
Skip to Navigation about Plus support Plus Plus sponsors subscribe to Plus terms of use Search this site : European Girls' Maths Olympiad conquers Cambridge by Katy Astley Submitted by mf344 on April 27, 2012 in mathematics education This month 70 teenage girls from nineteen countries including Bulgaria , Saudi Arabia and Finland came to the University of Cambridge to participate in the inaugural European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad EGMO During the six day event , competitors enjoyed a wide range of mathematical and non-mathematical activities Similar in style to the International Mathematical Olympiad IMO but open only to female participants , the standard was extremely high , with seven girls awarded gold medals . Poland was the top-performing country overall , with participants from