Bashu Primary School was a fitting location for the event, given its history of partnerships with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2018, the school received the National Special Prize for Basic Education Teaching Achievements by the Ministry of Education.

Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for STEM Education (SEAMEO STEM-ED), extolled the value of math at the event, calling it essential to daily life and urging society to equip children with mathematical thinking skills.