The IMMC was inspired by the HiMCM, a similar contest sponsored by COMAP but mainly attracting teams within the United States.

[8] At the conclusion of the five-day period, papers are sent to an international expert committee composed of mathematics faculty from the world’s leading universities.

[32][33] The 2016 IMMC winning teams from the USA and Hong Kong, in addition to the Meritorious German team, were brought to Hamburg, Germany for the IMMC Award Ceremony on 26 July 2016 at the University of Hamburg as part of the quadrennial International Congress on Mathematical Education.

On August 7, 2017, with the efforts by COMAP and NeoUnion ESC Organization an award ceremony was held at Harvard University, Cambridge MA., USA.

Rather IMMC will make resources available to schools and countries/regions of the Outstanding teams to allow them to fund local ceremonies which they can schedule as their situations permit.

Rather IMMC will make resources available to schools and countries/regions of the top teams to allow them to fund local ceremonies which they can schedule as their situations permit.

Rather IMMC will make resources available to schools and countries/regions of the Outstanding teams to allow them to fund local ceremonies which they can schedule as their situations permit.

The IMMC has been featured by: Apple Daily China News Review (CRNTT) Commercial Radio Hong Kong (人民大道中) DBC Radio Hong Kong Commercial Daily Hong Kong Economic Journal KRON 4 Television KTSF Television Metro Daily Ming Pao On.CC Oriental Daily News Palo Alto Daily Post Palo Alto Weekly San Jose Mercury News Shumo Sing Tao Daily Sky Post Ta Kung Pao The Sun Wen Wei Po Wo Ke Ji The IMMC is overseen by an international Organizing Committee of the following people:[34] Advisory/Academic Committee for IMMC in Greater China:[35] Expert Panel for IMMC in Greater China:[36] The 2017 IMMC contest period will end on May 8, 2017 (national rounds within certain countries will end earlier).