New Samsung Talent Emerges at “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!” in Russia
New Samsung Talent Emerges at “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!» in Russia
Russia – July 8, 2016 – Samsung Electronics held the ceremony to award the winners of the Russian national competition, “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!”. 1000 students from over 20 Russian cities, who had successfully completed the “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” program in 2015/2016 academic year, participated in the competition for the best mobile application powered by Android. The 16 most successful projects of the students from 9 cities – Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Irkutsk – were showcased at the final.
This academic year, 570 people from 21 cities in Russia received certificates for their successful completion of “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG”. They passed a 5 module test and presented a graduation project – a mobile app based on the Android OS. 77 of the students (around 14%) completed the course with distinction compared to only 25 people last year. Among the graduates there are 98 girls (17%), 13 of whom received certificates with distinction (last year there were 2 girls who achieved the same results). The total number of graduates compared to 2015 increased by 10%.
Awards for “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!” were handed out in 5 categories: “Programming”, “Gaming app”, “Social app”, “Grand prix” and “Users’ choice”. The winners obtained diplomas and memorable gifts from Samsung.
Award Winners in the “Programming” category
1st place – Maxim Yatsenko from Rostov-on-Don for ‘FSearch system of emergency situations detection’
2nd place – Dmitriy Vershinin from Irkutsk for ‘Arduino IO Control’
3rd place – Emil Khayrullin from Ufa for ‘Squirrel’
Award winners in the “Gaming app” category
1st place – Donat Shergalis from Saint Petersburg for ‘BirdCoach’
2nd place – Andrey Kaplin from Moscow for ‘Rooms’
3rd place – Sergey Kudinov from Kaliningrad for ‘City of the Soviets’; Mikhail Rybin from Irkutsk for ‘Think’
Award winners in the “Social app” category
1st place – Vladimir Shperling from Novosibirsk for ‘Planet of knowledge’
2nd place – Mikhail Vasser from Kaliningrad for ‘Sportify’
3rd place – Victor Lozhnikov from Omsk for ‘Heroes on Omsk map’
Dmitriy Pasechnik from Kaliningrad received the ‘Grand Prix’ for his project ‘ProBonoPublico’, which helps people in complicated situations to connect with legal and psychological experts. He is the youngest participant having just graduated from the 6th grade, whereas the majority of Samsung IT School participants are students in the 9th or 10th grade.
Andrey Kaplin from Moscow won in the ‘Users’ choice’ category for his project ‘Rooms’ – a game where a hero has to come through dark rooms.
Among this year’s award winners of “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!” was Maxim Yatsenko from Rostov-on-Don, who won first prize in the ‘Programming’ category with his project ‘FSearch system of emergency situations detection’. His app sends emergency signals if a fire is detected. The first prize in the ‘Gaming app’ category was won by Donat Shergalis from Saint Petersburg with his mobile game ‘BirdCoach’ that helps users to develop an ear for music. Vladimir Shperling from Novosibirsk won in the ‘Social app’ category. He presented a project named ‘Planet of knowledge’, which helps children to study the alphabet and numbers.
The projects were evaluated according to the following 5 criteria: relevance and novelty of the idea, functionality of the app, technical implementation, usability and design. The judging panel was chaired by Mikhail Nikolaevich Rychagov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Head of Management at Samsung Research Centre, and also included representatives from Russia’s largest technical universities, leading specialists from Samsung Research Centre, the Head of Educational Projects at the Mail.Ru Group, and other experts.
“The “IT SCHOOL chooses the strongest!” competition put together the most interesting projects from “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” students. We are happy to see an increase in the showcased projects` quality in comparison to the previous year, not only in terms of technologies, algorithms and program codes, but also in terms of the relevance of the ideas for the apps, as well as their designs,” said Sergey Pevnev, Head of Corporate Relations and Government Relations at Samsung Electronics CIS. “Today`s event proves that our educational program has resulted in helping the development of IT-education in various regions of Russia. It is also important for us that the program becomes even more popular among school children, and that the number of children who have successfully completed it is increasing”.
“I was very happy to be invited to chair the jury for the competition. I was especially glad to have been able to speak in front of young audience of kids who have been studying for a year within the “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” program. They put a lot of effort into developing software that will be useful for a lot of people. Today we saw an amazing presentation of what the program`s graduates have done. The geographical range of the participants is also worth noticing – from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad,“ said Mikhail Rychagov, President of the Jury, Samsung R&D Centre.
The event took place on July 8th in the co-working center, “Tochka kipeniya”, of the Strategic Initiatives Agency in the centre of Moscow.
A federal educational program of extra-curricular training on IT basics and programming for high school students, since 2014 “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” has been implemented with the support of regional education authorities, with the aim of educating 5000 school children in more than 20 Russian cities over 5 years. The framework of the program involves high school students who are interested in complex technologies attending on-site classes twice a week in specially equipped class rooms on the campuses of selected educational institutions. During the year they take 5 modules, from the basics of programming on Java to the basics of mobile app backend development. As well as this, they present their own projects and receive certificates from Samsung according to their results on the course. The certificates are considered by enrolment boards of leading technical universities as an individual achievement, and give candidates additional points when entering PFUR, NUST MISIS, Novosibirsk State Technical University, etc.
During its operation, the “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” received an award from the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Education and Science in the ‘Career guidance’ category at “Creating the future”, the Russian national competition of employers` best practices for working with children, young people and personnel reserve. The program has also joined the ranks of the best projects in the category ‘Education and science’ within the “Best social projects of Russia” national program.
Applications for free education in the 2016-2017 academic year are open on the program`s website
Competition participants` testimonials
“I liked studying in “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” a lot and I am proud that I became a winner in “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!”. The program gave me a lot of new and very useful theoretical and working knowledge, and has helped me to feel self-confident. As well as this, the project has served as additional motivation for me to go on to further development in the field of IT,” said Maxim Yatsenko, an “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” student from Rostov-on-Don.
“IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” was a very valuable experience for me. It`s an interesting and well-organized program that gives a great theoretical foundation as well as the opportunity to apply it practically. I`m happy that I completed the course and, of course, was able to successfully participate in the competition. Now I`m sure that I want to work professionally in IT,” said Donat Shergalis, an “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” student from Saint Petersburg.
“Of course, I loved studying in “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” as I was able to do things here that I could hardly imagine before, more specifically, develop my own mobile app that was evaluated highly by the expert jury of “IT SCHOOL is looking for the best!”. Furthermore, in the course of the program I met a lot of like-minded people, new friends and talented teachers, and I am sure that communication with them will be useful for me in the future,” said Vladimir Shperling, an “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” student from Novosibirsk.
“IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” is a very good course. It`s divided into modules so educational material is allocated seamlessly. Some kids who studied with me had already tried programming before, but the skills gained from this year alone were enough to achieve some great results as well. The most important thing is to be motivated by the teachers,” said Emil Khayrullin, an “IT SCHOOL SAMSUNG” student from Ufa.
Competition participants` projects
FSearch system of emergency situations detection
Smartphones can now fly on drones! Just imagine a drone flying along a route, patrolling a specific area of forest, and a mobile app on a smartphone sending emergency signals when fire is detected.
Author: Yatsenko Maxim
Leader: Yatsenko D.V., Rostov-on-Don
Arduino IO Control
This is a universal app for managing controllers. In practice it`s a construction kit which helps to create a comfortable operation board for devices, connected to a controller. The main features of the app are its ease of use and the option for fully customized settings.
Author: Vershinin Dmitriy
Leader: Reymerov S.Y., Irkutsk
Squirrel
Now you can program on a mobile device. The author developed an app with a built-in interpreter for teaching the Lua programming language. A user can take lessons and program in a safe environment.
Author: Khayrullin Emil
Leader: Druzhinskaya Е.V., Ufa
Swage recovery
Is there anyone who has never lost their phone? The Swage recovery app helps save information to minimize the damage in these situations: it makes backup copies of a device with the option to save information in the cloud.
Author: Golubev Sergey
Leader: Streltsov М.А., Moscow, TemoCentre
“Client – Bank” system
This app is a client for a real bank. Using it, customers can receive information about their accounts and make bank transactions via an Android smartphone.
Author: Serbinov Mikhail
Leader: Denikin А.V., Chelyabinsk
Graphic framework
This program eases the development of simple mobile games with audio and graphic textures. Multiplayer is supported.
Author: Seleznev Lev
Leader: Kurenkov V.V., Moscow, PFUR
City of the Soviets
Architectural simulator in a Soviet Union style. A user builds a soviet industrial city against the clock, which is measured by five-year plans.
Author: Kudinov Sergey
Leader: Baboshkin А.О., Kaliningrad
Think
This game is for brain-teaser fans. There are hundreds of levels, a variety of themes ranging from seasons to periods of history, and unique design for every rebus. The app is available at GooglePlay.
Author: Rybin Mikhail
Leader: Petrushin I.S., Irkutsk
Rooms
Hasn`t everyone been scared in a dark room as a child? The main character in this game has to walk around the dark floors of a building trying not to die of fright.
Author: Kaplin Andrey
Leader: Ilyin V.V., Moscow, TEC
DrumHero
This game is for the many fans of the Guitar Hero genre. The main difference in this game is that a user can add any music file (in the midi format) by themselves.
Author: Magomedov Shamil
Leader: Ilyin V.V., Moscow, TEC
BirdCoach
Music helps the harmonious development of a personality. Through the process of active and multifaceted musical games, this colorful app will help you to develop an ear for music.
Author: Shergalis Donat
Leader: Lyanguzov F.А., Saint Petersburg
Sportify
How often do we not play sports because we don`t have company? This app creates a social network so that people can easily find sparring partners and play their favorite sports.
Author: Vasser Mikhail
Leader: Baboshkin А.О., Kaliningrad
Pills Time
People often forget to take their pills on time. If you are familiar with this problem, you can use this app: it will remind you which pill you need to take.
Author: Mitkin Alexey
Leader: Shanin М.М., Yekaterinburg
Calls manager
This app allows you to create your own call modes on your phone so you will not run into embarrassing situations. For example, a phone can switch itself to vibration mode if you are in a theatre or at a meeting.
Author: Shaternikov Vladislav
Leader: Shanin М.М., Yekaterinburg
Heroes on Omsk map
We often don`t know in whose honor the streets and squares in our cities are named. For Omsk citizens this problem doesn`t exist! The app tells them about heroes from Omsk with reference to the city map. This is especially timely considering the upcoming 300th anniversary of the city.
Author: Lozhnikov Victor
Leader: Glukhov D.А., Omsk
ProBonoPublico
The ProBonoPublico service helps people who are temporarily in difficult situations. It includes two parts: web and mobile apps. The web part of the service is useful for contacting communities, charity organizations and crisis centers who will find lawyers and psychologists for those in need. By downloading this mobile app, these professionals have agreed to offer you their services for free. The app is available at GooglePlay.
Author: Pasechnyuk Dmitriy
Leader: Baboshkin А.О., Kaliningrad
Planet of knowledge
Studying the alphabet and numbers is an important stage in every child`s life. This colorful app will help them to master these skills while playing.
Author: Shperling Vladimir
Leader: Mul P.F., Novosibirsk
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