Outreach activities
Whether you're a high school student looking for an extra challenge in mathematics, or someone who just happens to be visiting Maastricht for the day: MCM offers a number of (free) activities for you to participate in.
The Mathematical Modelling competition Maastricht
The Mathematical Modelling competition Maastricht - also known as the MMM - is an annual international math competition for high school students.
Teams of up to five high school students – mostly travelling from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands – spend their Saturday afternoon solving mathematical puzzles. Meanwhile, their teachers are free to attend lectures by UM researchers.
Since the start of the competition in 1995, an estimated 40 teams x 5 high school students x 25 years = 5,000 participants found their way to Maastricht.
MMM takes place in January. For more information and to sign up:
Game theory for high school students: Spelen en Delen
Spelen en Delen is an introduction to game theory, written for (Dutch) high school students in 5/6 VWO but suitable for anyone with a general interest in mathematics. Apart from an introduction to the topic, the booklet contains a number of problems and answers.
The publication is part of the so-called Zebrareeks, which introduces students to worthwhile mathematics outside of the standard high school curriculum.
It is also possible to request a guest lecture on game theory by Prof. Frank Thuijsman.
Order Spelen en Delen online
More information about guest lectures (in Dutch)
Math/Maastricht booklet and city tour
Where would you go, if someone asked you to match your work with a spot in the city of Maastricht?
Math/Maastricht documents the answers of some of Maastricht University’s math-minded researchers. The resulting stories form an alternative guide to the city, which introduces both the city of Maastricht and mathematics research at UM.
Explore Math/Maastricht online
Request a physical copy of Math/Maastricht
Detail of the labyrinth in the Basilica of Saint Servatius
Tower mill near Gronsveld
Sunken Roman Bridge
Garden of the Bonnefantenmuseum. All photos © Joey Roberts
National Math Olympiad (‘Wiskundeolympiade’)
Maastricht University traditionally hosts the one of the regional rounds of the Dutch National Math Olympiad, a national competition for high school students.
