EY Romania, the market leader in auditing and consulting services, is organizing the first hackathon dedicated to students and junior programmers in Bucharest. The main prize of the first EY Tech Challenge is 3,000 euros.

The EY Tech Challenge is designed for entry-level programmers. The hackathon, organized by EY on May 20-21, is open to students, as well as junior programmers with no more than 3 years of work experience, graduates of university programs, people who studied individually or graduated from an IT school.

Proponents of congestion reduction, urban planning enthusiasts and all those who value safety in the city they live in are invited to join the competition – the common goal will be to create two innovative programs that will contribute to the improvement of the quality of life in Bucharest. In just 24 hours, participants will be asked to improve the future of the city they live in, and their entries will be judged by a 5-member jury on three parameters – technical, creative and presentational. During the event, all participants benefit from constant advice and mentoring from EY Tech specialists.

The EY Tech Challenge Hackathon takes place physically in the Unirii Commons. Teams will consist of 3 participants who can participate here until May 18. The maximum number of teams is 20. Incomplete teams or candidates without a team will find a match through EY.

“The biggest benefits that an early-stage team that registers for the EY Tech Challenge will gain is the networking and access to knowledge from all the mentors and judges. The tech industry is definitely very attractive to students and entry-level professionals, and participating in the EY hackathon can be a strong point in the CV of younger people,” says Iryna Minzala, head of talent at EY Romania and Moldova.

“At EY, we see the integration of technology and innovation into more companies and industries, as well as important investments in green technologies and smart cities. We are launching the first 100% EY hackathon with a theme focused on the quality of life in the city, precisely to better connect early stage programmers with the main challenge of this century – the sustainability and development of smart cities,” says Catalina Dodu, Head of Department of technology consulting EY in Romania and the head of the cyber security department of the Southern Cluster of EY.

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