Free, on-site boot camp for competitive programming, hosted by Neapolis University Pafos (NUP)
🗓️ August 19–29, 2023
🏖️ Pafos, Cyprus
About the event
This boot camp is designed to help top-level EU teams prepare for the ICPC Regional and World Finals.
The official language of the camp is English, and the training program includes contests, task analysis with world-renowned trainers, and upsolving time.
It is hosted by Neapolis University Pafos, and you can find more information about the location on the Accommodation section
The camp is sponsored by JetBrains Foundation.
JetBrains is the Global Tools Sponsor of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)
Trainers
Pavel Mavrin
ICPC World Champion 2004
Niyaz Nigmatullin
ICPC World Champion 2012, 2013, coach of the Neapolis University Pafos and Constructor University teams.
Advantages
Training with medalists from all EU Regionals before the World Finals
Practice working as a team
Interaction with a like-minded community
Free day with an organized program
Participation
This inaugural session of the camp was held in Cyprus. The organizers invited participants from EU Regionals based on their achievements.
Program
The program spans 8-10 days of contests (Regionals final level), along with analyses, upsolving time, evening sports, and other leisure activities, as well as a day off with an organized excursion.
Accommodation
The camp is held by the sea on the Neapolis University Pafos campus. The host provides transportation to and from the airport, and accommodations, as well as meals.
The university campus offers high-quality accommodations on its premises. Rooms are fully furnished, spacious, airy, and well-lit, and each room has a bathroom and a balcony.
About the organizers
Established in 2010, NUP is a leading private university in Cyprus that aims to provide high-quality higher education, generate innovative applied knowledge, and serve as a hub for primary research activity through its scientific centers and laboratories. This will be the camp’s first session, bringing together medalist teams from all EU Regionals, as well as world-renowned ICPC trainers.
The camp is sponsored by JetBrains, the Global Tools Sponsor of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), and is just the latest of many activities they’ve sponsored to support high-level college students who are passionate about programming and algorithms. JetBrains is committed to creating opportunities for the next generation of problem solvers as they explore challenging subject areas that advance science and technology.
Andrey Ivanov
Senior VP of Investments, Research and Education , JetBrains
Professor Pantelis Sklias
Rector, Neapolis University Pafos
Natalia Kitaeva
Project Coordinator, JetBrains
Dr. Savvas Chatzichristofis
Head of the Department of Computer Science, Neapolis University Pafos
Dinar Gumirov
Project Coordinator, JetBrains
Margarita Shadrina
Project Coordinator, JetBrains