The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is a prestigious international student programming olympiad. It was founded in the 1970s in the USA and has since become a global competition that gathers the best teams of students from universities around the world to solve complex algorithmic problems.

At the international level, ICPC was first held in 1977 in the USA, University of Michigan. Since then, the competition has been held annually in various countries: the USA, Russia, the Netherlands, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Japan, Sweden, Poland, Thailand, Morocco, Egypt, Bangladesh and Portugal. This year, for the first time, the competition is held in Kazakhstan in Astana and this is a very important event in the history of digital Kazakhstan.

When and how will the competition be held in Astana?

From September 15 to 20, 2024, Astana will host the 48th World Sports Programming Championship, which will be attended by 142 teams from more than 111 countries. These teams represent leading universities such as Harvard, Stanford and MIT, which makes the competition especially prestigious.

Why is it important to visit ICPC World Finals Astana 2024?

• Networking opportunities: the opportunity to meet with the best programmers in the world, leaders of the IT industry and representatives of large companies such as Huawei and JetBrains.
• Interesting events: the program includes not only the final itself, but also various events such as the ICPC Challenge and programming workshops.
• Supporting the development of IT in Kazakhstan: The ICPC World Finals in Kazakhstan highlights the country's growing importance in the field of technology and education. Also, the participation of Kazakhstani teams at this level inspires a new generation of programmers and contributes to the development of the IT industry in the region.

More information about ICPC World Finals Astana 2024: https://worldfinals.icpc.global /