11. He presided over the American Mathematical Society, 1943 44, and the International Mathematical Union , 1952 54. 12. The objectives of the International Mathematical Union ( IMU ) are to promote international cooperation in mathematics. 13. She was the first woman to be president of the International Mathematical Union ( 2011 2014 ). 14. It?was awarded the inaugural Gauss Prize in 2006 by the International Mathematical Union for his lifetime achievements. 15. The medal is given every four years by the International Mathematical Union to a mathematician under age 40. 16. In 1976 at a meeting of the International Mathematical Union it was decided to form an African Mathematical Union. 17. In 2014 he became the chair of the Global Digital Mathematics Library Working Group of the International Mathematical Union . 18. He was the President of the International Mathematical Union from 2003 06 and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. 19. He has been elected president of the International Mathematical Union , becoming the first head of the group from East Asia. 20. At this time the organization was reorganized, and it became an official commission of the International Mathematical Union ( IMU ).
