Good news: Sun Yat-sen University team advanced to the International Collegiate Programming Contest global finals for the 22nd time

Recently, the list of qualifiers for the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Asia East Region was announced, and the Sun Yat-sen University team advanced to the ICPC Global Finals for the 22nd time. Other Chinese universities that advanced this time include Tsinghua University, Peking University, and others.

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) began in 1970. It is the world's most difficult and influential college student computer science competition. It is known as the "Olympics" of the IT industry and aims to cultivate college students' ability to use computers to analyze and solve problems.

In the 49th ICPC Asia Regional Competition, the Sun Yat-sen University team performed outstandingly, winning 11 golds, 8 silvers and 8 bronze medals. Among them, the "SYSU_Journey to Dawn" team (members: Zhao Xiaorui, Liu Zhiyuan, and Gu Minghao, undergraduate students of the School of Computer Science and Technology, Class of 2022) won the second place in Shenyang, and the "SYSU_No idea" team (members: Chen Jingtai, Wu Yongcong, and Xue Weipeng, undergraduate students of the School of Computer Science and Technology, Class of 2023) won the third place in Shanghai.

From left: Liu Zhiyuan, Gu Minghao, Zhao Xiaorui won the second place in ICPC Shenyang Station

From the second left: Wu Yongcong, Chen Jingtai, and Xue Weipeng won the third place in ICPC Shanghai

The School of Computer Science at Sun Yat-sen University adheres to the concept of educating people through practice, encourages students to use competitions to promote learning and innovation, and has achieved many outstanding results in major domestic and international competitions. The faculty instructors of the college have passed on the torch for 30 years, from Professor Guo Songshan to today's Professor Wan Hai, Associate Professor Zhang Zizhen and Teacher Lin Han. The competition team they led ranked among the top in the comprehensive ranking of Chinese universities and once won the sixth place in the world. In the past three years, the team has won 42 gold medals in ICPC and CCPC competitions, and won the first place in the national team in the 2023 CCF CCSP finals. Our school's ACM Programming Contest team has cultivated innovative talents through outstanding achievements in international competitions, and has practiced public welfare services based on the cultivation of top innovative talents. The students not only use their spare time to persist in high-intensity training, but are also willing to use their expertise to serve other students. Under the guidance and organization of the college Youth League Committee, I held ACM campus competitions and served as a volunteer in professional courses, which was well received by teachers and students.

Source: Zhang Zizhen

Editor: Ma Ye , Xu Ying

First review: Wang Dongmei

Review: Yan Xiaohui

Review and release: Ma Xiao