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Kathmandu: Discovery Education, Edutech Coding Competition 2024 has been successfully launched in Nepal this year organized by Global No1 Engineering Network UK and supported by partnerships from different organisation companies based in the country like National BaseCode. Dursikshya, Nepal: IT training provider Dursiskhya will be the training partner for this event in Nepal named “‘Discovery Education, Edutech Coding Competition 2024’.”
The competition, which is targeted at students from grades 2 to 9 (i.e. ages between 7 and 14), as per Krishna Pandey, the CEO of Dursikshya aims at enhancing two important skills in kids- critical thinking and problem-solving. He added that this contest would give students a chance to learn some of the skills that are important for the future.
The event is backed by several other entities like NPCERT, Center for Cyber Security Research and Innovation, Rotary Club of Yala, and OneCover Pvt. Ltd, ICTFrame.com, Tech Entrepreneurs Association Nepal, and Tech Bloggers.
How to Participate
To move on to more competitions, students or a group of students should submit their project proposals based on the specific theme online. After that, the trainers of Dursikshya will host free webinars and teach them how to make their projects on the Discovery Education Coding platform. Then students will have to upload themed projects online.
The shortlisted projects will then compete in a face-to-face competition involving all individuals working alongside mentors. Coders are then required to submit a final project based on the week’s theme at the end of the competition.
Rewards: Certificate of participation and FREE Discovery Education Network one-year membership for all participants. In Nepal, the winner gets a tablet and a cash reward of NPR 50K along with global exposure. The second prize winner shall receive NPR 25000 and other prizes.
The national winner can also represent Indian students in the competition. If selected, they will be entered into the global competition hosted by Discovery Education in the UK.
Coding opens the world of technology around a child and equips him with skills he will find useful in his career, Krishna Pandey points out. The intensive, module-based curriculum in the Discovery Education coding platform will deepen students’ understanding of key programming concepts such as algorithms, pattern recognition, and variables while developing problem-solving skills by helping them become more fluent with computation.
Competition Categories
Block Coding (Grades 2-5) Competition
Python Coding (Grades 6-9) Competition
Students may work alone but in maximum teams of 3 members. The organizers say that students must register online by Sept. 6 For registration, click here.
Ever since the start, Dursikshya has pledged to transfer cutting-edge technology and skilled men /women production to its own country. Yalam Baidya, the Chairman of Dursikshya said that having such competitions sends out a strong message to highlight Nepal’s mastery and has world-class skills and institutions to develop human resources.
Professor Dr. Suvra Shakya, President of the Center for Cyber Security Research and Innovation(CSRI) said that the competition will encourage children to solve problems using coding skills(IOE Brochure).
Dr. Rajiv Subba, former DIG of Nepal Police and an advisor to NPCERT added that technical skills empower students but shaping mindset and behaviour is the need for participation in such competitions for youth!
Chiranjeevi Adhikari, CEO and founder of OneCover Pvt. Ltd has mentioned that this world-class coding competition will help bring Nepali students, schools, and so on in contact with technology helping make them competitive on a global platform.
Nepal Tech Blogger Association Founder Ritesh Ghimire said that the children’s coding competition will develop technical skills and prepare young minds for an IT career.
Padam Raj Pant, the Founding Director of Tech Entrepreneurs Association Nepal said that this coding competition will create an entrepreneurial mindset in kids at such a young age which is necessary to develop innovators.
Dr. Dinesh Lal Shrestha, Service Director of the Rotary Club of Yala said, “This competition will give a platform where youth can express their 21st-century skills and we get an opportunity to showcase our talents hidden in us”.
To learn more visit the Dursikshya website, and to online register click here.
