On April 26-27, 2019, the III specialized IT-}{ackathon (https://bit.ly/2GTPt6d) was held at KTU "SHAG". It covered specialties 122, 125 and 126 in the 12th field of knowledge "Information Technology". The competition was attended by 4 universities of Kharkiv. Students of only 1-2 courses showed their ingenuity. The age limit guaranteed equal conditions for all participants. Actually KTU "SHAG" was represented by freshmen of the 126th specialty (more details - https://bit.ly/2WepXhj).
The purpose of IT-}{ackathon-} is to inspire students to develop in the IT field independently, outside the educational process. The IT market requires specialists to constantly deepen their knowledge and develop new skills. Kharkiv University of Technology "SHAG" pays a lot of attention to these points, because they closely interact with the IT sphere - https://khtu-test.itstep.org.
Концепція hackathon - 2^2^2 was fully implemented:
- started at 16.00 on April 26,
- solved 16 tasks (8 in the Easy category and 8 in the Hard category),
- fought for 16 hours.
Another interesting "feature" of this competition is that all input parameters (variables) to the tasks were generated in the presence of the teams right during the IT-}{ackathon}. The test was prepared by the teaching staff of KTU "STEP in such a way as to cover the widest range of areas of study in the designated specialties. There were tasks on programming, graphics and design, mathematical probability, encryption, recovery and recognition of information, infographics, modeling, pentesting, steganography, 3D printing and even a task on ingenuity.
The judging panel included 7 jury members, some of them worked online. Thanks to their own automation system, all teams could monitor the results independently in real-time and see changes in the rating. The intrigue remained until the last moment. The winning team won the 1st place with a difference of only 0.1 points, which they managed to win in the last 10 minutes of the IT-}{ackathon.
All participants of the competition received prizes, regardless of place. The winners were awarded by the sponsors of the hackathon - Foss-Dos company. Each participant became the owner of an external SSD-drive. All other prizes were provided by the management of KTU "SHAG".
The demand for participation in such IT-}{ackathons indicates the growing popularity of the IT sphere and the high level of awareness of young people who choose IT. Follow the news and the next competitions!
