University Competition


Join IEEEXtreme Coding Competition

Are you a university or college student looking for a challenge? Look no further than the IEEEXtreme international programming competition!

IEEEXtreme is a 24-hour, online, global coding competition that brings together students from all over the world to test their skills and knowledge against their peers. This competition is organized by the IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology.

Participating in IEEEXtreme provides a unique opportunity for students to showcase their skills and gain recognition in the global tech community. Not only that, but it also allows students to connect with their peers from around the world and learn from each other.

But the benefits of IEEEXtreme don’t stop there. Participating in the competition can also help students develop essential skills employers highly value. These skills include problem-solving, critical thinking, and the ability to work under pressure.

Another great thing about IEEEXtreme is that it’s open to students of all skill levels. Whether a beginner or an experienced coder, you can participate and challenge yourself to improve. And with a wide variety of categories to choose from, there’s something for everyone.

So if you’re a university or college student looking for a challenge and an opportunity to showcase your skills and connect with others in the tech community, then IEEEXtreme is the perfect competition for you. Sign up today and see how far you can go!

In summary, IEEEXtreme is a 24-hour, online, global coding competition which is organized by IEEE, it gives the opportunity for university and college students to showcase their skills, connect with peers from around the world, develop important skills that are highly valued by employers, and it’s open to students of all skill levels. It is a perfect competition for anyone looking for a challenge.


ACM ICPC – Cyprus National Competition 2019

(Cyprus Collegiate Programming Contest)

On the 8th of June, the Cyprus National ACM ICPC programming competition was held at the premises of the University of Central Lancashire – Cyprus in Pyla.

The competition was co-organized by all major academic institutions in Cyprus under the auspices of the Cyprus Computer Society. The participating Universities (in alphabetic order) were the following:

  • Cyprus University of Technology
  • European University Cyprus
  • Frederick University
  • Open University of Cyprus
  • UCLan, Cyprus
  • University of Cyprus
  • University of Nicosia

The technical aspects of the competition were held up to the standards of the International Olympiad in Informatics using an automated grading environment with live feedback for the contestants.

In total, the competition hosted 8 teams of 4 members (3 contestants and one mentor). 5 algorithmic problems were given to the contestants to solve programmatically in 3 hours. By the end of the competition all 5 problems were 100% solved by at least one team.

Thanks to the work of the Organizing Committee and especially the efforts by Dr. Josephina Antoniou the competition was successfully completed without any issues.

The first two teams with the highest overall score will represent Cyprus to the South-Eastern European Regional Contest. Specifically the two teams are the following (ordered by overall rank, members ordered alphabetically):

Adamos Ttofari, Andronikos Charalambous, Rafail Loizou

Washing Machines
Coach: Chryssis Georgiou

Christodoulos Constantinides, Chryssis Eftychiou, Constantinos Demetriou

Multi-Threat
Coach: Dimitrios Kouzapas

Ranking

RankAcademic InstitutionTeam Name
1University of CyprusWashingMachines
2University of CyprusMulti-Threat
3University of Cyprusinsert_catchy_name_here
4University of CyprusCoding_Warriors
5University of CyprusTrifecta
6University of CyprusPaphos
7Cyprus University of TechnologycutOverflow
8University of Central Lancashire CyprusMAF-Lab

ACM ICPC – Cyprus National Competition 2019

On the 8th of June, the Cyprus National ACM ICPC programming competition was held at the premises of the University of Central Lancashire – Cyprus in Pyla.

The competition was co-organized by all major academic institutions in Cyprus under the auspices of the Cyprus Computer Society. The participating Universities (in alphabetic order) were the following:

  • Cyprus University of Technology
  • European University Cyprus
  • Frederick University
  • Open University of Cyprus
  • UCLan, Cyprus
  • University of Cyprus
  • University of Nicosia

The technical aspects of the competition were held up to the standards of the International Olympiad in Informatics using an automated grading environment with live feedback for the contestants.

In total the competitions hosted 8 teams of 4 members (3 contestants and one mentor). 5 problems were given to the contestants to solve in a competition that lasted 3 hours.

Thanks to the work of the Organizing Committee and especially the efforts by Dr. Josephina Antoniou the competition was successfully completed without any issues.