Welcome to IGPME
The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education — a worldwide scholarly community advancing research and dialogue on the learning and teaching of mathematics.
Founded in 1976 in Karlsruhe, PME brings together 700–800 researchers from around 60 countries — promoting international exchange of scientific knowledge and a deeper understanding of the psychology of mathematics education.
IGPME at a glance
What PME offers
Annual Conference
Five days of plenaries, research reports and working groups. PME 49 takes place in Helsinki, 27 July – 1 August 2026.
See the programmePublications
Peer-reviewed conference proceedings — open access — together with books from the PME community and print-on-demand volumes.
Browse proceedingsMembership
Join a global network of mathematics-education researchers. Annual membership runs January to December and is included with conference registration.
How to joinJoin the PME community
IGPME is a worldwide community of mathematics-education researchers. Membership connects you to the annual conference, the proceedings archive, working groups and a global network of colleagues.
Annual membership (January–December), including a compulsory €10 donation to the Richard Skemp Memorial Fund.
- Reduced conference registration
- Access to the members area & AGM
- Newsletter & mailing list
- Support for under-represented researchers