The European Girls Computer Olympiad, which was held in Turkey for the first time in face-to-face format, was crowned with a great victory. Duru Özer, a 11th grade student in the Turkish national team, achieved the first place with the highest score in the Olympics and became the owner of the gold medal. The Olympics held in Antalya, hosted by TÜBİTAK, exceeded the borders of Europe. 45 female students from 164 countries, from Japan to the USA, competed for the medal.
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank presented Duru Özer with his gold medal on the final day of the Olympics. Noting that they will continue to invest in science and technology, Minister Varank said, "As we invest in these areas, our young friends will continue to make us proud." said. Duru Özer, a gold medalist, expressed his pride in Turkey's hosting of the organization and said that he wanted to become a computer engineer.
STARTED LAST YEAR
The European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) started to be organized in 2021 to increase female students' interest in computer science. 43 students from 157 countries participated in the online Olympics, the first of which was held in Switzerland last year, and the Turkish national team won a bronze medal.
DIFFICULT ALGORITHMIC PROBLEMS
EGOI was organized for the first time this year in face-to-face format in Turkey. 16 female students from 29 countries, 45 of which are located in the European continent, competed in EGOI, which started in Antalya on 164 October. The Olympiad consisted of two competition days where participants tried to solve challenging algorithmic problems. Each participating country participated in the Olympics with a group of up to 4 female students studying in secondary or high school.
ONE GOLD ONE BRONZE TO TURKEY
The Turkish national team, which participated in the Olympics this year, consisted of 2202 students after the training started according to the results of the first stage exam held in 81 provinces within the scope of the 8 Science Olympics Program carried out by TÜBİTAK BİDEB and after the team determination exam. Duru Özer won the gold medal by ranking first in the points ranking. Bergüzar Yurum also won the bronze medal.
FIRST COUNTRY TO PHYSICALLY
In his evaluation, Minister Varank stated that Turkey was the first country to physically realize the European Girls' Computer Olympics and said, "We are very pleased to host such a beautiful and especially girls-oriented organization." said.
IT WAS FIRST
Stating that the organization and responsibility of the Science Olympics is in TÜBİTAK, Varank said, “We prepare our successful students from all over Turkey for the Olympics in different categories, then these young friends represent their countries. Here, too, our friend Duru competed and got the highest score and became the first among the official participants. We are really happy to host such a beautiful organization and to receive a gold medal.” he said.
ESPECIALLY GIRLS SHOULD WORK IN THESE AREAS
Underlining that science and technology are the fields that shape the future, Varank said, “We want all our young brothers to work and be successful in these fields, but especially for girls to pay more attention to these fields and work more in these fields, Industry and Technology under the leadership of our President Mr. We have different programs and projects planned as the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.” said.
FULL SPEED CONTINUE
Emphasizing that they will continue to invest in these areas, Varank said, “As we invest in these areas, our young friends will continue to make us proud. We are very happy, I hope we get more medals next year. Turkey hosted such a beautiful organization, our work will continue at full speed.” he said.
INVITATION TO THE MATHEMATICS OLYMPIC
TÜBİTAK President Mandal, in his speech addressing the competitors, expressed his pleasure in hosting the Olympics and said, “I hope you all are not having a pleasant time here and you will return home with good memories. Although this is the second Olympics, we managed to gather 45 female students from 164 countries here. On this occasion, I would like to invite you to the Balkan Mathematics Olympiad that we will host in 2023.” said.
I WANT TO BECOME A COMPUTER ENGINEER
Duru Özer, who won the gold medal with the highest score in the Olympics, said that he was 17 years old and went to 11 in Kahramanmaraş TOBB Science High School. Explaining that he has been interested in mathematics and computers since middle school, Özer said, “I started to intensify this interest, especially since the beginning of high school. I participated in the Olympics in 9th grade, passed the first stage and now I am here. Very good people from all countries competed. I am thinking of becoming a computer engineer in the future.” said.
SUPPORTING GIRLS IS IMPORTANT
When asked about Turkey's hosting of the event, Özer said, “I am proud of this because we need more people in this field in Turkey. Computer field lags a little more in the background compared to other Olympics. That's why I think it's a very good thing to have more participants and it's important to support girls as well.” he said.
ENGINEERING OR BASIC SCIENCES
Bronze medalist Bergüzar Yurum also noted that she was 16 years old and attended Kayseri Science High School and said, “The competition was a bit stressful for me, I missed a few questions, but it went well. We had a course in middle school, I started to be interested in computers, but I did not go on it. My interest in the Olympics started in high school. My career plan is to advance in the field of computers, it can be engineering, it can be basic science.” said.
ZEYBEK AND HORON SHOW
The European Girls Computer Olympiad, which started in Antalya on October 16, ended with the medal ceremony held at Antalya Mimar Sinan Congress Center. Antalya Governor Ersin Yazıcı, AK Party Women's Branch President and Düzce Deputy Ayşe Keşir, AK Party Antalya Deputy Kemal Çelik, Akdeniz University Rector Prof. Dr. Missing Özkan, Kepez Mayor Hakan Tütüncü and many international guests attended. In the ceremony, the zeybek and horon show was followed with interest by foreign students.
MEDALS FOUND THEIR OWNERS
Apart from Turkey, students from Ukraine (3), Georgia, Slovakia, France, Singapore, Estonia, USA and Poland won 10 gold medals in total. 33 silver and 32 bronze medals from different countries were also found. Along with Minister Varank, Antalya Governor Yazıcı, AK Party Women's Branch President Keşir, TÜBİTAK President Mandal and Akdeniz University Rector Özkan presented the female students with their medals.
IN SWEDEN 2023
At the end of the ceremony, the flag handover was made. Minister Varank asked the gold medalist Duru Özer to deliver the EGOI flag. Duru Özer delivered the flag to Anna Molina, the representative of Sweden, which will host the Olympics in 2023. Stating that they were hosted very well in Antalya, Molina said, “Thank you for the perfect organization.” she said.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT TURKEY
After the handover ceremony, Minister Varank stated that they were very pleased to host EGOI and said, “Girls Computer Olympics is a new category. We hosted it in its second year. We are very pleased that our students won both a gold and a bronze medal in the second year of this competition. This is the first time we have received a gold medal in this category. We welcome everyone back to Antalya, Turkey.” he said.
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