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Youth Challenge

The Ultimate Coding and Math Challenge

February, 2024

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Choose your track

Coder

Single-player mode(i) Individual participation

  • Lives: 1

  • Time limit: 3 hours

  • Type of challenge: contest with approximately 10 algorithmic tasks

  • Age limit: Junior (13–16) or Senior (17–18)

  • Final round starts on February 18, 2024, 10:00 CET. Training sessions will take place throughout February. Registration is closed.

  • Topics: data structures, sortings, dynamic programming, graphs, and greedy algorithms

Math team

Multiplayer mode (up to three team members) (i) Team participation (1–3 members)

  • Lives: 1

  • Time limit: 4 hours

  • Type of challenge: automated problem checking and oral defense (i) The oral defense of the solutions will be conducted by a committee composed of active mathematicians and educators from various schools and universities across Europe.

  • Age limit: Junior (13–16) or Senior (17–18)

  • Final round starts on February 25, 2024, 10:00 CET. Training sessions will take place throughout February. Registration is closed.

  • Topics: algebra, combinatorics, geometry, inequalities, number theory, and graph theory

Take a look at the solutions

Coder

Coding Problems Solutions

Presentation

Math team

Demo-version Solutions

Challenge 2024 Solutions

Rules

You must be:

  • Human
  • Between 13 and 18 years old (Junior (13–16) or Senior (17–18)).
  • Currently in secondary education.
  • Ready to shine in all your glory.

You can:

  • Participate in both tracks or choose one. Separate registration is required for each track!
  • Be a member of only one team.

Prizes

Certificates and a place in the JetBrains Academy Hall of Fame!

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Registration

Registration for the event is closed. See you next time!

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