The 26th International Conference of Young Scientists was held in the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur on April 20-25, where schoolchildren from different countries presented their projects and research in the fields of mathematics, physics, computer science and ecology. 

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The Georgian team was composed of 10 students from the Georgian-American High School and the Georgian-American School. Georgian students achieved great success in the mathematics section - Giorgi Razmadze and Saba Sabekia returned from the conference with a gold medal (theme "Ideal Cuboid"); 

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Tamta Jashi and Elene Gvalia won bronze medals (theme "Sharigin's problem"); Nino Pipia and Lizzie Medzvelia won another bronze medal (theme "Complex Numbers and Geometry"). 

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In parallel with the conference, the event was loaded with cultural activities as well - students toured the Murugan statue, Batu Caves, Abdul Samad Palace, Putrajaya Government House and the Malaysian Symbol of Petrojas (Petrojas) Towers), which each have 88 floors and a height of 451.9 meters (the tallest twins in the world). 

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The award ceremony was held on April 24 at the Mandarin Court Hotel. 

The conference was attended by 157 students from 27 countries. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Georgia, Nikoloz Abkhazava.