AUK students win 3rd place in Kuwait Collegiate Programming Contest
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13: Students from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at the American University of Kuwait (AUK) ranked 3rd place in the 10th Kuwait Collegiate Programming Contest (KCPC).
Held in Arab Open University (AOU), a total of seven institutions participated in the competition, whereby teams of 3 students, using a single computer, try to solve as many programming problems as possible from a set of problems within 5 hours.
The students representing AUK were coached by Mrs.
Dima Aburshaid, senior instructor at CEAS. The team members who ranked 3rd and have qualified for the Arab and Africa Regional Contest (ACPC) in Sharm-El-Sheikh Egypt in December are: Yousef AlHamad, Fahad Kalloush, and Reem El-Sabaa.
Commenting on her team’s achievement, Mrs. Dima said, “I had the privilege of working with and training 9 students from AUK. Their relentlessness and grit were admirable throughout the duration of the competition. It is a grueling experience that requires patience, hard work, and a lot of passion for problem-solving. I am extremely honored to work closely with them and proud of their achievement, and I look forward to seeing the performance of the top-ranking team at the coming regional.”
The Kuwait Collegiate Programming Contest (KCPC) is a qualifying round for the Africa & Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC) — where hundreds of students compete from the MENA region.
AUK is highly committed to providing students with enriching experiences that prepare them for the contemporary world.
Competitions, such as this one, encourage AUK students to collaborate in a diverse and challenging environment.
The American University of Kuwait (AUK) is an independent, private, equal opportunity, and coeducational liberal arts institution of higher education. The educational, cultural and administrative structure, methods and standards of AUK are based on the American model of higher learning. The language of instruction is English. More information on the American University of Kuwait can be found atwww.auk. edu.kw