Carnegie Mellon University Qatar Hosts Nation’s Top Student Coders at 7th Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest
High school and university teams competed in timed coding challenges, with the top two teams in each category advancing to the Africa and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship.
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Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, hosted the seventh annual Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest (QCPC), bringing together some of the nation’s top student coders across 100 high school teams and 35 university teams.
Organized by the Hamad Bin Jassim Center for Computer Science Education (HBJ Center), a collaboration between CMU-Q and the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, the event gave young programmers a platform to showcase their technical abilities, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in an intensive, timed competition.
“We are proud to see the reach of the Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest continue to grow and attract such creative young minds. Equipping students with advanced computing skills is essential for driving innovation,” Ali Ibrahim Al Gharib, CEO of the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, said. “The talent and determination on display this year give us great optimism for Qatar’s technological future.”
CMU-Q teams took all three top places in the university category, winning gold, silver, and bronze. Meanwhile, in the high school category, DPS-Modern Indian School won gold, Park House English School took silver, and Birla Public School earned bronze.
The top two university and high school teams will advance to the Africa and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC), bringing them one step closer to competing on the international stage.
First held at CMU-Q in 2021, QCPC has grown to become the largest national programming competition in the GCC region.
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, hosted the seventh annual Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest (QCPC), bringing together some of the nation’s top student coders across 100 high school teams and 35 university teams.
Organized by the Hamad Bin Jassim Center for Computer Science Education (HBJ Center), a collaboration between CMU-Q and the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, the event gave young programmers a platform to showcase their technical abilities, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in an intensive, timed competition.
“We are proud to see the reach of the Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest continue to grow and attract such creative young minds. Equipping students with advanced computing skills is essential for driving innovation,” Ali Ibrahim Al Gharib, CEO of the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, said. “The talent and determination on display this year give us great optimism for Qatar’s technological future.”
CMU-Q teams took all three top places in the university category, winning gold, silver, and bronze. Meanwhile, in the high school category, DPS-Modern Indian School won gold, Park House English School took silver, and Birla Public School earned bronze.
The top two university and high school teams will advance to the Africa and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC), bringing them one step closer to competing on the international stage.
First held at CMU-Q in 2021, QCPC has grown to become the largest national programming competition in the GCC region.
