Constructor Open Cup 2023: Coding-Competition attracts over 800 talents
On 30 March, passionate programmers had the chance to prove their talent in the Constructor Open Cup 2023. The online competition, organized by Constructor University in cooperation with JetBrains, attracted over 800 enthusiastic participants from all over the world.
Coding against the clock: The participants of the Constructor Open Cup only had four hours to solve real-life programming challenges, whilst the difficulty-level increased with each task. The incentive to be amongst the best and fastest coders was as high as the demands of the competition itself. Because the stakes were high: The winners had the chance of scoring a scholarship for the bachelor's degree program "Data Science and Software Development". The course was developed in cooperation with JetBrains, the leading provider of software development tools, and can be studied at Constructor University in Bremen from September 2023.
"I thoroughly enjoyed the Open Cup contest, particularly the gradual increase in difficulty with each task”, said Milan, a high school student and participant from Serbia. “It was great to see students of different levels and backgrounds taking part in this challenge with enthusiasm. I'm definitely going to prepare for the competition again next year, and I have my heart set on studying the program that JetBrains co-created.”
The Constructor Open Cup - formerly known as the "STAR Contest" – already attracted more than 2,400 participants from 87 countries in the past four years and challenged young coding talents to rise above and beyond.
The aim of the contest is to focus on Computer Science, Data Science, Software Development and Software Engineering and to offer access to this field of studies to a wide range of target groups. The contest was open to all passionate coders, regardless of age, qualifications or previous knowledge.
About Constructor University:
An international community, vibrant and diverse. Offering academic excellence, ensuring the highest standards in research and teaching. Empowering students to solve the world's pressing challenges through knowledge and science: Constructor University is a top-ranked, English-speaking, private university. Founded in 2001, it provides a wide range of 25+ academic programs and PhD. The Constructor ecosystem comprises the University, located in Bremen, Germany, and an institute in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Over 1.800 students from more than 110 nations on campus benefit from a unique interdisciplinary, foundational theoretical and practical education. Enriched with a buzzing entrepreneurial culture that prepares young professionals to thrive in the job market. With 6.000+ alumni worldwide, our community keeps growing – with our highest cohort ever registered in 2022.
The research-centric faculty projects are funded by the German Research Foundation and the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation as well as by globally leading companies.
The Constructor ecosystem benefits from partnerships with high-ranked universities such as Carnegie Mellon, the University of Geneva or the National University of Singapore School of Computing, and technology companies such as Anisoprint, JetBrains and ChemDiv.
Constructor is a global institution dedicated to addressing the main challenges of the world through science, education, and technology. Apart from the University in Bremen and an Institute in Schaffhausen (Switzerland), the ecosystem relies on several for-profit entities that provide technology infrastructures and solutions, life-long education programs, consulting services, and funding.