From May 31 to June 3, 2024, Bucharest, Romania, hosted the international finals of the INFOMATRIX-2024 computer project competition.
This year, the competition gathered 280 students from 17 countries, presenting 165 innovative projects. Ukraine was represented by a team of 18 talented students from Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv with 12 unique projects. Participants competed in five categories: Programming, Computer Art, Hardware Control, Short Movie, and Hackathon.
The jury evaluated both the projects and the presentations delivered in English. As a result of the competition, the Ukrainian team won 5 bronze, 6 silver, and 1 platinum medal.
Among the bronze medalists were:
- Ruslan Maysko and Ivan Zmiyevskiy, 8th-grade students from Odesa Lyceum No. 65 with their project «The Meaning of Life and My Place in It» (supervisor - informatics teacher Alla Omelchenko);
- Yegor Bovkun, a 10th-grade student from Odesa Lyceum No. 65 with his project «Model of the World's First Helicopter» (supervisor - informatics teacher Oleg Pustovoyt).
This international recognition highlights the immense potential of our students in the field of information technology.
Since 2009, Ukraine has been a full-fledged participant in the global INFOMATRIX finals. The multi-stage selection of finalists and the organization of the team's participation has traditionally been conducted by the National Ecological and Naturalistic Center for Student Youth of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
