ELI Student Wins Programming Prize

ELI Student Wins Programming Prize

• December 4th, 2018
• in English Language Institute International Main

English Language Institute student, Javanshir Huseynli, won the Best Solo Hack prize at The University of Alabama’s Local Hack Day last Saturday, December 1.

The Local Hack Day, hosted by GitHub and the UA Association for Computer Machinery, is a hackathon which allows participants to create and complete interesting computer programming projects within a 12-hour time limit.

Javanshir worked from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to program an Android app that allows local guides to connect with tourists. He was one of 40 participants in the competition who submitted their work to be judged. As a reward for his hard work, he won an Amazon Echo Dot.

Javanshir Huseynli is a Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) scholarship recipient from Azerbaijan. He is finishing his second session at the English Language Institute, and in the spring semester will attend UA computer science classes. He is working towards an undergraduate degree in mechatronics and robotics engineering.

Javanshir is shown here wearing a traditional hat from Azerbaijan.