Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
X5 Tech Sprint is a championship in algorithmic programming. A total of 808 schoolchildren and students from more than 200 educational institutions in Moscow took part in it. HSE took first place among universities in the overall rating of participants, and a student Faculty of Computer Science (FKN) showed the best result.
From April 7 to 19, the first championship in programming for speed among schoolchildren and students was held in Moscow X5 Tech SprintThe venue chosen was unusual – five Perekrestok supermarkets.
The championship participants — 808 schoolchildren and students from more than 200 educational institutions in Moscow, including 124 HSE students — competed in solving problems at speed in C and Python. In total, they spent more than 3.5 thousand minutes on coding.
“In the battle format, you need to solve one simple problem in a very limited time – about five minutes,” says Mikhail Gustokashin, director Center for Student Olympiads HSE University. — This is the most spectacular format of competitions in algorithmic programming, and it is also accessible to all students familiar with programming: here it is not necessary to know complex algorithms and data structures that are required in other, longer competitions.”
The maximum score was achieved by 96 participants, and the best result (53 seconds to solve one problem) was shown by a second-year undergraduate student “Applied Mathematics and Computer Science» Dmitry Rovnyago.
Five winners received awards of 50 thousand rubles, including three students of the Faculty of Computer Science. The top 25 participants will undergo accelerated selection for an internship at X5 Tech. The top 25 also included 16 students of the Faculty of Computer Science.
HSE took first place among universities in the overall rating of participants and received a special prize – an upgrade of one of the classrooms from X5 Group.
Mikhail Gustokashin
“Our students solve many problems during their studies, including during tests with a strict time limit, so they are all ready to participate in battles. The competition format is gaining popularity, and I hope that new victories await us. We congratulate the guys on their excellent results and wish them further success!”
Text: Alexandra Sytnik
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