The 1/4 finals of the largest ICPC student tournament were held at M.H.Dulati Taraz University with the support of the Republican Public Association "Federation of Sports Programming".

The purpose of the event is to provide students of all universities of Kazakhstan with the opportunity to demonstrate their programming skills, increase interest in this field, develop technical abilities, strengthen professional ties and lay the foundation for a successful career in the IT industry.

To achieve these goals, the Federation implements a number of projects for students in various regions of Kazakhstan. As part of the Digital Bridge events, Kazakhstan will host the final of the ICPC World Sports Programming Championship in 2024. The winners of the 1/4 finals held in Taraz will have the opportunity to participate in the finals in Astana.

The 1/4 finals took place on November 16, 2024 at Dulati University in an offline format.

The qualifying round was attended by:14 teams from Dulati University (2-3 people per team), 2 teams from Korkyt Ata University from Kyzylorda, 1 team from Zhumabek Tashenov University (Shymkent).A total of 17 teams participated. As a result, 6 teams received tickets to the semifinals, which will be held in Astana: 5 teams from Dulati University, 1 team from the University named afterKorkyt Ata from the city ofKyzylorda.

Vice-Rector for Science and Digitalization Seitzhan Orynbayev attended the opening ceremony and the award ceremony. He wished the participants good luck and also confidently prepare for the next stage. He shared his opinion on the importance of the competition and expressed gratitude to the organizers: Head of the Commercialization Department J.To Tanaev, the coordinator of the competitions Zh.Shongaraeva, Acting Head of the Department of Physics and Computer Science S.Raimbayeva.

Congratulations to the participants and wish them further success on their way to new heights in the world of programming!