JetBrains Introduces Free Online Clubs for School Students

Alena Gupaisova

Starting in October, we invite teenagers interested in math, programming, and AI to join our free online clubs. Whether you want to participate in Olympiads or planning to study at high-intensity and prestigious STEM programs, our clubs will help you prepare and meet like-minded people from different countries. Take a closer look at the clubs if you plan to participate in the upcoming JetBrains Academy Youth Challenge.

The clubs will operate from October 2024 until the end of May 2025. They are designed for high schoolers but can also be interesting for younger students with experience in solving tasks outside the standard school curriculum.

Math Club

Every week, you’ll be given a set of 15 problems, each of increasing difficulty. You can solve those at any convenient time before the deadline. After that, you can discuss your solutions with your peers and coaches during the Math Club’s Saturday live sessions, which will last for 90 minutes.

The first semester focuses on polynomials, discrete probability, and graph theory. Students who solve at least 50% of the tasks will be invited to continue to the more advanced second semester with written solutions and oral defenses.

This club is particularly valuable for those who excel in programming. The course helps create a fundamental mathematical base to enhance your ability to solve programming problems more effectively. The course curriculum is designed by a team of mathematicians with expertise in preparing winners and medalists for major events like the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO).

For students entering bachelor’s studies this year, your Math Club results may count as an additional five points (about one-third) of an entrance test mark for the BSc degrees supported by JetBrains: Computer Science and AI and Software, Data, and Technology.

AI Club

If you’re interested in diving into AI, learning the basics, and even putting in the effort to reach Olympiad level (like IOAI), take a closer look at our AI Club.

This club offers weekly lectures and live sessions every Wednesday, held by Alex Avdiushenko, PhD in math modeling and analyst on the JetBrains Education and Research team. You’ll learn about machine learning (data analysis and model training), neural networks, computer vision, and natural language processing (NLP).

This club will be especially beneficial to those interested in adding knowledge of AI to your math or coding skills.

Coding Club

Our Coding Club hosts weekly contests on the Codeforces platform. It’s a perfect match for those with some experience in competitive programming who want to master their problem-solving skills. 

Each week, Pavel Mavrin, ICPC World Champion 2004, IOI 2002 Silver Medalist, and instructor at JetBrains Academy, will prepare a mashup contest for you and discuss your solutions during live sessions held on Thursdays.

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