Celebrating Outstanding Student Projects at the Eco IT Championship
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, along with the National Eco-Naturalist Center for Student Youth, organized the super final of the National IT Championship conducted online, as well as the national stage of the International Computer Project Competition INFOMATRIX-2024.
Based on the results of the national championship, a team of students was formed to represent Ukraine at the international competition finals in Bucharest, scheduled for May 31 - June 4, 2024.
In the super final, eight students from Odesa Lyceum No. 65 showcased their projects in programming, computer animation, 3D modeling, and short films. This was the debut competition for all participants.
During the nationwide championship, the lyceum students received one first-degree diploma, two second-degree diplomas, and three third-degree diplomas.
Winners, who have the right to compete as part of the Ukrainian team in the INFOMATRIX-2024 finals, are recognized as follows:
- Yegor Bovkun, a 10th-grade student from Odesa Lyceum No. 65 with a 3D project titled “Model of the First Helicopter in the World”;
- Ruslan Maysko and Ivan Zmiyevsky, 8th-grade students with the film “The Meaning of Life and My Place in It”.
Students were assisted in preparing their projects by computer science teachers from Odesa Lyceum No. 65, Oleg Pustovoyt and Alla Omelchenko.
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This year, students from Odesa Lyceum No. 65 set a unique record, representing Ukraine at the international level for eight consecutive years. The longstanding experience of the lyceum, which has been active since 2016, was invaluable for organizing national events. Teachers and alumni were among the organizers and judges of the championship. The youngest judge was 11th-grade student Julia Butuk, a participant and prizewinner of the last three world finals of INFOMATRIX. Computer science teacher Oleg Pustovoyt was appointed as one of the three curators for preparing the Ukrainian team for the international final.
