- International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IM²C)

You are receiving this survey because you expressed interest in the IM²C for 2025, but no team from your school registered for the Challenge. We'd like to gather some information about your experience to help us improve our processes and communication efforts for next year's competition:

Which one or more of the following were the main factors that impeded preparation and registration of teams from your school?

Please select all that apply

Lack of teacher awareness or understanding of modelling processes
Lack of student interest in participating
Perceived lack of appropriate range of skills among potential team members (research, technical skill, report writing, etc)
Difficulty of making suitable arrangements in my school for team participation
Inability to access resources anticipated to be required
Anticipated difficulty of compliance with the rules of the Challenge
Other significant factors

Which areas or aspects of the Challenge rules presented the most difficulty or hesistation?

The time period permitted
Requirements for team advisors to monitor and certify compliance with Challenge rules
Requirement for teams to work using human resources only inside their team
Requirement to obtain consent of parents of team members

Please indicate what other factors may have contributed

Do you anticipate that team(s) from your school will enter the IM²C next year?

Please select one

Yes
No
Unsure

Please describe why

What additional resources or support would facilitate future participation of teams from your school?

IM2C 2025 - Team Advisor Survey