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7.16.2008

Simon Chua




Simon Chua

  • 1st Filipino to receive the International Paul Erdos Award for mathematics (2006)
    President of Mathematics Trainers' Guild (MTG)

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"Receiving this award makes feel challenged to do better than my best. It gives me more responsibility to make the mathematics education in the Philippines achieve a greater height so that every student shall be more competitive in any international math challenge"


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Dr. Simon Chua: For the love of Math
Pinoy wins prestigious international math award
Dr. Simon Chua: Paul Erdos awardee for math
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