{"id":5809,"date":"2026-01-22T03:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:43:20","slug":"the-icpc-sri-lanka-2025-26-regional-onsite-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/123\/the-icpc-sri-lanka-2025-26-regional-onsite-round\/","title":{"rendered":"ICPC Sri Lanka Regional 2025\/26 Hosted by the University of Peradeniya"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5809\" class=\"elementor elementor-5809\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a7bc763 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a7bc763\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a0b978\" data-id=\"73a0b978\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223ca642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"223ca642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya<\/strong>, will host the <strong>ICPC Sri Lanka Regional 2025\/26<\/strong>, the official Sri Lankan regional contest of the <strong>International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)<\/strong>, on <strong>Sunday, 25 January 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The ICPC is the world\u2019s most prestigious university-level programming competition, often referred to as the <em>Olympics of Competitive Programming<\/em>, promoting excellence in algorithmic problem solving, teamwork, and software engineering among undergraduate students worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark event marks the <strong>first time Sri Lanka hosts an official ICPC regional contest<\/strong>, positioning the University of Peradeniya and the country within the global ICPC ecosystem. The contest will bring together <strong>top undergraduate teams from universities across Sri Lanka and the Asian region<\/strong>, following a highly competitive national online preliminary round.<\/p>\n<p>The on-site contest will be held at the <strong>Computing Center, Faculty of Engineering<\/strong>, with approximately <strong>250 participants<\/strong>, including students, academics, industry representatives, and invited guests. The <strong>Awards and Closing Ceremony<\/strong> will take place from <strong>4.00 PM onwards at the JRDC Auditorium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Top-performing teams will earn the opportunity to advance to the <strong>ICPC World Finals (UAE)<\/strong> and the <strong>ICPC Asia West Continental Finals (India)<\/strong>, providing significant international exposure and career opportunities for participants.<\/p>\n<p>The event is organized in collaboration with the <strong>IEEE Sri Lanka Section<\/strong>, <strong>Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka \u2013 Young Members Section (IESL YMS)<\/strong>, academic departments, student societies, and the <strong>Information Technology Center<\/strong> of the University of Peradeniya, strengthening industry\u2013academia collaboration and national digital capacity building.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>More Information<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 ICPC Sri Lanka: <a href=\"https:\/\/icpc.ieee.lk\">https:\/\/icpc.ieee.lk<\/a><br \/>\u2022 ICPC Global: <a href=\"https:\/\/icpc.global\">https:\/\/icpc.global<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, will host the ICPC Sri Lanka Regional 2025\/26, the official Sri Lankan regional contest of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), on Sunday, 25 January 2026. 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