Armenian students invited to participate in Imagine Cup programming competitionFebruary 14, 2011 - 19:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft Innovation Center, Microsoft Office in Armenia and Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) announced Imagine Cup programming competition for students. The theme for Imagine Cup 2011 is: “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today,” addressing the UN Millennium Development Goals (poverty eradication, combating diseases, environmental sustainability, gender issues, etc.). Eligibility requirements are as follows: teams must consist of up to 4 members, at least 3 of which are students, all team members must be 16 years of age or older, all team members must be citizens of the Republic of Armenia, at least one of the team members must have a fluent knowledge of English, and completed applications should be submitted in Armenian and English until April 25. Teams submitting best programming solutions and packages will receive presents and significant monetary prizes: 1st place - 300.000 AMD + computer, 2nd place - 250.000 AMD + computer, 3rd place - 150.000 AMD + computer. The winning team will have a chance to participate in the international Imagine Cup competition which will take place in New York City, USA, in summer 2011, EIF reported. The competition is aimed at helping IT students to identify new approaches in IT, and to develop new programming solutions and/or packages. Applicants will be offered individual consultations and trainings to enhance their presentation skills. ArmenTel company (Beeline brand) is the competition sponsor. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |