Meike Akveld: "Modern life is unthinkable without mathematics"
This Swiss mathematician is committed to mathematical outreach and coordinator of the international association that designs the Kangaroo Mathematics Competition. She uses Knot Theory to stimulate the minds of students of all ages. On the occasion of the International Day of Mathematics, she explains to us its origins and the importance of this celebration.
Meike Akveld has been invited by the Barcelona City Council to give a talk at the institutional event for the International Day of Mathematics.
Read full interview on the website of the external page Barcelona City Council

Meike Akveld is a professor at the Department and president of Kangaroo Sans Frontières, the international association that organises the Kangaroo Mathematics competition.