Samsung Electronics announced on the 11th that it is recruiting participants for the 11th Samsung Electronics Collegiate Programming Challenge (SCPC).
Since 2015, the Samsung Electronics Collegiate Programming Challenge has been held annually to expand the software ecosystem and discover talented individuals. This year marks the 11th edition of the event. Notably, this year also introduces the "AI Challenge" to identify outstanding talent with AI development capabilities. It will be conducted in two institutional sectors along with the existing "Software Algorithm Challenge."
University students (including graduate students) interested in programming can participate without any restrictions on grade or major. Registration will be conducted on the Samsung Research website from June 11 to July 10. The preliminary challenge will be held entirely online.
The preliminary round of the "AI Challenge" will take place over approximately six weeks from June 19 to July 28, during which participants will compete in developing generative AI models. For the "Software Algorithm Challenge," the first preliminary round will take place from July 11 to 12, and the final participants will be selected through the second preliminaries on August 9.
The finals will be held at the Samsung Electronics Seoul R&D Campus. The "AI Challenge" is scheduled for August 22, while the "Software Algorithm Challenge" will take place on August 29. The award ceremony will be held at the Seoul R&D Campus on August 29, where the final winners will receive prize money and preferential hiring benefits from Samsung Electronics.
Since 2015, approximately 37,000 university students have participated in the Samsung Electronics Collegiate Programming Challenge up to last year, contributing to the nurturing of talented software individuals with a total of 365 award recipients.