorial community.

MFO Webpage

2026 International Olympiads and Young Physicists' Tournament Singapore Results

MOE Press Release

Singapore Students Win 13 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, 8 Bronze Medals and 1 Team Championship in this Year's International Olympiads and International Young Physicists' Tournament

37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO)

Gold

    Raphael Ho Jun Wei, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 

    Ron Lim Shao Leong, Raffles Institution

    Teo Wei Jeen, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 

Silver

    Wong Yit Terng Ethan, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)

Gold

    Aloysius Yong, Raffles Institution

    Chin Hao Ching Dylan, Raffles Institution

    Kieran Chai Kai Ren, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

Bronze

    Wu Jiakai, Raffles Institution

22nd International Geography Olympiad (iGeo)

Gold

    Ryann Win Khaing, Raffles Institution

    Teng Tse Yuan Marcus, Dunman High School

Silver

    Aw Jun Kai, Raffles Institution

Bronze

    Lee Yi Ning Megan, Raffles Institution

67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

Gold

    Brian Xiao Boyang, Raffles Institution

    Wang Yi, Raffles Institution 

    Yang Yihan, Raffles Institution

Silver

    Gao Yuxiang, Lucas, Hwa Chong institution

    Gao Zixiang, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

Bronze

    Akash Thiagarajan, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

3rd International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI)

Gold

    Wang Enrun Matthias, Raffles Institution

Silver

    Ernest Tan Jia Teng, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

    Kishan Balamurugan, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

    Miao Ruichen, Hwa Chong Institution

Bronze

    Austin Liu Zi Rui, Raffles Institution

    Swaagat Bikash Saikia, Raffles Institution

    Tan Choon Yong, Eunoia Junior College

38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)

Silver

    Derrick Lukimin, Hwa Chong Institution

    Tey Yi Xiang, Hwa Chong Institution

Bronze

    Gu Simiao, Raffles Institution

    Jayden Hoo Dun Jie, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)

Gold

    Ruhan Tasneem Shafa, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 

Silver

    Chandranshu Nanda, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

    Lan Shuheng Jerry, Raffles Institution

    Liang Jingzhang, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

    Ng Chern Yi, Hwa Chong Institution

39th International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT)

Champion (Team)

    Cai Xinze, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

    Chan Ee Kin, Raffles Institution

    Kieran Ho Jianming, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

    Zhong Jingyao, Raffles Institution 

    Zhu Yijun, Hwa Chong Institution

Toddler Kai 2.5 Years Old, Baby Jing 3 Months Old

Innovations and Challenges in Extremal Combinatorics

NUS IMS Event on Extremal Combinatorics

Part I – Tutorial (Jul 27 to Jul 31, 2026)

The first week will follow the format of a summer school. Three tracks of tutorial lectures on emerging themes in Extremal Combinatorics will be given by leading research mathematicians in their respective areas. The aim is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the background, motivation, previous techniques, and the recent developments in the respective topic — goals that are usually quite challenging to achieve in a typical one-hour seminar talk. The target audience will be Ph.D. students and junior researchers. More details of the tutorials will be updated on this page.

Part II – Workshop (Aug 3 to Aug 7, 2026)

The second week of this program will be a by-invitation-only research workshop, held in a more traditional style, similar to the one-week programs at Banff, Oberwolfach or Mittag-Leffler. Esteemed experts and emerging researchers in Extremal Combinatorics will come together to present recent breakthroughs and work on open problems.

IMO 2026 Results

Full Individual Results

Full Team Results

Extended Family Gathering

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IMO 2026, Shanghai China

From left: (Trainers) Gabriel Goh, Edden Chew, Cheng Wenhao, (Participants) Lucas Gao, Gao Zixiang, Yang Yihan, Wang Yi, Akash Thiagarajan, Brian Xiao and (Deputy Leader) Lee Chan Lye

Charmaine Sia (Leader) and Lim Jeck (Observer A) have flown to Shanghai earlier on 10 July.

2026 SMO Junior/Senior Round 2 Reviews by Mathlete Training Centre

This is posted on behalf of Mathlete Training Centre.

SMO 2026 Junior Round 2 Questions
SMO 2026 Senior Round 2 Questions

Dear parents, greeting from Mathlete Training Centre. 

Congratulations to all students who have completed the SMO Round 2🤩 Please note that we will be having a live session on youtube to go through today's SMO Junior and Senior Round 2 paper. The links are as follow:

🔺SMO Junior Rd 2 Review, 27 June 4pm: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/v9moSgKWPtY?si=e9QpM2i0uChaA97g

🔺SMO Senior Rd 2 Review, 27 June 6pm: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/dC0JzyEFQkM?si=MhD_Xu_cDDBeZztv

家长您好！

恭喜所有完成SMO第二轮的同学！请家长和孩子们注意，我们将在 YouTube 上进行一场直播，讲解今天的 SMO Junior 和 Senior 第二轮考试。请家长们用以上链接来看直播

2D1N R&F Mall/Komtar/City Square Trip 22 to 23 June

Booked this nice and cosy apartment at Princess Cove Phase 2, about 10-minute walking distance from CIQ/JB Sentral. Or you can take a free shuttle bus from JB Sentral Bus Interchange to R&F Mall, and walk 2 minutes to the apartment entrance. It is also linked to R&F Mall Level 3 via a link bridge at Level 8.  I would highly recommend it, there are also plenty of facilities within the condo. You can find it in Booking.com or Airbnb or search B2133A09 in other booking platforms such as Trip.com or Agoda.

Watched Dear You at R&F Mall Womei Theatre. RM12 for seniors above 60, RM19 for adults.

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Pickle ball game at Princess Cove. Generated by Gemini.

2026 SMO Open Round 1 Answers

SMO 2026 Open Questions

SMO 2026 (Open Section) Answers by Mathlete Training Centre

1. 7 

2. 3 

3. 169 

4. 40 

5. 0 

6. 36 

7. 7500 

8. 1 

9. 18 

10. 2025 

11. 19 

12. 2 

13. 3 

14. 19 

15. 169 

16. 65 

17. 2 

18. 10 

19. 4053 

20. 21 

21. 2 

22. 300 

23. 2 

24. 9 

25. 1

2026 SMO Junior/Senior/Open Round 1 Reviews by Mathlete Training Centre

This is posted on behalf of Mathlete Training Centre.

Dear parents, 

Greeting from Mathlete Training Centre😊

We have prepared the following live sessions to review the 2026 Junior/Senior/Open SMO Round 1 papers and the following are its details:

📅 3 June 2026

🕓 4:00 PM – 2026 SMO Junior Round 1 Review Live Session

📅 3 June 2026

🕢 7:30 PM – 2026 SMO Senior Round 1 Review Live Session

📅 4 June 2026

🕡 6:30 PM – 2026 SMO Open Round 1 Review Live Session

Students are encouraged to join the appropriate session. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there🤩

2026 SMO Senior Round 1 Answers

SMO 2026 Senior Questions

SMO 2026 (Senior Section) Answers by Mathlete Training Centre

1. B 

2. B 

3. C 

4. A 

5. C 

6. 326 

7. 4 

8. 676 

9. 4 

10. 75 

11. 23 

12. 8 

13. 4 

14. 68 

15. 8 

16. 6 

17. 60 

18. 0 

19. 1012 

20. 132 

21. 33 

22. 31 

23. 2205 

24. 20 

25. 15

2026 SMO Junior Round 1 Answers

SMO 2026 Junior Questions

SMO 2026 (Junior Section) Answers by Mathlete Training Centre

1. C 

2. B 

3. E 

4. E 

5. A 

6. 225 

7. 21 

8. 111 

9. 5 

10. 47  

11. 12 

12. 44 

13. 47 

14. 5 

15. 2340 

16. 8 

17. 68 

18. 1 

19. 12 

20. 3 

21. 2025 

22. 112 

23. 19683 

24. 6 

25. 534

IOI 2026 Singapore Team

The 38th International Olympiad in Informatics 2026 (IOI 2026) will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from August 9 to August 16, 2026. 

The IOI 2026 Singapore Team comprises the following students: 

Tey Yi Xiang, HCI Year 5

Derrick Lukimin, HCI Year 6

Jayden Hoo Dun Jie, NUSH Year 5

Gu Simiao, RI Year 4 

Kai at Indoor Farm Playground