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Re:Programmers of ITMO University win the ACM ICPC for the s... by HaseebR7 on Friday May 22, 2015 @03:25AM (#9586946)
Same applies to all eastern European countries, Japan and China. People start prepping when they're still in middle school. Most of the winning team members are former IOI gold medalists.
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Re:Programmers of ITMO University win the ACM ICPC for the s... by rasz_pl on Friday May 22, 2015 @08:03AM (#9587773)
BS, not a lot of people give any F's in Poland, yet 3 regional universities almost always place at the top. Lets face it, its the level of education (socialized = free in regions you listed) versus western broken for profit model.
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Re:Programmers of ITMO University win the ACM ICPC for the s... by wang_li on Friday May 22, 2015 @12:52PM (#9589509)
Most western universities and colleges are not for profit. They're not free, but they're heavily subsidized, directly and indirectly. Princeton for example receives $105,000 per student per year in benefits due to the fact that none of their land is taxed, nor do they pay any capital gains taxes on their investments.
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