On October
26th, 165 teams from 56 universities and colleges nationwide
officially participated in the ACM-ICPC 2013 national online preliminary
contest at 4 campuses in Hanoi, Danang, Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) and Ho Chi Minh City.
Competing with 14 teams from 6 central universities at the DTU campus, 4 DTU
teams qualified to participate in the ACM/ICPC Asia Regional Contest, to be
hosted by DTU from November 28th to 29th.
Lecturer
Nguyen Duc Man, Dean of the DTU International School, coaches competition teams
At the ACM/ICPC 2013 National Online
Preliminary Contest, each team, consisting of 3 members and a coach did exams on
a computer for 5 hours. At the DTU campus, 14 teams from Duy Tan University, Polytechnic
University, the University of Economics, the FPT
University, Pham Van Dong University and Hue University participated. According
to the organizers, in order to qualify for the ACM/ICPC 2013 Asia Regional
contest, teams had to answer correctly at least 1 mathematical exercise in the
online contest. 4 out of 5 teams from DTU qualified for the ACM/ICPC Asia
Regional Contest. They were the Stork Green, Stork Red, Stork White and Stork
Yellow teams.
Dr. Pham Anh Phuong, a lecturer of the DTU IT Faculty said: “The 2013 ACM/ICPC
National online preliminary contest attracts a large number of teams from reputable
universities nationwide. The contest is really interesting for talented
youngsters to compete with each other. It is also a vital way for contestants
to exchange ideas, to improve their teamwork and programming skills, and to contribute
to the enhancement of IT education and research nationwide.”
Hoping to organize successful international programming competitions this season,
DTU is now officially hosting the 2013 ACM/ICPC Asia Regional Contest. The Organizers
will award a Championship prize, 3 first prizes, 4 second prizes and 4 third
prizes at the OLP’13 and ACM/ICPC final ceremony to honor the best teams.
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