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The Tajikistan national team demonstrated impressive results at the first Khayyam International Olympiad in Mathematics and Informatics (KhIMIO–2025), winning eight podium places and the competition's grand prize, the Khayyam Cup. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Olympiad was held from November 5 to 9, 2025, in Dushanbe. Ninety-six competitors from eight countries participated in the competition. In the competition, which included tasks in mathematics and computer science, the Tajik representatives demonstrated deep knowledge, high intellectual level, and serious preparation, confirming their capabilities on the international stage.
The winners and runners-up from Tajikistan were awarded diplomas, medals, and commemorative gifts. The ministry noted that their achievements were the result of the teachers' hard work, effective academic training, and government support for the development of the exact sciences.
The KhIMIO-2025 International Olympiad was held to implement the instructions of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the provisions of the "Twenty Years of Teaching and Development of Natural, Exact and Mathematical Sciences in Science and Education" for 2020–2040.
In March 2020, during a meeting with scientists, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon emphasized that "today, without science, innovation, information and communications technology, and the development of a technical worldview, it is impossible to take a step forward. Therefore, we have prioritized the development of modern sciences, especially the exact sciences, as we face a crucial task—the fourth strategic goal: the accelerated industrialization of the country."
The head of state also drew attention to the need to pay special attention to the development of the exact sciences, the study of modern technologies, and the equipping of educational and scientific laboratories in educational institutions, as well as to strengthening control over the assimilation of modern knowledge, encouraging young people to read fiction and scientific literature, developing creative abilities, and enhancing the role of teaching the natural, exact, and mathematical sciences.
As part of the "Twenty Years of Teaching and Developing Natural, Exact, and Mathematical Sciences in Science and Education" initiative, the President has initiated an annual national competition, "Ilm — Furogi Ma'rifat" ("Science — the Light of Knowledge"), aimed at stimulating technical thinking and a scientific worldview in society. According to statistics, 156 people were recognized as winners at the national stage of the competition in 2025, of which 26 took first place, 52 took second place, and 78 took third place.
The competition and results of the international Olympiad demonstrate a significant increase in the level of knowledge of schoolchildren, students, and other segments of the population compared to previous years, as well as an increase in interest in studying the natural sciences, exact sciences, and mathematics.
