TheChinaPost-GraduateMathematicalContestinModeling(CPMCM)isoneoftheChinaPostgraduateInnovationandPracticeCompetitions(CPIPC).ItisjointlyhostedbytheAssociationofChineseGraduateEducationandtheChildrenandYouthScienceCenteroftheChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology(CAST),undertheguidanceoftheDepartmentofDegreeManagementandPostgraduateEducationoftheMinistryofEducationofChina.CPMCMisanacademiccompetitionfocusedonappliedresearchandpracticeinmathematicalmodeling,opentoallenrolledpostgraduatestudents.Sinceitsinceptionin2003,thecompetitionhasbeenheld21times,withatotalparticipationofover490,000students.In2024alone,morethan64,000studentsregistered.The22ndCPMCM,tobeheldin2025,willbeorganizedbyChinaUniversityofMiningandTechnologyandincludeanInternationalTrackforthesecondtime.Wewarmlyinviteoutstandingpostgraduatestudentsfromaroundtheworldtoparticipate.I.EligibilityandParticipationGuidelines1.Participantsmustbepostgraduatestudentscurrentlyenrolledatarecognizedforeignhighereducationinstitution,includingMaster’sandDoctoralstudents.AforeigninstitutionreferstoanyuniversityorcollegelocatedoutsidethePeople’sRepublicofChinathatisauthorizedtograntdegreesordiplomasindependently.Enrollmentataforeigninstitutionmeansthestudentisregisteredandeligibleforadegreeordiploma.2.Thecompetitionisonlyopentoteamentries.Eachteammustconsistof3members(1teamleaderand2teammembers),regardlessoftheirfieldsofstudyoracademicyear,andteamscanbeformedacrossuniversities.ChinesenationalsenrolledatforeigninstitutionsareeligibletoparticipateintheInternationalTrack,buteachteamcanhavenomorethan2Chinesenationals.3.ChinesepostgraduateswhoregisterfortheInternationalTrackcannotregisterfortheDomesticTracksimultaneously.4.Teamsmustcompletetheirregistrationbefore5:00PM(Beijingtime)onSeptember17,2025,byclickingthe"RegistrationLink,"whichwillbeavailableonthecompetition’sofficialwebsitestartingat0:00AM(Beijingtime)onSeptember1,2025.OfficialWebsite:https://cpipc.acge.org.cn/cw/hp/4II.Timeline,Rules,andSubmissionRequirements1.Startingat8:00AM(Beijingtime)onSeptember20,2025,teamleaderscandownloadthecompressedfilescontainingtheInternationalTrackquestionsviathe“Download&UploadLink”sentbyemail.ThefilescanbedecryptedandaccessedusingthepasswordprovidedbytheLink,startingfrom8:00AM(Beijingtime)onSeptember21,2025.EachteammustselectoneproblemtosolveandwritetheirpaperinEnglishfollowingthe“StandardCompetitionPaperFormat.”Thecompletedpaper,alongwithanyattachments,mustbeuploadedinPDFformatthroughthe“Download&UploadLink”by12:00PM,noon(Beijingtime),onSeptember25,2025.2.Duringthecompetition,allteamsmustadheretothecompetitionrulesandcompletetheirworkindependently.Teamsarestrictlyprohibitedfromdiscussingthecompetitionquestionswithanyoneoutsidetheteam.3.Participantsmustadheretoscientificethicsandacademicstandards.Allreferencesmustbeproperlycited.TheCompetition'sAcademicCommitteewillperformsimilaritychecksonallsubmittedpapers.Paperswithasimilarityrateexceedingacertainthreshold(determinedbytheAcademicCommittee)willbeclassifiedas"ProblematicPapers"andmaybesubmittedformanualreview.Anyuseofunoriginalprogramsmustbecited;otherwise,itwillbeconsideredplagiarismandclassifiedasa“ProblematicPaper.”Theorganizingcommitteewilltakestringentmeasuresagainstacademicmisconductandmayrevokeanyawardsgiventotheparticipantsinvolved,includingtheParticipationAward.Ⅲ.InternationalTrackAwardsandFinalDefense1.WorkssubmittedthroughtheInternationalTrackwillbereviewedseparatelyfromtheDomesticTrack.AwardsincludetheFirstPrize(whichmaybeleftvacant),SecondPrize,ThirdPrize,andParticipationAward.TheFirstPrizecarriesamonetaryrewardof2,000RMBperteam.2.TeamsthatwintheFirstPrizeintheInternationalTrackandaredeemedqualifiedbytheAcademicCommitteewillbeeligibleforthe“MathematicalModelingStar”defense(eitheronlineoroffline).TheywillcompeteagainstthetopDomesticTrackteamsbeforetheawardceremony.3.Thetopthreeteamsinthe"MathematicalModelingStar"defensewillbeawardedthetitlesofChampion,SecondPlace,andThirdPlace,withmonetaryrewardsof50,000RMB,30,000RMB,and20,000RMBperteam,respectively.Allotherteamsparticipatinginthedefensewillreceivea"MathematicalModelingStar"NominationAward,withamonetaryrewardof10,000RMBperteam.Ⅳ.ResultsAnnouncementandAwardCeremony1.TheOrganizingCommitteewillannouncethecompetitionresultsandpublishthelistofprospectiveawardeesontheofficialwebsiteinmid-to-lateNovember2025.2.Thefinaldefenseforthe"MathematicalModelingStar"andtheAwardCeremonywillbeheldinearlyDecember2025atChinaUniversityofMiningandTechnologyinXuzhou.Ⅴ.ContactUsMr.Gong,ghj@cumt.edu.cnMs.Xi,gscpc3@seu.edu.cnOrganizingCommitteeoftheChinaPost-GraduateMathematicalContestinModelingAugust20,2025