On 18 April, Stage II of the All-Ukrainian Student Programming Olympiad started in Kharkiv. The regional round of the All-Ukrainian Student Programming Olympiad is being held at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics under ACM rules (1/8 of the world contest) in accordance with Order No. 793 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 29.11.2006.
The aim of the Olympiad is to give Ukrainian students an opportunity to demonstrate their skill in the art of designing algorithms and programs at a high international level. In addition, the event helps raise Ukraine's image in information technology. Softline, a leading Ukrainian developer of modern management information systems, acted as the general sponsor of the Olympiad.
The Olympiad is held among higher education institutions of the eastern region of Ukraine (Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions). The best young programmers of Eastern Ukraine, who represent the information future of our country, will gather in Kharkiv.
Dmytro Bulavin, head of Softline's Kharkiv regional branch, noted: "We maintain close contact with Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, which is one of the top three technical universities in Ukraine. Softline sponsors the Programming Olympiad because the progressive and talented young people taking part in it are the very foundation on which the success and future of our company rest."
The main rules of the Olympiad: each team of three university students is given one computer during the competition. Teams will be offered at least 9 problems to solve. The round lasts 5 hours. The jury has the right to extend the competition in case of unforeseen circumstances. It is forbidden to bring and use information in electronic form, personal computers or calculators.
During the competition, teams solve the problems set. A solution is a program (a source code file) written in one of the permitted programming languages. The program must not include other files or modules. A team may solve different problems in different programming languages.
The Olympiad brings together 44 teams with 168 participants representing 27 universities of Eastern Ukraine, as well as 2 school teams and 1 team from Tbilisi State University. Information about the teams is available on the Olympiad website http://knure.olympy.org.ua.
The prize-winners of the regional stage are invited to the world quarterfinal, which will take place in Vinnytsia (September 2007).