13 February 2008
For the fifth year running, Victoria University's School of Computer Science and Mathematics is running a 'Problem Solving Competition' for Year 9-12 Victorian students.
VU's Head of the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Associate Professor Pietro Cerone, said: "The competition is partly web based and partly a written test, and is designed to encourage interest in the disciplines of IT, Math and Statistics."
"The competition is free and registration is now open and we invite all interested schools and their students to participate."
This competition is separated into a junior division for Years 9-10 and a senior division for Years 11-12.
The competition has two stages.
The first stage is a fifty-minute on-line electronic test on Tuesday 29 July 2008 open from 9am-9pm and is open to all registered Year 9-12 students. Students can log onto this site after 9am and have 50 minutes to complete the test.
For the second stage, students selected on their performance will be invited to the University on Open Day on Sunday 10 August, 2008 at the Footscray Park Campus.
Associate Professor Cerone said: "All invited students will be awarded a Certificate of Merit and be eligible for great prizes including, electronic gadgets, book vouchers and University study subsidies worth thousands of dollars."
To participate in the competition on 29 July 2008, all candidates need to register online no later than 28 July at: http://psc.vu.edu.au/register.
Further information:
Janet Grady, School Administration Officer, VU, Ph: (03) 99194492
e-mail: Janet.Grady@vu.edu.au
Media Contact: Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer,
Marketing & Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255900
