Real Sociedad Matemática Española

What Real Sociedad Matemática Española does

Real Sociedad Matemática Española (RSME) is a Spanish non-profit scientific society founded in 1911 and headquartered in Madrid at the Faculty of Mathematics of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Declared an association of public utility by the Spanish Ministry of Interior in September 2025, RSME's stated mission is the promotion and dissemination of mathematics and its applications, the fostering of research and teaching at all educational levels, and the professional development of the Spanish mathematical community. It serves individual mathematicians, university researchers, doctoral students, and secondary-school students participating in olympiads, alongside institutional members across Spain and reciprocal partners internationally.

RSME operates a portfolio of publications, events, awards, and competitions. Its publications include La Gaceta, the Boletín de la RSME, the peer-reviewed Revista Matemática Iberoamericana (co-published with the European Mathematical Society), the electronic journal TEMat, and book series with Springer Nature and the American Mathematical Society. Its events comprise the biennial Congreso Bienal (drawing 500+ mathematicians in January 2026 in Alicante), the Congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores for researchers under 35, and two annual summer schools — Escuela Lluís Santaló (with UIMP, Santander) and Escuela Miguel de Guzmán. RSME also administers the national (OME) and supports Spain's participation in the International (IMO), Iberoamerican (OIM), and European Girls' (EGMO) Mathematical Olympiads. Awards include the Premio José Luis Rubio de Francia, the Premios Vicent Caselles (co-funded with Fundación BBVA since 2015), and the Medallas de la RSME. Supplementary programs include the Programa de Mentoring, Seminarios RSME Online, the RSME-Imaginary outreach exhibition, and the MatEsElla initiative promoting women in mathematics.

RSME's business model is a recurring subscription structure based on annual individual and institutional membership fees (cuotas de socio), with reduced rates for members of reciprocal societies. It augments this with event registration, publication royalties, and co-sponsorship from foundations and universities. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, leveraging digital channels (YouTube, Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Mastodon), the rsme.es website, email bulletins (Boletín), and a network of international partnerships with the AMS, EMS, UMA, SBM, Polish Mathematical Society, Real Academia de Ciencias, CIMPA, Springer Nature, and Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. The society is governed by a member-elected Junta de Gobierno and operates with approximately 24 employees.

Name

Real Sociedad Matemática Española

Legal name

Real Sociedad Matemática Española

Website

https://rsme.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Real Sociedad Matemática Española (RSME) is the premier Spanish non-profit scientific society, founded in 1911 in Madrid, serving mathematicians, researchers, and students through publications, biennial congresses, summer schools, awards, and mathematical olympiads.

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Product category

Scientific Professional Society

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Olympiads & Subject Competitions (Science, Math, Informatics) (EDAMAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Olympiad-Style Proof & Advanced Topics Programs (Number Theory/Combinatorics/Geometry) (EDAMAEAD)

Keywords

• Mathematics scientific society
• Professional mathematical association
• Mathematics research promotion
• Mathematics publications
• Mathematical olympiads

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: RSME generates revenue through membership fees (cuotas de socio) charged to individual and institutional members. The society offers reduced rates for members of reciprocal societies. Membership enrollment is available online, by phone, or through mail-in forms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Real Sociedad Matemática Española (RSME) is a non-profit scientific society, declared of public utility, that promotes and disseminates mathematics in Spain. Its core offering centers on membership services for individual and institutional members, alongside a portfolio of academic publications (La Gaceta, Boletín, Revista Matemática Iberoamericana), research prizes (Premio José Luis Rubio de Francia, Premios Vicent Caselles, Medallas RSME), biennial and specialized congresses (Congreso Bienal, Congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores), summer schools (Escuela Lluís Santaló, Escuela Miguel de Guzmán), and national mathematical olympiads (OME, IMO, OIM, EGMO).

Product overview

The Real Sociedad Matemática Española (RSME) is a public utility scientific society that operates as a platform-and-services organization rather than a single product company. Its portfolio consists of publications (La Gaceta, Boletín, Revista Matemática Iberoamericana, TEMat), awards (Premio Rubio de Francia, Premios Vicent Caselles, Medallas RSME), congresses (Congreso Bienal, Escuela Lluís Santaló, Escuela Miguel de Guzmán, Congreso de Jóvenes), olympiads (OME, IMO, OIM, EGMO), and programs (Seminarios Online, Mentoring, RSME-Imaginary). These offerings collectively serve the mathematical community through research promotion, education, recognition, and outreach activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boletín de la RSME: Official bulletin of the society containing news, articles, and mathematical content
• La Gaceta de la RSME
• Congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores
• Congreso Bienal de la RSME

Products and services

• La Gaceta de la RSME

Quantifiable outcome

• The VI Congress of Young Researchers gathered over 300 participants from Spanish and international universities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered supportive, core and major.

• Universidad de NebrijasupportiveStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Renewed collaboration agreement for joint activities including the 'Libros, mates y mucho más' event showcasing mathematical publications and outreach.
• Fundación BBVAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-sponsor of the Premios de Investigación Matemática Vicent Caselles RSME-Fundación BBVA since 2015. Also co-organizes the annual award ceremony.
• American Mathematical Society (AMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of the RSME-AMS Congress, with the II Joint Meeting scheduled for 2027 in Santiago de Compostela. Also collaborates on joint publications and scientific programs.
• Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaboration for the Escuela Lluís Santaló summer mathematics school held at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, with the XXV edition scheduled for June 29 - July 4, 2026.
• Unión Matemática Argentina (UMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of the III RSME-UMA Joint Meeting (III Encuentro Conjunto RSME-UMA) held at Instituto Balseiro in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
• CIMPA (Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Schools CIMPA in developing countries. RSME coordinates Spanish participation and support for international mathematics schools.
• Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de España (RAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of annual conferences including the II Annual Joint RAC-RSME Conference featuring distinguished speakers like Charles Fefferman.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática (SBM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration meeting between RSME President Victoria Otero Espinar and SBM President Jaqueline Godoy Mesquita to strengthen mathematical ties between Spain and Brazil.
• Springer NaturemajorTechnology or IntegrationJoint publication series RSME-Springer producing scientific texts and monographs in mathematics.
• Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszasupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the MaThyssen competition connecting mathematics and art, with awards ceremony held at the museum.
• Sociedad Matemática Polaca (PTM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of the Hispano-Polish Mathematical Meeting covering all fields of pure and applied mathematics.
• Sociedad Española de Matemática Aplicada (SEMA)supportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in joint events including the Hispano-Polish Mathematical Meeting.
• Societat Catalana de Matemàtiques (SCM)supportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in joint events including the Hispano-Polish Mathematical Meeting.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Societat Catalana de Matemàtiques (SCM): The Catalan regional mathematical society, an adjacent peer within Spain that overlaps with RSME's constituency and co-participates in events. Comparable in mission but operating at a regional rather than national level.
• Sociedad Matemática Mexicana (SMM): The Mexican mathematical society, similar in structure and Spanish-language relevance, but operating in a different national market. Useful as a Latin American regional benchmark for RSME.
• Unión Matemática Argentina (UMA): Argentine mathematical society that co-organizes the RSME-UMA Joint Meeting. Comparable as a national society outside Spain with which RSME has formal collaboration, useful as a regional benchmark.

Direct peers

• London Mathematical Society (LMS): UK national mathematical society with a similar membership, journals, awards, and meetings portfolio. LMS serves as the structural template for RSME-style national societies in English-speaking European countries.
• American Mathematical Society (AMS): The premier U.S. mathematical society, with which RSME co-organizes joint congresses and publications. AMS operates the same model of memberships, journals (e.g., Journal of the AMS), awards, and meetings, making it the closest structural and functional peer.
• European Mathematical Society (EMS): Pan-European mathematical society that co-publishes Revista Matemática Iberoamericana with RSME. EMS runs the European Congress of Mathematics and analogous awards and committees, serving mathematicians across multiple national societies.
• Société Mathématique de France (SMF): The French national mathematical society, comparable in scope, history, and activities (journals, prizes, congresses). It is a direct peer in continental European mathematics society structure.
• Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV): The German mathematical society, organized similarly with memberships, a national journal (Jahresbericht der DMV), awards, and an annual meeting. Comparable in mission and scale to RSME.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática (SBM): Brazilian mathematical society with which RSME maintains a recent formal collaboration. Comparable as a Latin-facing national society with journals, meetings, and Olympiad programs.
• Sociedad Española de Matemática Aplicada (SEMA): The Spanish applied mathematics society, co-collaborating with RSME on the Hispano-Polish Mathematical Meeting. SEMA is a near-peer competing for the same Spanish mathematician pool, focused on applied rather than pure mathematics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RealSocMatEsp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/RealSociedadMatem%C3%A1ticaEspa%C3%B1ola
• Facebookfacebook.com/rsme.es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/realsociedamatematicaespanola
• Instagraminstagram.com/rsocmatesp

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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