Two teams comprising six students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering have snatched both the championship and the second runner-up position in the IBM Inter-University Programming Contest 2012 on 11 February. Coached by Prof. Sun Hanqiu of the Department, the teams demonstrated extensive software knowledge, great team spirit and efficient problem-solving skills in the contest.

Organized for the fifth consecutive year, the contest aims at sharpening students’ programming skills and team work through real-life computing practices. Participants have to solve a set of programming questions and real-life problems within two hours.