Khot was awarded the 2014 Rolf Nevanlinna Prize by the International Mathematical Union, for his work related to the Unique Games Conjecture, as well as for posing the conjecture itself.
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Lions was elected President of the International Mathematical Union in 1991 and also received the Japan Prize and the Harvey Prize that same year . and numerous other foreign academies.
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On account of his professional and academic achievements, his name finds, justifiable, a place in the World Directory of Mathematicians published in 1986 under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union.
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Both Norwegians and non-Norwegians may serve on the Committee; they are elected by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and nominated by the International Mathematical Union and the European Mathematical Society.
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The symposium is jointly endorsed by the International Mathematical Union and the Professor Edward Bierstone of the University of Toronto was the director of the institute during the inaugural symposium in October 2012.
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It is presented every four years by the International Mathematical Union and is often referred to as the " Nobel prize of mathematics . " It is generally shared by four different researchers.
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The prize is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology ( India ) and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters through the Abel Fund, with the cooperation of the International Mathematical Union.
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Jacob Palis, president of the International Mathematical Union, said the aim of the prize is to make the " mathematics much more visible to society " and to mark its importance in human creativity.
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He was president of the Brazilian Mathematical Society and member on several occasions of international commissions of the IMU ( International Mathematical Union ) and TWAS ( Academy of Sciences for the Developing World ).
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In memory of Shiing-Shen Chern, the International Mathematical Union established the Chern Medal in 2010 to recognize " an individual whose accomplishments warrant the highest level of recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics ".
