The University of New Caledonia is one of the major institutions of higher education in the French overseas territories. Located in Nouméa, the largest francophone city in Oceania, the university has over 3.000 students. The leadership of the university decided to put the individual Gömböc 166, carrying the number of the meridian passing thorugh the…
The University of French Polynesia (French acronym UPF), located in Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, is one of the main institutions of higher education in the French overseas territories in the Pacific. Founded in 1987 and split from the University of New Caledonia by a Decree in 1999, the University is a regional center…
Founded in 1870 and consistently ranked among the world’s top 100 universities, the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen) is not only Germany’s largest engineering school, in several subject areas (such as mechanical engineering and materials science) it is also the best one. The Faculty of Mathematics, Computer science, and Natural sciences is one of nine faculties at the…
Located in the southern part of the peninsula, with over 1.5 million inhabitants Gwangju is South Korea’s sixth largest metropolis and the Gwangju Inseong High School is among the elite schools in the city, specializing in mathematics. The school decided to include physical experiments with Gömböc models in its mathematical curriculum. Upon recieving the Gömböc…
Tecahing about 20.000 students, the Johannes Kepler University Linz is among Austria’s major institutions of higher education. Founded in 1966, it is consistently ranked among best young universities in Europe. Located in the Science Park Building 2, the Insitute of Applied Geometry decided to use Gömböc models in the curriculum and put one Gömböc Light…
Owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and operated by an independend editorial board, the MIT Technology Review is one of the world’s most respected popular science magazines. Established in 1899, the magazine has been repeatedly voted in the USA as the most reliable source in technology and innovation. When other magazines moved their entire…
Founded in 1874 at the University Cambridge by James Clerk Maxwell and having 30 Nobel-laureates in its history, the Cavendish Laboratory is among the world’s foremost physics departments. After spending 100 years at the New Museum Site, in 1974 it moved to its current location. The department is involved both in graduate and undergraduate teaching. The first Natural…
The Julia Stoschek Foundation (JSF) owns one of the world’s most significant collections of time-based art. JSF decided to celebrate the 15th birthday of the collection by an extraordinary exhibition with 1.5 years planned time-span, entitled „Worldbuilding”, dedicated to the art of video games. Located in a renovated industrial complex in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, the exhibition offers on 2.500 square…
With a population of 7 million, Dar es Salaam is not only Tanzania’s, but also East Africa’s largest city. Founded in 1866 by Majid bin Said, the first sultan of Zanzibar, today the city boasts 9 universities, among which Ardhi University is ranked as the country’s #3 institution of higher education. The University decided to…
On July 7th 2022, the world’s largest technology and science museum, Deutsches Museum re-opened 19 of its permanent exhibitions after a complete refurbishment which lasted several years. Among the 19 new exhibitions is the Mathematical Collection which also underwent a major expansion and complete re-design under the direction of trustee Ms Katja Rasch (in top…
