Opportunities

The following are some of the annual opportunities available for students interested in Computing-related pursuits. Unless otherwise stated, all events are open to all NYJCians, including non-H2 Computing students.

Competitions

• National Olympiad in AI (NOAI)
  • Website: https://aisingapore.org/talent/national-olympiad-in-artificial-intelligence/
  • Expected period: Feb
• National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI)
  • Wesite: https://noisg.comp.nus.edu.sg/noi/
  • Expected period: Feb - Mar
• National Cybersecurity Olympiad (NCO)
  • Website: https://cence.comp.nus.edu.sg/cence/nco/index.php
  • Expected period: Feb - Mar
  • Must attend NCO training
  • Top performers may be selected to represent Singapore in the International Cybersecurity Olympiad (ICO)
• Cyberthon
  • Website: https://cyberthon.hci.edu.sg/
  • Expected period: Apr - May
• Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT)
  • Website: https://amt.edu.au/cat
  • Expected period: May
  • Paper-based competition
  • No prior programming experience required
• Coding Challenge
  • Website: https://amt.edu.au/cc
  • Expected period: Jun
  • 5 divisions based on skill
  • basic coding skills required (Python, C#, Javam or VB)
• Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO)
  • Website: https://amt.edu.au/aio
  • Expected period: Jul

Training Programmes and Courses

• The Sentinel Programme
  • Website: https://www.dis.gov.sg/sentinel-programme/
  • Expected period: Mar - Nov
• NOI Training
  • Conducted by NUS School of Computing
  • Expected period: Dec
  • Prerequisites: CeNCE CS1 Final Round
• NCO Training
  • Conducted by NUS School of Computing
  • Expected period: Dec
• CeNCE courses
  • Conducted by NUS Centre for Nurturing Computing Excellence (CeNCE)
  • Website: https://cence.comp.nus.edu.sg/cence/courses.html
  • Online, self-paced courses on computational thinking and programming

CTFs

• BrainHack
  • Website: https://www.dsta.gov.sg/brainhack
  • Expected period: usually Jun
• CSIT Infosecurity Challenge
  • Website: https://www.csit.gov.sg/events/tisc
  • Expected period: usually Aug - Sep

Workshops and Conferences

• BuildingBloCS
  • Website: https://buildingblocs.sg/
  • Expected period: Mar & Jun
• Competitive Programming Introductory Course (CPIC)
  • Website: https://cpic.sg/
  • Expected period: Jun
  • Organised by NYCP SIG
  • Open to secondary school and JC participants

Scholarships

• CSIT Computing Scholarship
  • Nominated by college
  • Open to JC1 students who are Singapore citizens and taking H2 Computing, or demonstrate strong interest and background in Computing