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<p>Değerli Matematikçiler,</p>
<p>Derneğimizin de üyesi olduğu Güneydoğu Avrupa Matematik Derneği (MASSEE) tarafından bu yıl 20.'si düzenlenecek olan Güneydoğu Avrupa Üniversite Öğrencileri Matematik Olimpiyatı (SEEMOUS 2026), <strong>3-8 Mart 2026</strong> tarihleri arasında Kıbrıs'ın <strong>Baf (Paphos)</strong> şehrinde gerçekleştirilecektir. Üniversitelerin birinci ve ikinci sınıf lisans öğrencilerinin katılımına açık olan yarışmaya ilişkin detaylı bilgileri, katılım koşullarını ve başvuru sürecini içeren orijinal duyuru metni aşağıda yer almaktadır. İlgilenen akademisyenlerimizin ve öğrencilerimizin bilgisine sunarız.<br /><br />---<br />Türk Matematik Derneği<br /><br /><br /></p>
<h3 style="color: #333333; font-size: 24px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-weight: 500;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">South Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for University Students with International Participation - SEEMOUS 2026</strong></h3>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em>Under the auspices of the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth of Cyprus</em></strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">to the South Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for University Students</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">with International Participation – SEEMOUS 2026</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">3-8 March</strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;">, 2026, Paphos, Cyprus</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Organizers</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Cyprus Mathematical Society (CMS)</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Mathematical Society of South-Eastern Europe (MASSEE)</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"> 02 October 2025</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">The Mathematical Society of South-Eastern Europe is organizing the 20th Mathematical Olympiad for first and second year university students, SEEMOUS 2026. This well-established University student competition will be hosted by the Cyprus Mathematical Society<span> </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;">between<span> </span></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;">03-08</strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span> </span></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;">March</strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span> </span>2026 in Paphos, Cyprus</strong>. Arrivals can be made to the Larnaka or Paphos International Airports. More details for team registrations and fees will be announced soon in the site<span> </span><a style="color: #0563c1; background-color: transparent;" href="http://www.cms.org.cy/">www.cms.org.cy</a>. </p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">We kindly invite you to participate in SEEMOUS 2026 with a team from your university. The aim of this competition is to challenge and encourage mathematically gifted University students for further development in Mathematics, to help them communicate and cooperate with other students and possibly future colleagues as Mathematicians, to create a friendly relationship and cooperation between our mathematical societies and University Mathematics departments.</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Regulations:</strong><span> </span>A team may consist of up to 6 students and 2 professors (a team leader and a deputy team leader). Eligible students are those who are not students beyond the second university year of undergraduate studies by the end of the 2025/2026 academic year or have not completed more than 120 ECTS credits until 1 March, 2026. Students may participate as a University Team or a National Team.<span> </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;">The deadline for submitting the registration form of participation is 16 January 2026.</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Problem proposals:<span> </span></strong>Each team can send up to three problem proposals until<span> </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;">30 January 2026</strong>. Problem proposals must be written in English. Problem submissions in LaTeX are encouraged but the use of MS Word documents (doc or docx), with Times New Roman font, formulas in Equation or Math Type 6+ is also acceptable. Problem proposals must be sent to:<span> </span><a style="color: #0563c1; background-color: transparent;" href="mailto:christofidesdemetres@gmail.com">christofidesdemetres@gmail.com</a>. An email reply confirming the receipt will be sent to you by prof. Christofides, chair of the Jury. </p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Participation fee information:</strong><span> </span>All SEEMOUS 2026 participants will have to cover their own travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses. A participation fee is pre-paid to the Cyprus Mathematical Society (CY.M.S.) per person.<span> </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;">It covers</strong>: accommodation (full board) for five nights in a double or triple bed room at “ALIATHON RESORT” in Paphos, Cyprus (<a style="color: #0563c1; background-color: transparent;" href="https://www.aliathonresort.com/">https://www.aliathonresort.com/</a>), (Address: Poseidonos Ave 3, Yeroskipou, 8204), farewell dinner, excursion-social event and working materials. The fee per participant from member and non-member countries will be announced soon.</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">We note that the closest airport to the Olympiad venue is the Paphos (Pafos) International Airport. The Larnaca International Airport may also be used. No other airport exists in the Republic of Cyprus that can be used to travel for this event (arrivals through the Turkish occupied area will not be accepted).</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">At this point, please express your interest by 20 October 2025 if you intent to participate in SEEMOUS 2026, by sending an email at: seemous2026@gmail.com , </strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;">with the following information:</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">University name:</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Country:</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Name of the contact person:</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">E-mail of the contact person: </strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Tel. with country code: </strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Expected size of team:</strong></p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">More information for SEEMOUS 2026 will be announced at a later stage.</p>
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