eJOI 2017 is now over: 1 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze medals for the Bulgarian teams
All Bulgarian contestants won medals at the very first paneuropean competition in Informatics for students under 15,5 years. Closing ceremony was held on 12th September
Sofia, Bulgaria, 12th September 2017. In the Aula of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” was held the official closing and awarding ceremony of the first European Junior Olympiad in Informatics eJOI. A total of 8 gold, 14 silver and 22 bronze medals were handed to the most talented young programmers of all 22 participating countries, members of the Council of Europe. First in the ranking by number of points and a gold medalist of eJOI is Nikoloz Birkadze (Georgia).
As a host, Bulgaria was represented by two teams:
Bulgaria Team 1 - Leaders: Plamenka Hristova and Elena Dimitrova
- Martin Kopchev - 8th grade, 8 клас, High School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Gabrovo (HSNSM), golden medal
- Georgi Petkov - 8th grade, HSM - Varna, bronze medal
- Zahary Marinov - 9th grade, HSM - Pleven, silver medal
- Konstantin Kamenov - 8th grade, HSM-Sofia, sillver medal
Bulgaria Team 2: Leaders: Kinka Kirilova and Bistra Teneva
- Victor Kojouharov - 9th grade, HSNSM- Ruse, bronze medal
- Dobrin Bashev - 9th grade, HSNSM-Gabrovo, silver medal
- Andon Todorov - 8th grade, HSNSM- Blagoevgrad, silver medal
- Marin Yordanov - 8th grade, PHSNSM- Shumen, silver medal
The official closing ceremony of eJOI was attended by Prof. Dr. Anastas Gerdzhikov, Dean of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, host of the event, as well as by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Tomislav Donchev.
“I would like to thank everyone here that the first European Junior Olympiad in Informatics is taking place in Bulgaria“, said in his speech Prof. Dr. Anastas Gerdzhikov, Dean of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. He expressed gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of eJOI and admitted that he is happy to see Bulgaria being a pioneer in the field again. Excited by the successful closing of the Olympiad and the honor to be the first elected President of eJOI, Prof. Krassimir Manev said: “The best young programmers of Europe are gathered here today.” He acknowledged his colleagues and the guides of eJOI. “I`m exceptionally content with how eJOI was held”, concluded Prof. Manev.
During the ceremony it was announced that the next host country of eJOI will be Russia. Russia is the country with the best team performance in the first edition of the Olympiad.
A week has passed full of unforgettable emotions and new experiences for all participants in the first European Junior Olympiad in Informatics. Besides having the chance to benchmark their knowledge and skills in competitive programming with their mates aged up to 15.5 years from many other countries members of the Council of Europe, the talented young people got acquainted with the cultural and historical heritage of Bulgaria by visiting some of the most prominent places of interest in Sofia and Plovdiv. (Read more about their daily programs and visits in the other, previous issues of the eJOI Newsletter—find them here)
In each of the two contest days – September 9th and 11th – held in Forum “John Atanasoff” at Sofia Tech Park, the contestants had to solve three problems in informatics with the total number of points that they could possibly collect being 600 for both days. The results were followed in real time on eJOI website. The most emotional moment of eJOI was the very end of the contest at 1:00PM on September 11th when the system automatically terminated and the contestants met their team leaders for the first time impatiently sharing impressions, success and disappointment. To greet them in person minutes after the finale arrived the President of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2012-2017 Rosen Plevneliev. He talked to the contestants and team leaders and was the first to congratulate the number one in the ranking.
