Math in Moscow

Posted: August 6, 2013 10:30 a.m.

Adam Dyck is the first University of Regina student to study at the Independent University of Moscow.
Adam Dyck is the first University of Regina student to study at the Independent University of Moscow. Photo: External Relations

Adam Dyck, a 21 year-old mathematics major at the University of Regina, is getting set to learn from some of the best in the world.

Dyck will be studying at the Independent University of Moscow later this year, after being awarded a scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). 

The Independent University of Moscow was founded in 1991 and specializes in mathematics. Students from around the world study at the small, elite institution. Dyck is the first University of Regina student to attend the Independent University of Moscow.

“Going to Moscow to study is incredible. It should be fantastic,” he says.

Three other Canadians will also be going in September – one from Mount Allison University and two from Quebec. There will also be ten students from the United States, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford.

Dyck will be taking three mathematics classes, which will be taught in English. He will likely also take a class to learn Russian, and he may take another class on Russian culture.

After his four months in Russia, Dyke plans to return to the University of Regina to complete his BSc in Mathematics and hopes to one day earn a Masters and PhD.

But the trip to Moscow won’t just be about studying math. Dyck is also looking forward to learning more about Russian culture. And he also plans to teach the Russians a thing or two about Canadian culture. He’ll be wearing his Saskatchewan Roughrider gear.

“I’m taking my Rider gear and will wear it on game day, and when the Grey Cup is played, to make people there more aware. There are Rider fans all over the world.”