Prof. Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain, Regional Contest Director, Dr. Md. Nadir Bin Ali, Registrar of Daffodil International University, Md. Shah Alam Patwary, Deputy Managing Director of Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd., Md. Golam Rabbani, Manager, (Systems), Bangladesh Computer Council, Saiful Islam, Deputy Regional Contest Director and Md. Anowar Habib Kazal, Senior Assistant Director (Public Relations) of Daffodil International University at the Meet the Press Program on ICPC-2024 on Sunday.
Daffodil International University (DIU) is going to host International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)-2024) Asia Regional Dhaka Site on Dec 7, at Shadhinota Sommelon Kendra of the university at Daffodil Smart City at Birulia, Savar Dhaka. This was announced in a Meet the Press program on Sunday (Nov 24) at National Press Club in the capital. Professor Dr. Syed Akhter Hossain, Regional Contest Director and Dean, Faculty of Science and Information Technology (FSIT) of Daffodil International University announced the details and special features of the event.
Dr. Nadir Bin Ali, Registrar, Daffodil International University presided over the program. The program was also addressed by Saiful Islam, Deputy Regional Contest Director, Md. Shah Alam Patwary, Deputy Managing Director, Dutch Bangla Bank PLC. Md. Golam Rabbani, Manager, (Systems), Bangladesh Computer Council, Md. Jahangir Alam, Assistant Professor, Md. Ferdous Ahmed Faisal, Lecturer, Ms. Tanjima Afroz Rimi, Lecturer of CSE department and Md. Anowar Habib Kazal, Senior Assistant Director (Public Relations) of DIU.
The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), organized by the ICPC Foundation, is one of the largest platforms for students worldwide to showcase their programming skills, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities. 50,000 students from more than 3,000 universities worldwide participate in this competition every year. After completing the competition at the regional level, the best team is selected for the World Finals.
The winning teams in the Dhaka regional stage will have the opportunity to directly participate in the 2025 World Finals. The World's Largest Onsite Programming Competition Dhaka Regional ICPC 2024, with 308 participating teams, has achieved the status of the largest onsite programming competition in the world today. 2,489 teams from 148 public and private universities and various IT institutes of Bangladesh participated in the preliminary round. These teams are selected based on the results of this round and taking into account past success and performance. While no announcement has yet been made as to where the world finals of the global competition will be held in 2025, the latest round of meetings between China and Mexico is a huge honor for whichever country hosts it.
The press conference informed that the competition will be held on Dec 7 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (non-stop) at the university's Independence Conference Center in Daffodil Smart City, Savar.
Top 10 universities will get cash prize, certificate and first three teams and top women team will get cash prize, certificate and champion trophy. First place winners will receive a direct invitation to participate in the 2025 World Finals.
In addition, all winners (except Champion University) will receive a direct invitation to participate in the 2025 Asia West Finals. Regional winners from India, Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will also participate in the Asia West finals (excluding Champion University). Asia West's leading teams are also invited to participate in the World Finals. This year's event includes Junior Competitive Programming Contest to attract new generation to programming, where school level students can participate, informed the press conference.
The successful organization of the ICPC-2024 competition has the important contribution of various subsidiary organizations: Dutch Bangla Bank is providing direct sponsorship as a platinum sponsor. Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC): Engaged in technical cooperation under Information and Communication Technology Department. It was informed in the press conference that Daffodil Computers Limited is providing necessary technical support as a hardware support partner.
Special aspects of the competition:
1. Micro Credential Program Launched: Daffodil International University has launched a special micro credential program for students of the Faculty of Science and Information Technology (Rijhwan) along with the competition. Under this program, students can acquire specialized skills like AWS, Oracle and Competitive Programming, which will make them international professional skills.
2. Large scale event: The country's largest job fair event, where leading IT companies will participate.
3. Live scoreboard display and various tech talk sessions during the competition.
With the efforts of Daffodil International University and its affiliates, this year's competition will serve as a milestone not only for the technology students, but for the overall progress of the country's IT sector.
