National team delivers strong results at the 17th
International Advanced Tournament in Informatics with the support
of Azercell
The 17th International Advanced Tournament in Informatics (IATI)
took place in Shumen, Bulgaria. Azerbaijani students delivered
strong results, securing four medals, including one gold.
The gold medal was awarded to Hasan Valiyev, an 11th-grade
student at Secondary School No. 157 in Baku. Silver medals were
earned by Vaqif Abdullayev, a 9th-grade student at Secondary School
No. 3 named after Academician Ziya Bunyadov in Goychay, and Tuncay
Pashayev, a student of the Physics, Mathematics and Informatics
Lyceum in Baku. The bronze medal went to Ahmad Gambarli, an
11th-grade student of the Baku Turkish Anatolian Lyceum.
Focused on development of algorithmic thinking and
problem-solving skills in informatics, the competition brought
together 440 participants from 14 countries. The event was held in
a hybrid format, with the Azerbaijani national team participating
remotely from the Azerbaijan Technical University.
Since 2017, Azercell Telecom, in cooperation with the Ministry
of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the
Institute of Education, has been supporting the preparation of
students for international informatics Olympiads. Over this period,
students from Baku and regional schools have won a total of 118
medals at international programming competitions.
