{"id":120,"date":"2019-05-06T19:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mathwithoutborders.bg\/public_html\/en\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2020-09-20T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T14:27:57","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathwithoutborders.bg\/public_html\/en\/index.php\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"F A Q"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"120\" class=\"elementor elementor-120\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bf5273 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8bf5273\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b50e52c\" data-id=\"b50e52c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee6780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ee6780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mathwithoutborders.bg\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathwithoutborders.bg\/index.php\/alia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/mathwithoutborders.bg\/public_html\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BG.jpg\" alt=\"\u0411\u044a;\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mathwithoutborders.bg\/public_html\/ru\/index.php\/faq\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/mathwithoutborders.bg\/public_html\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RU.jpg\" alt=\"\u0420\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0438\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-baac920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baac920\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc4046\" data-id=\"adc4046\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783f1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783f1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"main\"><div id=\"site_content\"><div class=\"content\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>F A Q<\/em><\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">Who can take part in the Mathematics Without Borders Tournament<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Every student from grades 1 to 12, providing their school organises the tournament. Everyone who wants to participate must get familiar with the tournament regulations and the syllabus which determines the mathematical content of the test papers. The content of our papers is not always in accordance with the content taught in specific grades due to the variation between the syllabus in different countries. The students\u2019 parents must submit a privacy policy declaration, which allows us to process the students\u2019 personal information, as well as to publish the students\u2019 names and awards.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>What action should be taken by the student who wants to participate in the tournament?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The students \/ parents must turn to their school board in order for their participation to be organised. The school must then determine whether they are able to organise the tournament.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>All questions to do with the tournament, including regarding organisation, conduction, test questions, awards, etc., must be addressed to the school board and \/ or school coordinators. The organisers of the tournament are unable to read and respond to emails and letters sent by parents or participants.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>In some countries (e.g. Afghanistan, Australia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Malta, Nigeria, North Macedonia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam) we have local coordinators, authorised by MWB, who organise the tournament for all local schools who are interested.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How will the school organise the participation of their students<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Any school that has more than 10 students willing to participate in the tournament can send us a filled-out application form. Before applying, the school must consider their ability to conduct the tournament in accordance with the regulations, from the remote round they are joining to the tournament final. The school organisers must agree to the following promise: \u201eWe promise to organise and conduct a fair competition by strictly following the tournament regulations. We promise to ensure a calm atmosphere that enables the solitary work of all participants. We also promise to be precise and unbiased when marking our students\u2019 test papers.\u201c<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The communication between the school partners and organisers must happen by email, while making sure to always use the same email address.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How are the remote rounds of the tournament conducted<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The tournament consists of 3 remote rounds (Autumn, Winter, and Spring round), which are conducted in the partner schools. You can join during any of those rounds. Each contestant can participate in each remote round regardless of their results in the previous remote round. The ranking for each round is done separately.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The participants from each grade must solve 20 open-ended problems for each of the remote rounds. The problems are based on the themes from the syllabus which is a vital part of the tournament regulations. The students have 60 minutes to complete the paper.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How does each remote round work<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The participants will conduct each round in their own school. During the contest, the student will receive the test papers and an answer sheet. The answers must be written down in the answer sheet, not on the test papers. Students are free to write on the test papers, however, the official document that is used to mark the student\u2019s answers is the answer sheet. The diagrams in the test are simply an illustration. They have not been drawn to size and are not intended for measuring lengths and angles. After finishing, the participants must submit their answer sheet and test papers to the invigilator. The test papers may be requested by the school organiser after the results from the round have been published.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How are the results from each round marked<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The result of each participant is the sum of the points they accumulated from solving each of the problems in the round. Each correct answer gets 2 points, a partially correct answer gets 1 point (this can happen if there is 1 answer, and the participant has provided more than one, or if there are more answers and the participant has provided less) and a wrong or missing answer gets 0 points. Each participant will get 0 to 40 points in total. The invigilator will also record the time the student spent solving the problems. The time will be rounded up and it could be 0 to 60 minutes.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How is the ranking in the remote rounds determined<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The ranking is done separately for each round.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The participants from each grade, from all schools, are arranged according to their points from the greatest to the smallest sum.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The top 5% of participants from each grade who got the highest sum of points get a certificate and a gold medal. The next 10% get a certificate and a silver medal, and the next 15% get a certificate and bronze medal.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>When two or more students have the same number of points, the time they took to complete the test is also taken into consideration. The student who took less time to complete the test gets ahead in the ranking.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>All participants who did not earn a medal will get a certificate of participation. The awards will be posted to each partner school. The partner school will then organise the postage of the awards to the contestants.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Who can take part in the final<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>For each participating country, the quota for participation in the final is calculated based on 20% of the average number of contestants in the autumn and winter rounds. The quotas are then announced on the tournament\u2019s website after the winter round.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>All contestants who won at least one medal in the remote rounds will gain access to the final.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How is the team competition organised and conducted?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The final consists of a team competition, as well as an individual competition. It is conducted for each grade and takes 40 minutes to complete. Each team is made up of 3 students. They must solve 5 problems together. The answer to each problem is represented by a symbol which is then used to solve the following problem. The team must fill out one answer sheet together. Each correct answer gets 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point, respectively. The result is the sum of the points of the team, which is a number from 0 to 15.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The ranking is based on the sum of the points earned. The participants from the team(s) with the greatest number of points get a gold medal, the next team(s) according to the sum of points earned gets a silver medal, and the team(s) with the third greatest sum get a bronze medal.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>If two or more teams have the same number of points, the time they took to solve the problems is taken into consideration. The team that finished quicker will be ahead in the ranking.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The teams are formed by the partner schools where the remote rounds were held. In case a country participating in the final cannot form a team of 3 contestants per grade, the organisers may form international teams.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>What are the awards for students and teachers in the final? <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Medals: <\/strong>The students \/ teams of each grade who took part in the final are ranked according to the number of points earned \u2013 from the greatest to the smallest sum. The top 5% of the total number of students \/ teams of each grade in the ranking get a gold medal, the next 15% &#8211; get a silver medal, and the next 20% get a bronze medal.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Cups: <\/strong>The ranking for the Mathematics Without Borders Cups is determined based on the sum of the 2 best results from the 3 preliminary rounds and the tripled result from the final. Up to 3 representatives of each country who earned medals in the final will get access to the ranking. In case two or more contestants have the same number of points, the contestant who got a better result in the final will be ahead in the ranking. In case the number of points is still the same, all participants with this result will get the award.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>\u201e<\/strong><strong>Math Star of the Tournament\u201d:<\/strong> a participant from each country who got the most points from the ranking for the Tournament Cups.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>\u201e<\/strong><strong>Tournament Legend\u201d:<\/strong> the participants who earned three Cups in three previous editions of the tournament, who are participating in the following final.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>The Mayor of Nessebar\u2019s Award: <\/strong>Based on the jury\u2019s suggestion, the Mayor of Nessebar, who is also the patron of the tournament, will award the student who was most successful in the final, and will also give a partnership award to a representative of a certain school \/ country.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Teacher awards:<\/strong> A plaque will be awarded to the teachers who had the greatest contribution to the popularising of the tournament.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How will the awards be received by the participants?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The awards from the remote rounds (Autumn, Winter, and Spring) will be distributed by the partner schools. They will be posted within a month from the end of each round. The awards from the final are received in one of two ways: during the Award Ceremony or afterwards by an authorised person.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The awards from the final (medals and cups) are NOT posted by post or courier.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The certificates for medals and cups are sent by post to the partner schools.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How is participation funded?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Participation in the preliminary rounds and final must be funded by the participants, the school, or donors.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>What do we do with your personal data?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The participants must write down their names using the Latin alphabet. The processing of the names happens based on the information submitted by the school, written using the Latin alphabet: names, school, place of residence, and country. In the case of a name mismatch, the school organiser must be notified so that they may correct the mistake. The students\u2019 parents must submit a declaration by which they give their permission for their child\u2019s personal data to be processed and for the names and awards of their child to be published. The school coordinators must store the declaration and must not provide the personal data of any student whose parents have not signed a declaration.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>When, how, and by whom are changes in the regulations made? <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The organisers reserve their right to make changes to the regulations, of which they must notify the partner schools within 2 weeks. In the case of suspected breaking of the promise of a fair competition by the partner school, the organisers will terminate the school\u2019s participation until the end of the final of the current tournament edition.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>What is the promise of a fair competition?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The promise of a fair competition was formally accepted during the final meeting at the \u201cMathematics Without Borders \u2013 Motives, Realisation, Ambition\u201d International Forum, held on 27-30 August 2014 in Sunny Beach.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Solitary and honest work is the main expectation that the organisers have of the tournament participants. This is why each participant must make the following promise:<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>\u00a0\u201cAs a participant in the Mathematics without Borders Tournament, I promise <\/em><\/span><\/h5><ul><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>to abide by all rules of the tournament; <\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>to keep the spirit of fairness by working independently; <\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>to do my best and to strive to improve my performance;<\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>to strive to obtain new knowledge and skills before, during and after each competition. <\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>I will compete to help promote the establishment of the Olympic spirit in the mathematics competitions, by protecting:<\/em><\/span><\/h5><ul><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>my honor; <\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>the honor of the school I represent; <\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><li><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>the honor of the country I represent. \u201c<\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>What are the main documents used to organise the tournament?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Tournament Regulations<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Tournament Syllabus<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Application Form<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Results Report (Protocol)<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>What are the official languages of the tournament?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The test papers are presented in one of the official languages of the tournament: Bulgarian, English, or Russian.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>What are the teacher awards?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>After the end of each edition of the tournament, the organisers issue partnership certificates. The number of partnership certificates must be no greater than 3% of the average number of participants in each round. The text in the certificates does NOT contain any names of participants and the awards they earned.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Mayor\u2019s Award, as well as an award by the organisers for one teacher from each participating country are distributed during the tournament final.<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Are any documents issued other than participation certificates and the respective awards?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The tournament organisers only issue participation certificates for each medal, final cup, math star, or partnership certificate. 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