The 22nd International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA22)


Welcome to Linköping University, 10-15 August 2025

Welcome to the international conference ICTMA22, on teaching on mathematical modelling and application. The conference is taking place at Linköping University from Sunday 10 August to Friday 15 August 2025.

In 1989 the fourth International Conference on Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Application (ICTMA4) was arranged in Roskilde in Denmark.

For ICTMA22 in 2025 we extend an invitation to all researchers, teachers and mathematicians interested in the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling and applications to return to Scandinavia again – but this time to Sweden and the city of Linköping.

Abstract submission for ICTMA22 now open

Please use and follow the instructions in the template found in the document below and send your abstract of a maximum of 3500 characters (excluding anything other than the body text) as an attachment to abstract-ICTMA22@mai.liu.se by 15 April 2025 at the latest.

Links to register for the conference will be provided and published on this website at the end of January.

Documents

Important dates 2025

  • 15 January One page abstract submission opens
  • End of January Registration opens
  • 15 April One page abstract submission ends
  • 1 May Acceptance (with “minor”)/reject of abstracts / Review feedback to authors
  • 1 June Deadline for resubmission of abstracts
  • 15 June Regular registration closes
  • 10 August Early career day
  • 11 August Conference Start
On request delegates can get an invitation to the conference from January 15th If such an invitation is needed, please email your request to ICTMA22@mai.liu.se

Social program and excursions

The ICTMA22 social programme includes the conference dinner on 14 August and a half-day excursion on 13 August. Please note that the conference dinner is included in the conference fee – but the excursions are not.

Conference Dinner

The venue for the conference dinner is the Swedish Air Force Museum, where conference delegates will enjoy a dinner and drinks (included in the registration fee), and hopefully dance, surrounded by aircraft. The evening begins with a guided tour and exploration of the museum.

The Swedish Air Force Museum

Excursions

When the registration opens on 17 January 2025, there will be three different excursions to choose from in different price categories:

Discover Norrköping

Looking for an exciting getaway? Just a short trip from Linköping lies the charming city of Norrköping, renowned for its rich history and vibrant culture. Explore the City: Wander through the picturesque streets and take in the unique blend of old and new architecture.

Sightseeing: visit some of Norrköping’s most iconic sights, including the beautiful Motala Ström river and the historic Industrial Landscape. Free Museums: Enjoy free entry to the city’s fascinating museums, where you can delve into Norrköping’s past and present.

Don’t miss out on this perfect day trip to Norrköping – where history, culture, and adventure await you. We will provide you with maps and information to help you find your way around Norrköping. You take the train to and from Norrköping at your own expense (less than 20 euros). If you want, you can be back in Linköping in time for the Evening cruise on the Göta Canal and Lake Roxen.

Experience Linköping like never before: Guided walking tour

Join us for an unforgettable guided tour of Linköping, where groups of participants will have their own personal guide to lead them through the city’s most captivating sights. Enjoy the luxury of having your own guide, ensuring an engaging tour. The tour will discover the rich history of Linköping as you visit landmarks such as the majestic Linköping Cathedral. Youl earn fascinating stories and facts about the city’s past and present from your knowledgeable guide.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore Linköping in a way you’ve never experienced before. The fee for participating in the guided tour of Linköping is 250 SEK (about 22 euro). The fee will be paid as an add on to the conference fee if you pick this option. If you want, you can do both the guided tour of Linköping and the Evening cruise on the Göta Canal and Lake Roxen.

A trip to historic Vadstena

Join us for an enchanting afternoon trip to the historic city of Vadstena, where history comes alive. Sit back and relax as we take care of your journey to and from Vadstena and enjoy a guided tour with a knowledgeable guide who will share fascinating stories and insights. During the afternoon we will visit the city’s renowned museums, majestic castles, and ancient monasteries, all steeped in rich history.

Don’t miss this chance to explore the wonders of Vadstena. The fee for participating in the trip to historic Vadstena is 450 SEK (about 38 euro). The fee will be paid as an add on to the conference fee if you pick this option. If you want, you can do both the trip to historic Vadstena and the Evening cruise on the Göta Canal and Lake Roxen.

Evening cruise on Göta canal and lake Roxen

Experience an unforgettable evening as you glide gently between sparkling waves and twinkling stars. This picturesque setting is perfect for a successful night out. Enjoy the stunning backdrop as we cruise along Lake Roxen and Göta Canal, passing through a total of 14 locks. Included in the price of the trip is a feast of seafood delicacies, including as many shrimp as you like and it includes two 50 cl beers or two glasses of wine, along with butter, bread, cheese, mayonnaise, and coffee after the meal. We will arrange transfer to the boat that departure at 19:00 from Berg and return back at 23:00 thereafter you will be picked up by a bus, that take you back to Linköping.

Don’t miss this enchanting evening cruise. Book your spot now and enjoy a magical night on the water. The fee for participating in the cruise, with transfer, shrimps and drinks is 799 SEK (about 70 euro). The boat can accommodate a maximum of 150 passengers. However, we need a minimum number of passengers for the trip to proceed. Therefore, we will delay charging the cost until mid-June.

If you want, you have time to do the guided tour of Linköping or the trip to historic Vadstena earlier in the afternoon, before going on the Evening cruise on the Göta Canal and Lake Roxen.

Alternative, not centrally organised, options

There are also many other options for shorter (evening) excursions in the city of Linköping and around the Linköping area (please note that none of these are included in the conference fee). Some possibilities are (listed in no particular order):

Registration

Registration opens

Links to register for the conference will be provided and published on this website at the end of January. All individuals wishing to attend ICMTA22 must complete an online registration form which will be available on the conference website. Separate links will be provided for Regular Academic Participants, PhD Students and Accompanying Persons.

Please note that due to tax regulations in Sweden, conference fees and other costs depend on the type of affiliation of the participant:

  • For participants representing a university or institution, the registration fee is exclusive of VAT.
  • For participants who do not represent a university or institution ("other" in the registration portal) the registration fee includes VAT.
  • For delegate excursions (as well as the conference dinner and bus pass for accompanying persons), all prices are inclusive of VAT.

As a result, we need to ask participants to provide the VAT number of their university or institution when registering for ICTMA22.

Please also note that accommodation must be booked separately by delegates, see below for more information on accommodation.

Registration fee

Please note that due to regulations in Sweden, prices must be quoted and paid in Swedish Kronor (SEK). The estimated cost in Euro is based on the exchange rate that 1 Euro is approximately 11.70 SEK.

Delegates who register before 15 June:

  • Regular academic 4 973 SEK (about 425€).
  • PhD students 4 388 SEK (about 375€).

Delegates registering after 15 June:

  • Regular academic 5 558 SEK (about 475€)
  • PhD student 4 680 SEK (about 400€)

Accompanying person can opt for participating in (Fees here must include VAT by law):

  • The Welcome reception on 10 August: 4 680 SEK (about 400€).
  • All of the excursions (see information on excursions).
  • A 5-day bus pass for transportation from Linköping city and the conference venue: 250
    SEK (about 21€).

What’s included with registration for delegates?

  • Access to the conference venue and all sessions.
  • Conference certificate.
  • Welcome reception with finger food on 10 August.
  • Fika (coffee breaks + snacks) twice daily on 11, 12 and 14 August and once daily on 13 and 15 August.
  • Lunch on 11-15 August (packed lunch on the excursion day on 13 August and take-away lunch on 15 August).
  • Conference dinner on 14 August.
  • A 5-day bus pass for transportation from Linköping city and the conference venue.
  • An opportunity for presenters to have their paper(s) published in the conference proceedings (provided the paper(s) qualify and pass the review process that will take place after the conference).
  • A copy of a book coming out of the conference published by Springer.

Cancellations and refund policy

Cancellation of registration will be accepted until 28 July, 2025, up to which date the total amount will be refunded. Notification of cancellation must be made in writing and sent to Travel Team Sweden AB, at liu@travelteam.se.

About ICTMA

Venue

The venue of ICTMA22 is the campus Valla of Linköping University in Linköping. All the academic activities of the conference will take place in one building and two adjacent
corridors. The lunch restaurant is within 3-5 minutes walking distance, and the Mathematics Department where the Early career day are held, are within 2-3 minutes walking distance.

C-building (Swedish: “C-huset”) – the main conference venue.Photographer: Thor Balkhed

More information about the conference

Travel information

Travelling to and from the city of Linköping, as well as local transport in Linköping, is easy and accessible.

Getting to Linköping: Long distance transportation

There are several ways to get to Linköping and please consider your CO2 emissions:

  • Linköping City Airport (LPI) has direct and frequent connections to Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport (AMS), which has many international flights. Alternatively, you can fly to Stockholm Arlanda International Airport (ARN) and then take the train or bus to Linköping (see below).
  • By express train, Linköping is a stop on the line between Copenhagen Kastrup International Airport (CPH) and Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN). The train takes 3-3.5 hours from Kastrup and 2-2.5 hours from Arlanda. There is a direct night train from Hamburg which takes approximately 10 hours.
  • There are several ways to get to Linköping by bus from Arlanda and Kastrup, as well as from a number of European cities. For example, there is a direct overnight Flixbus from Hamburg to Linköping, which takes about 12 hours. 

Overviews of ways to travelling to Linköping can be found at the following webpages:

Getting around in Linköping: Local transportation

The public transport system in Linköping is very well developed and it is easy to get from the centre of Linköping (the hotel area) to the Valla campus by bus; see
https://liu.se/en/article/how-to-get-to-campus and https://www.ostgotatrafiken.se/.

Participants will receive a 5-day bus pass for transport between the city of Linköping and the conference venue, which is included in the registration fee. The bus pass will be sent by SMS, so we kindly ask participants to provide their mobile phone number when registering (in the registration portal).

Accommodation

Hotels are located in the city of Linköping, 3-3.5 km from the campus. The easiest way to get to the campus is by public transport, by bicycle or on foot. The University has pre-arranged contracts with a number of hotels and rooms have been pre-booked for conference participants. Participants will need to book their own accommodation.

Book at scandichotels.se
and use the promocode BICT100825

Transport from the hotels and Linköping city centre will be provided by the local municipal bus service. The 5-day bus ticket, a specially issued QR code, will be sent to participants' smartphones prior to the conference.

As hotel bookings can be cancelled free of charge up to X days prior to arrival, and pre-booked hotels will gradually release rooms to the public in early May, please book your hotel as soon as possible.

History

The International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (the 'Community') is a membership organisation that exists to promote Applications and Modelling in all areas of mathematics education - primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities. The ICTMA conferences began in the first half of the 1980s and have been held more or less every other year since then:

  • ICTMA-1 1983 University of Exeter, England
  • ICTMA-2 1985 University of Exeter, England
  • ICTMA-3 1987 University of Kassel, Germany
  • ICTMA-4 1989 University of Roskilde, Denmark
  • ICTMA-5 1991 Freudenthal Institute, Netherlands
  • ICTMA-6 1993 University of Delaware, USA
  • ICTMA-7 1995 University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
  • ICTMA-8 1997 University of Queensland, Australia
  • ICTMA-9 1999 University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • ICTMA-10 2001 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • ICTMA-11 2003 Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA
  • ICTMA-12 2005 City University, London, UK
  • ICTMA-13 2007 Indiana University, USA Kathmandu University, Nepal (Satellite Meeting)
  • ICTMA-14 2009 University of Hamburg, Germany
  • ICTMA-15 2011 Australian Catholic University, Australia
  • ICTMA-16 2013 Universidade Regional De Blumenau, SC, Brazil
  • ICTMA-17 2015 University of Nottingham, U.K.
  • ICTMA-18 2017 University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
  • ICTMA-19 2019 University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • ICTMA-20 2022 University of Würzburg, Germany
  • ICTMA-21 2023 Yokohama National University, Japan

 

Learn more about the history of ICTMA

Read more about ICTMA

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