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The lecture course "University of the Silver Age" began at Novosibirsk State University on October 8th. The participants were pensioners from the Sovetsky District of Novosibirsk. This course on financial literacy was organized by Faculty of Economics (EF) of NSU In collaboration with the administration of the Sovetsky District of Novosibirsk, with the support of State Duma Deputy Alexander Aksenenko, the event is being conducted by specialists from Alfa-Bank and Sber. It is part of the mandatory "Service Learning" course, which is being implemented in various formats at all universities across the country and aims to develop civic responsibility, leadership skills, and patriotism, along with professional competencies, through the implementation of socially oriented projects. Students are assigned tasks by social partners, who also oversee student activities throughout the semester. The "Silver Age University" course events in the fall semester are being organized by a project team of second-year students from the NSU Faculty of Economics: Ulyana Molodtseva, Daria Denisova, Darima Bayartueva, and Daria Zyazeva.

The first event of the course was a lecture by Alfa-Bank representative Tatyana Shamanaeva, titled "Money in Action: Generating Income from Savings and Deposits." The expert discussed investment types, and the audience learned about the main instruments for capital growth, namely, savings accounts, deposits, and securities. Investment strategies were also discussed, with the bank representative explaining how to choose the appropriate action plan based on goals and investment timeframes. She also explained when it's appropriate to invest your savings and, together with the audience, explored key points for an effective start and risk minimization. This lecture was aimed not only at helping students understand the basics of investing, but also at their practical application for generating a stable income and managing their finances wisely.

Tatyana Shamanaeva explained that investing can be a way for seniors to supplement their pensions. However, only available funds should be invested, as investments always carry some risk. The most common investment instruments are stocks and bonds. For those who are less willing to take risks, federal loan bonds, which offer yields around the Central Bank of the Russian Federation's key rate, as well as corporate bonds from reliable companies and municipal bonds, may be preferable. However, it's important to avoid high-yield bonds (20% or more above the Central Bank of the Russian Federation's key rate), as they are often risky. Also, avoid investing all your funds in a single bond or a single issuer (an organization or other entity that issues and markets financial assets such as stocks, bonds, banknotes, or bank cards to raise funds).

The expert also explained how pensioners can use various banking products, earn interest on deposits, cashback on prescription medications, and certain purchase categories.

The next lecture, "Financial Health," will take place on October 15th. Sberbank representative Anna Voronova will lead the lecture. She will offer advice on maintaining financial stability, managing financial obligations, and rationally building capital and creating financial plans. The expert will also discuss expenses, savings, insurance, investments, and pensions, and introduce the audience to the four components of financial health. She will present simple and effective methods for maintaining a balance between income and expenses, provide recommendations for managing debt and payments, and provide a detailed analysis of the key factors that shape a person's financial health. She will also share strategies for a secure future, helping to rationally build capital and create financial plans.

The third event will be hosted by the project team organizing the "University of the Silver Age" course. It will be a fascinating journey through time, "At the Crossroads of Generations: From Soviet Classics to 21st-Century Flicks." In the first part, attendees will enjoy a quiz about famous Soviet films, complete with riddles and a challenge to guess the melodies played against familiar soundtracks. The second part will feature a discussion about how the values, language, and habits of generations have changed—from boomers to zoomers. The meeting will conclude with an interactive quiz about slang from different eras: attendees will be asked to guess which modern words have become equivalents of Soviet expressions.

"This is the second year we've been offering the lecture course, 'Silver Age University,' for pensioners in the Sovetsky District as part of the 'Service-Learning' course. This spring, we successfully held a series of lectures on financial and computer literacy, 'Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the Senior Generation.' The project was a success and received a positive response from the audience, so we decided to continue the series. The lectures held at NSU are also open to students and faculty, and I think they will be useful for everyone. Last year, we focused on cybersecurity and financial innovation, and this year we've focused on investing and financial well-being. The first lecture has already received numerous positive reviews from attendees. They noted the relevance of the topic, the accessible presentation of the information, and its practical benefits," said Elena Obukhova, PhD in Economics and Associate Professor in the Department of Management at NSU's Faculty of Economics.

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A large-scale hackathon dedicated to indoor navigation was held at Novosibirsk State University by the YADRO laboratory. This unique event brought together 78 participants in 22 teams representing not only Faculty of Information Technology (FIT), but also other faculties and institutes of NSU.

The YADRO laboratory, based at the Faculty of Information Technologies but with university-wide status, emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, allowing students from various fields to immerse themselves in solving real-world engineering problems and gain invaluable experience in team development. The hackathon's theme, "Indoor Navigation Technologies," was chosen deliberately: today, when global positioning systems such as GPS/GLONASS have become indispensable in everyday life, indoor navigation systems remain a pressing issue without a universal solution.

The hackathon consisted of two intense stages. In the first, teams were given a testing ground with special beacons installed in advance. Using a signal from these beacons, they had to record the route they had taken on the computer, which required both technical and organizational skills. In the second round, participants presented their innovative solutions to indoor navigation, described their architecture, shared their experiences, and were evaluated by a panel of experts.

Hackathon organizer Alexander Alexandrovich Vlasov spoke about the significance and relevance of the task:

"Each of us is accustomed to the all-powerful GPS or GLONASS outdoors, but indoors, this service stops working, creating serious challenges—from finding classrooms at universities to navigating large shopping malls and airports. We are confident that our future IT engineers, whom we train today, will use robots and artificial intelligence to automate everyday and industrial processes in buildings—where most of our lives take place, and this is impossible without a precision positioning system."

The selection process was as open as possible: even schoolchildren and humanities students with basic IT knowledge were welcome to apply. The hackathon's rules allowed teams to independently assign roles and choose strategies, while the organizers provided comprehensive support in the form of consultations and the selection of training materials relevant to the task.

"Navigation in large buildings is a complex task. Beyond shopping malls and airports, there are major industrial facilities with robotic lines, where positioning is a matter of safety and an accuracy of 1-2 meters. We proposed a system based on beacons and an intelligent algorithm that achieved an accuracy of about 1.5 meters," said Bogdan Afanasyev, a Master's student in Philosophy and a member of the AKL team, about his project.

The results of the first round were announced on October 3, and the second round on October 4 at the YADRO Lab Day celebration. On that day, the participants discussed the challenges they encountered during the rounds, presented their solutions, and participated in the awards ceremony. Team "Barebuhi" emerged as the winner, with ProBLEms taking second place and SysCall taking third. Team n00bmasters also received the Audience Choice Award for their original engineering solution.

Participants gained not only valuable experience and knowledge, but also worthy prizes from YADRO, including financial support, which provided them with additional incentive for further research and development.

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September 30th Faculty of Information Technology The final round of the TE AI HACK 2025 AI hackathon, timed to coincide with the faculty's 25th anniversary, was held at NSU's Faculty of Information Technologies (FIT). Over the course of two days, 19 teams of students and schoolchildren worked on solving cases related to the use of AI agents in business processes.

The hackathon was organized by the NSU Institute of Information Technologies and True Engineering. It was the first time the event was held, and over 60 people participated.

According to Anastasia Surkova, a fourth-year student at the NSU Faculty of Information Technologies and one of the organizers, the emphasis was on product development: “We wanted the students to understand the potential client’s goals and create not only a working prototype, but also a complete product that could be presented.”

The teams worked on two tasks: the first was "smart search," a service that uses an AI agent to transform users' informal queries into formal language and find the necessary information in a knowledge base. The second was document comic book transformation, a solution that transforms textual information into visual stories.

The geography of the participants turned out to be broader than the organizers expected: among the contestants were students from the Faculty of Information Technology, the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics (FMM) of NSU, the Institute of Intelligent Robotics (IIR) of NSU, NSTU, RANEPA, as well as Novosibirsk high school students.

"We expected the hackathon to be primarily for our students, but in the end, we had students from various universities and even schools. This is great: it means there's genuine demand for such events," noted Anton Chumak, a fourth-year student at the NSU Faculty of Information Technologies and one of the hackathon's organizers.

Thirteen teams advanced to the final defense. In the finals, the participants presented their projects to experts from the IT company True Engineering. According to the jury, they were particularly impressed by the uniqueness of the cases and the teams' dedicated work.

TE AI HACK 2025 Winners: 1st place — Team Hedgehog (Ilya Karakulin, NSU Institute of Intelligent Robotics; Yulia Vyaznikova, Ilya Pereverzev, and Bogdan Martynov, NSU Faculty of Information Technologies); 2nd place — Team bebryata (Pavel Ivankov, Semyon Denisov, NSU Faculty of Information Technologies; Mikhail Borovets, NSU Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Informatics); 3rd place — Team False Engineering (Maria Shipaeva, NSU Faculty of Information Technologies; Alexander Bondarenko, Bogdan Afanasyev, NSU Faculty of Mathematics and Mathematics).

All participants received prizes—merch from True Engineering and NSU—and the best teams were added to the company's talent pool. This means they will receive priority for internships and interviews.

The organizers noted that the hackathon atmosphere was intense but inspiring: "We worked very hard, and it wasn't just an event for the sake of it, but a real-life experience of interacting with a company. It was a tremendous experience for the students," shared Anastasia Surkova.

True Engineering also positively assessed the first experience of holding a hackathon together with NSU and expressed its readiness to continue the collaboration.

NSU's Faculty of Future Technologies celebrated its 25th anniversary in the true spirit of a faculty of future technologies: creating new solutions and uniting the university, industry, and talented students.

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On October 2, the scientific and practical conference “Technological Sovereignty Begins with Us,” dedicated to the 25th anniversary, was held in the conference hall of the new NSU classroom building. Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) of NSUThe event brought together students, faculty, researchers, and the faculty's partners. The conference addressed the development of domestic IT technologies. A ceremony celebrating the faculty's anniversary was part of the conference.

The scientific and practical conference began with a presentation by Mikhail Lavrentyev, Dean of the NSU Faculty of Information Technologies and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who discussed the faculty's history, development, and key achievements.

"On a day like this, I certainly want to remember Vladimir Ivanovich Nifontov, the founding dean of the Faculty of Information Technology. At the initiative of NSU Rector Nikolai Sergeyevich Dikansky, he took on a difficult task: he founded our faculty, which is still growing, on the premises of the Faculty of Engineering at the NSU Higher College of Informatics. Thanks to Vladimir Ivanovich, the Faculty of Information Technology is currently growing and developing. Another dean who made a significant contribution to the development of our faculty was Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Mikhailovich Fedotov; it was always comfortable and pleasant to work with him," said Mikhail Lavrentyev.

According to SuperJob, NSU's Faculty of Information Technologies ranks 7th in Russia for graduate salaries. It is also among the top 301–350 universities in the Computer Science category.

"This year, the competition for the faculty's graduate program is 2.5 applicants per place, which demonstrates that graduate school has become popular among IT specialists. I'm pleased to announce that our dissertation defense council for technical sciences has been established. Only a few universities have been authorized to award academic degrees. Our university joined this cohort, and our council began its work this year. Three dissertation defenses have already been held, and a fourth is being processed," emphasized Mikhail Lavrentyev.

In total, the Faculty of Industrial Technologies (FIT) has over 300 faculty members, 185 of whom are company directors and leading IT specialists. The faculty collaborates closely with businesses: four joint laboratories currently operate at the Faculty of Industrial Technologies (FIT): SberLab NSU, Shift Lab, YADRO Laboratory, and PGLab. To further foster fruitful collaboration with partners, the university has established the honorary titles of "Industrial Professor" and "Industrial Associate Professor." These titles enable company representatives to obtain associate professor positions at the university without holding an academic degree.

The faculty also includes many candidates and doctors of science, as well as staff members from Akademgorodok institutes. For example, the faculty closely collaborates with the A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems, the S. L. Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, the Federal Research Center for Information and Computational Technologies, and others.

"The Institute of Cytology and Genetics and the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics are particularly noteworthy in this list—two institutes that aren't specifically targeted at IT specialists. Nevertheless, we've developed fruitful collaborations with each, and each offers its own educational specializations. Students actively choose and continue their scientific and engineering careers directly at these institutes. One of the faculty's graduates, Deputy Dean for Master's Studies A.A. Vlasov, began his career at the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, defended his dissertation in geophysics, and then returned to the university—a shining example of an interesting and successful career," added Mikhail Lavrentyev.

Later at the conference, leading IT specialists and IT company executives presented reports on topics such as technological independence, software import substitution, artificial intelligence developments, and infrastructure solutions, and also shared experiences with students from the faculty. Speakers included representatives from SberTech, SoftLab-NSK, Data East, Exposoft, and others.

The ceremony, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the faculty, began with a speech by NSU Rector and RAS Academician Mikhail Fedoruk:

"I am pleased to be here at the Faculty of Information Technology's celebration. As many of you know, the Faculty of Information Technology emerged during the era of faculty formation, under Nikolai Sergeyevich Dikansky. On this day, it's worth recognizing the Faculty's deans, all of whom were remarkable individuals. For example, the organizing dean, Vladimir Ivanovich Nifontov, was a poet, an artist, and a mountain climber. It's also worth remembering those who stood at the origins of computer science, two outstanding figures in Akademgorodok—Andrei Petrovich Ershov and Igor Vasilyevich Pottosin."

Importantly, the faculty maintains its growth momentum: for example, the average Unified State Exam (USE) score for the Computer Science and Systems Engineering program this year was 91.3, 1.6 points higher than the 2024 target, and for Software Engineering and Computer Science, it was 88, one of the highest scores at NSU. Considering the number of students enrolled on a state-funded basis, this is an excellent indicator for the entire university. I sincerely congratulate the faculty, wishing them prosperity and growth. We have high hopes for the development of the Faculty of Information Technologies and the IT industry in Akademgorodok. Twenty-five years is a wonderful year. It's young, vibrant, and exciting.

Vice Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Irina Manuilova joined in the congratulations:

"Twenty-five is a time when you've developed a certain confidence, a clear vision, and a passion for what you do. I want the faculty to maintain and enhance these qualities. The faculty is engaged in a task of paramount importance to the country, because training IT specialists means addressing the challenges of technological sovereignty, technological leadership in the truest sense. Without IT technologies, without working with artificial intelligence, it's unlikely we can expect any significant success. And you, future specialists, must be the first to do this. Over these 25 years, this school has developed, and it has become one of the best not only in the country but also in the world. And so I'm confident that success and a breakthrough await us. The faculty has developed a unique ecosystem where education, science, and industry, represented by IT companies, work together." This is what the founders of our Akademgorodok bequeathed to us, and I am confident that this model, which is successfully implemented today at your faculty, will continue to justify its purpose for many decades to come!

The ceremony also included awards to faculty members and partners for their work and contributions to the development of the NSU Faculty of Information Technology.

The Governor of the Novosibirsk Region awarded its awards to: Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology for Postgraduate Studies Aris Savvich Tersenov and Industrial Professor of NSU, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology for Master's Studies Alexander Alexandrovich Vlasov.

Mikhail Mikhailovich Lavrentyev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, and Dmitry Evgenievich Palchunov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Head of the Department of General Informatics of the Faculty of Information Technology, received awards from the Ministry of Science and Innovation Policy of the Novosibirsk Region.

A certificate of gratitude from the Ministry of Science and Innovation Policy of the Novosibirsk Region was presented to Associate Professor and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Valery Avdeevich Churkin.

Svetlana Leonidovna Zubkova, Head of the Educational and Methodological Department of the Faculty of Information Technology; Tatyana Viktorovna Nesterenko, Coach of the NSU National Team in Sports Programming and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Informatics Systems; and Vladimir Isachenko, Coach of the NSU National Team in Sports Programming and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Informatics Systems, were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Novosibirsk City Hall.

Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences Yuri Alekseevich Zagorulko and Associate Professor, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Aleksey Lvovich Perezhogin received gratitude from the Novosibirsk City Hall.

A letter of thanks from the Novosibirsk mayor's office was presented to associate professor and candidate of physical and mathematical sciences Olga Andreevna Kutnenko.

Professor and Doctor of Technical Sciences Vladimir Borisovich Barakhnin and Professor and Doctor of Philosophy Alexander Nikolaevich Savostyanov were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Sovietsky District Administration for their professional successes and achievements, as well as many years of conscientious work for the benefit of the Sovietsky District of Novosibirsk.

The Sovetsky District Administration presented a certificate of gratitude to Associate Professor and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Gulnara Erkinovna Yakhyaeva and Senior Lecturer Marina Anatolyevna Derzho.

At the end of the ceremony, the students of the Class of 2025 read a message to the students of 2050, “sealed” it in a time capsule, which they handed over to the Dean of the Faculty for safekeeping.

Events celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NSU Faculty of Information Technologies are taking place throughout this week—Programmer's Week. It includes hackathons, quizzes, a research and practice conference, a first-year student orientation, and an Olympiad. The celebratory week will conclude on October 5th with the online round of the 26th I.V. Pottosin Open All-Siberian Programming Olympiad, the largest IT event in Russia.

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The 8th International Scientific and Practical Conference "EAST-FOCUS: Current Issues in the Study of History, International Relations, and Cultures of Eastern Countries" is being held at Novosibirsk State University from October 2-4. The event is dedicated to the 70th birthday of the candidate of historical sciences and professor of the Department of Oriental Studies. Humanities Institute of NSU Sergei Aleksandrovich Komissarov and Andrei Vasilyevich Varenov, PhD in History and Associate Professor of the same department, who dedicated many years of their lives to teaching and research at NSU. The anniversary couple attended the conference's opening ceremony and are actively participating in its work. The event was organized by Novosibirsk State University and the NSU Humanities Institute. Department of Oriental Studies, Novosibirsk State University, Laboratory of Oriental Studies "Orientir" of the Scientific and Educational Center "Applied and Academic Oriental Studies" of the NSU Mining Institute and Scientific, educational and cultural center "Confucius Institute" GI NSU.

Welcoming the participants of the scientific and practical conference, NSU Rector and RAS Academician Mikhail Fedoruk noted the invaluable contribution of the anniversary celebrants to the development of Oriental studies at the university.

"The university's development vector in terms of international cooperation is focused on the East. This trend has been particularly evident recently. This is evidenced by the significant number of students from these countries studying at NSU, as well as active collaboration with Chinese universities, which will only expand in the near future. Conference participants can look forward to two days of intensive work, meaningful meetings, and discussions on current issues in modern Asian studies. I am confident that this conference will be held for many years to come," said Mykhailo Fedoruk.

As Evgeny Sagaydak, Head of the NSU Education Export Department, noted, this conference traditionally brings together not only renowned scholars from Russia and abroad, but also young researchers of the East. It is here that they exchange opinions and identify areas for collaboration. This year, researchers of the East are celebrating two anniversaries.

"Today we celebrate the contributions of Sergei Aleksandrovich Komissarov and Andrei Vasilievich Varenov to Asian studies. I can say without exaggeration that Sergei Aleksandrovich introduced China to our university. He organized the trip of the first official NSU delegation to China. And today, thanks to him, NSU is one of the leaders among all Russian universities in cooperation with China. Since then, we have implemented many joint programs. Let me remind you that 14 years ago, again with the active participation of Sergei Aleksandrovich, our university opened the first joint Russian-Chinese institute," explained Evgeny Sagaydak.

Andrey Zuev, Director of the NSU Humanities Institute, emphasized the expanding geographic reach of the conference participants. He mentioned that the program is increasingly featuring speakers from various Asian studies research centers and universities not only in Russia, but also from Mongolia, China, Central Asian countries, and Israel. This year, a delegation from Myanmar is participating in the conference.

"We are pleased with the high scientific level of the conference's papers, the participation of high-level specialists representing research institutes and universities, and the interest in Asian studies among young people. This means that this field of scholarship will continue to develop successfully," said Andrey Zuev.

Professor Tserennadmid Sukhtulga of the Mongolian State Agrarian University addressed the conference participants via video link.

"From the eastern Urals to Japan and India, as well as all of Central Asia, we are still united by a common culture and history. The renowned Russian historian and orientalist Lev Nikolayevich Gumilev emphasized the importance of the alliance between the peoples of Russia and the Eastern European steppes. He argued that this alliance helped Russia resist Europe. I firmly believe that the research work of our colleagues, orientalists, will help rediscover many forgotten chapters in the history of our peoples and their cultures," said Tserennadmid Sukhtulga.

The plenary session was dedicated to the anniversary celebrants, Sergei Aleksandrovich Komissarov and Andrei Vasilyevich Varenov. Yulia Azarenko, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Oriental Studies and Director of the Confucius Institute of the Novosibirsk State University Institute of Archaeology, and Maria Kudinova, Senior Researcher in the Department of Paleometallic Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, dedicated their report to Sergei Aleksandrovich Komissarov. Ekaterina Girchenko, Candidate of Historical Sciences and Researcher in the Department of Stone Age Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about Andrei Vasilyevich Varenov. The celebrants themselves also spoke. Sergei Aleksandrovich Komissarov presented a report entitled "The Magic of Art Deco in Shanghai," and Andrei Vasilyevich Varenov, along with a junior researcher at the "Orientir" laboratory for Oriental Studies, spoke about the Japanese mask theater of Gigaku and its Sanxingdui roots.

On the same day, as part of the conference, an exhibition entitled "Oriental Art Objects in Everyday Life" opened, featuring artifact collections from faculty members of the NSU Institute of Oriental Studies' Department.

The conference is structured around several sections: "Modern and Contemporary History of the Countries of the Near and Far East," "History and Culture of the Countries of the East," "Buddhism in History and Modernity: Philosophy, Culture, Society," "Archaeology and Ancient History of the Countries of the East," "Language and Culture of the Countries of the East," and "Politics, Economics, and International Relations of the Countries of the East."

The conference will conclude with a master class on traditional games of the peoples of Asia, led by Elena Voytishek, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Scientific and Educational Center for Applied and Academic Oriental Studies, and Head of the Oriental Studies Department at the Novosibirsk State University Institute of Geology.

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The competition took place on Sunday, September 21, for the 14th time. The intellectual battle brought together the strongest representatives of NSU faculties, the NSU Specialized Scientific Center, as well as schoolchildren and students from other universities. The event attracted over 30 participants.

Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the NSU Individual Championship in Sports Programming:

1st place – Roman Boluts (Faculty of Information Technology, NSU, 1st year); 2nd place – Gleb Shakin (NSU Specialized Educational Center); 3rd place – Danil Aleshkov (Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of NSU, 2nd year).

The Olympiad lasted five hours and was conducted according to ICPC rules, but in an individual format. Participants had to solve 13 problems of varying difficulty, from basic to very complex. Three problems remained unsolved—not a single participant was able to submit them.

"The goal of the championship is to attract students to competitive programming, demonstrate how such competitions are conducted, and, of course, identify the strongest. It's a great experience that develops skills and allows you to experience the atmosphere of a real competition. It's also important that we have the support of our partners: this year, prizes for the participants were prepared by Kontur and the Novosibirsk Sobolev Research Center," explains organizer Vladimir Isachenko.

The winner of the competition is a first-year student Faculty of Information Technology of NSU Roman Boluts shared his impressions:

I've been into competitive programming since school, so I try to participate in every competition like this. It was a chance for me to test my skills and join a strong team, and it worked out. I expected to place second or third, but I ended up first—and that exceeded my expectations.

Organizers note that such competitions help students not only test their knowledge but also find like-minded people and increase interest in competitive programming at the university.

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