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President Vladimir Putin met with the winners of the World Student Programming Championship 2004

May 28, 2004, The Kremlin, Moscow

The President congratulated the students on their victory in the international contest.

He expressed his satisfaction with the fact that the programming students’ good showing demonstrated the standard of fundamental education in Russia.

The team from the St Petersburg State Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University won the 2004 championship.

Russian teams have been taking part in the world championship since 1996. A total of 28 world championships have been held so far.

May 28, 2004, The Kremlin, Moscow