AzTU Employee Awarded 2nd Place at “PAŞA Bank Cup VII” Programming Competition
The final stage of the “PAŞA Bank Cup VII” programming competition was held, organized by Paşa Bank and supported by Azerbaijan Technical University’s (AzTU) Institute of Information Technologies and Methodological Support in Education. The competition aims to support the development of the information technology (IT) sector in the country, reveal the potential of young learners and professional IT specialists, and improve their skills. Since 2019, the competition has included participants from various age groups, including school students, university students, and professional programmers, testing their programming and algorithmic knowledge. The competition consists of three stages. The first two stages (Stage I: data structures, search and sorting algorithms; Stage II: dynamic programming, graph theory) were held online. Sixty participants who showed strong results in these stages qualified for the final round. In the final, held at AzTU, participants were tasked with writing and testing solutions to six algorithmic problems within 4 hours…
AzTU Hosted the International Startup Competition “Finding Innovative & Creative Solutions” for the Second Time
The preliminary stage of the international startup competition titled “Finding Innovative & Creative Solutions”, which supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was held at Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU). The competition was jointly organized by AzTU and Pakistan’s National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). Its goal is to engage university faculty and students in contributing innovative ideas to solve global challenges. This year, 60 teams from 21 universities in Azerbaijan and 2 teams from 1 university in Kazakhstan participated. AzTU students presented 9 startup projects in this competition. The official opening began with the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Pakistan. AzTU’s rector Vilayət Vəliyev spoke about the brotherly and partnership relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan, noting that these extend into education, science, and innovation. He emphasized that the international startup competition hosted by AzTU is a serious platform that tests knowledge and practical skills while supporting students’ ideas.…