ITA Tech Challenge Reaches 61 Universities in 2017
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - October 30, 2017) - The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) held its eighth annual ITA Tech Challenge programming skills competition on Saturday, October 28.
The ITA Tech Challenge, presented by Trustwave, began in September with qualifying exams held on campus and shared virtually with a total of 61 participating universities. Students were challenged to solve an exam using their languages of choice, such as C++, C#, JavaScript, Python and PHP. Of the almost 600 who took the initial challenge, 50 qualifying students accepted and traveled to downtown Chicago to take the Final Challenge and compete for $12,500 in prizes.
The top 50 students also had the opportunity to interview with several Chicago technology firms who are looking to hire interns and entry-level employees.
"We are proud to sponsor the ITA Tech Challenge," said Darshini Brown, senior vice president of human resources at Trustwave. "Attracting elite coding talent will remain an important initiative for fueling technological advances and our continued growth in cybersecurity. With a rapidly evolving tech scene, Chicago will also rely on young coders recognizing the city's many advantages including a world-class transportation system and affordable living as they look to establish careers."
"With the support of our local tech companies and sponsors, we've expanded the reach of the challenge year after year," said Trisha Degg, ITA vice president of talent programs. "The sponsoring companies also provide exceptional job and interview opportunities as well as illuminate the capability of the Chicago tech sector for both talent locally and nationally."
Congratulations to the 2017 ITA Tech Challenge Top 10:
Jingbo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - $5,000
Yu, Georgia Institute of Technology - $2,000
Mihai-Iulian, University of Chicago - $1,000
Majid, Georgia Institute of Technology - $1,000
Yuan, Georgia Institute of Technology - $1,000
Samuel, Washington University in St. Louis - $500
Animesh, Georgia Institute of Technology - $500
Thomas, Carnegie Mellon University - $500
Zihan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - $500
Mason, Georgia Institute of Technology - $500
This year's ITA Tech Challenge participating universities with both on-site and virtual challenges include:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana University, Bloomington
Lewis University
Loyola University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Louis University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
University of Illinois at Chicago
Washington University in St. Louis
Universities that participated only virtually include:
About the Illinois Technology Association The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) scales Illinois tech companies. With innovative resources that allow members to collaborate with each other, build their talent networks and elevate their local and national presence, ITA is the region's strongest advocate for fostering innovation and growth. Founded in 2005 and supporting 500-plus growth-stage tech companies, ITA has a rich history of driving business forward. For more information, visit illinoistech.org, follow @ITAbuzz on Twitter or find us on LinkedIn.
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