Achievements by NKUA students at SEEMOUS Mathematics Competition

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens participated with a 6-member team consisting of 5 students from the NKUA’s Department of Mathematics and 1 student from the NKUA’s Department of Physics in the International Mathematics Competition SEEMOUS, which took place from 4 to 9 March 2025 in Korçë, Albania. The competition brought together 111 students from 27 Universities across 6 countries.

The team’s performance was as follows:

Orestis Lignos (Department of Mathematics), gold medallist,

Anastasios Pastos (Department of Mathematics), gold medallist,

Dimitris Fotopoulos (Department of Mathematics), silver medallist,

Panagiotis Glyptis (Department of Mathematics), bronze medallist,

Manolis Petrakis (Department of Mathematics), bronze medallist, and

Lampros Tegos (Department of Physics), bronze medallist.

Accompanying the team was Christos Katsadouris, a past medal-winning postgraduate student at the NKUA’s Department of Mathematics.

Beginning in the academic year 2006-2007, SEEMOUS (South-Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for University Students) is a mathematics competition open to first- and second-year students throughout South-Eastern Europe. For 5 hours, participants compete in four problems drawn from Infinitesimal Calculus, Linear Algebra, Basic Algebra, Real Analysis, Combinatorics, and Number Theory. Each year, faculty members at the NKUA’s Department of Mathematics and senior students who have previously excelled in mathematics competitions prepare those who wish to participate.

Since the inception of such competitions, the NKUA’s Department of Mathematics has had a long history of success and, from 2010 onwards, a consistent presence with first places and gold medal finishes [1]. Every year, the Department attracts numerous students with passion, love, and aptitude for mathematical research. Most of them continue their studies at the best Universities in Europe and the US on full scholarships.

[1] https://www.math.uoa.gr/diakriseis_melon_tmimatos/seemous/

https://www.math.uoa.gr/diakriseis_melon_tmimatos/imc/