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teams from 78 countries have registered for the International IDAO Data Analysis Olympiad organized by the HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Yandex with the support of Sberbank.
IDAO (International Data Analysis Olympiad) was created by leading data analysts for their future colleagues. It brings together analysts, scientists, professionals, and early-career researchers from around the world.
The Olympiad is held for the second time this year. Compared to the first Olympiad, the number of participating teams has grown by almost 400, and the number of countries they represent - by 23.
The majority of teams registered for the Olympiad are from Russia (664). India comes in second with 247 teams. Indonesia, Belarus, Peru, Egypt, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Thailand are also among the top ten participating countries.
The first round of the competition is held online. Top 30 performing teams from the online roundwill compete in the finals which will be held in Moscow from April 4 to 6.
IDAO winners will receive valuable prizes, and the results of the Olympiad will be taken into account in the candidates' portfolio when they apply for Master’s programmes run by the HSE Faculty of Computer Science.
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