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DPRK Students Prove Successful at Int'l Software Contest

Date: 04/12/2020 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, December 4 (KCNA) -- Students at Kim Il Sung University scored another success at Codechef in November, the sixth one from June.

Taking part in the monthly event are a number of programmers and students from across the world.

Kim Il Sung University has taken part in it since 2013.

Students of the IT club of the university who had fully displayed their excellent software technology in the past contests returned to the contest since June this year.

Fifth-year students of mathematics faculty bested more than 31 000 rival students and programmers from 80-odd countries and regions in July and again excelled others in August.

A fourth-year student of the faculty came on top out of nearly 21 400 students from 80-odd countries in September and he again solved all the problems in another contest in October.

In the challenge contest in November participated in by more than 15 300 students, a fifth-year student of the faculty solved all the problems, winning the victory and demonstrating the honor of the country. -0-

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