IBM Master the Mainframe Contest in Programing with Awards of up to 1,000 USD

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

IBM

Host Country

عبر الإنترنت

Deadline

31 Dec 2019

Study level

Basic education

Specialities

Information technology and computer science

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

The IBM Master the Mainframe Competition has returned for its 15th year in a row. This unique, virtual contest is open globally to high school and college students that are interested in gaining skills in a real-world, enterprise computing environment. Through the program, you can win amazing prizes, while developing critical skills that are in hot demand by the world’s largest and most respected companies.

About the Competition:

The Master the Mainframe Competition is comprised of three parts:

Part one to help you learn the fundamentals of the mainframe.
Part Two builds on the fundamentals by teaching you how to program with modern languages.
Part Three puts all your new skills to the test in a “real world” situation. Along the way you will not only build skills, you can earn digital badges and great prizes.

Benefits:

Part 1 Finishers: For every person who finishes Part One, a donation will be made to ShareTheMeal. (1 hour of learning = 2 children fed for a day)
Part 2 Finishers: Exclusive access to IBM Z Career Marketplace Community Earn an industry-recognized digital badge
Part 2 Winners: $150 gift card to the fastest 100 finishers
Part 3 Finishers: Master the Mainframe Part 3 Finisher t-shirt Earn Industry recognized the digital badge
Part 3 Winners: $2,750 travel stipend to the top 2 individuals from each region
Grand Prize: The top 3 individuals globally will receive a $1,000 USD cash Educational Scholarship.
Besides the prizes, you can obtain unprecedented exposure to a wide variety of enterprise systems, software, and products.
You can also earn an Enterprise Computing Open Badge to put on your resume or social media pages, so potential employers can easily find you.

Conditions:

Anyone who is 13+ years old, and currently a student at a high school or university can compete.
No experience is necessary.
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