ICPC GIU Community

Our ACPC finalists with University President Prof. Dr. Slim Abdennadher in Luxor! 🔥
Best of luck to Abdelrahman Samir and Omar Sherif.

Proud moment, go crush it 💪🏽🏆

Congratulations to all our teams who took part in ECPC 2025 🎉

We’re proud of every single team that represented us in this year’s Egyptian Collegiate Programming Contest. The effort, dedication, and teamwork you’ve shown throughout the competition are truly commendable.

A special congratulations to our teams who have qualified for the ECPC finals 🏆:

ICPC - Ya 3m Sahla

CodeWithHope

TripleA

Recursive Men

We’d also like to give a special mention to Team Pyramids 👏. They matched some of our finalists in performance and only missed out due to time. Great job!

All participating teams:

ICPC - Ya 3m Sahla

CodeWithHope

TripleA

Recursive Men

Pyramids

bruteforce

Time Complexity Cartel

Last Shot minus one

Machiavelli

Byte me

Debug Ninjas

The Musketeers

GIU-Runtime Terror

AOA

Well done to all the teams for your hard work and commitment. We look forward to seeing even greater achievements in the future 🚀

Our contestants are always doing it!!
Congratulations 🎉👏

Are you ready ??

🎉 **Get Ready for GIUCPC 2026!** 🚀

We’re thrilled to kick off a brand-new season of **GIUCPC 2026**, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever! 🌟

📍 **Mark Your Calendars**

The competition will take place mid to late July, hosted in the beautiful city of Alexandria at AAST.

Worried about transport? We’ve got you covered! Buses will be available to take all contestants from the GUC to AAST and back on the same day.

📝 Ready to Join the Challenge?

Team up in **Groups of 3** and register now!

👉 Registration Form: https://forms.gle/NqAhBVomoxTD9kCZ7

🆕 New to GIUCPC?

No problem! Just create your ICPC profile first before signing up.

🌐 Create Profile: https://icpc.global/

📺 Also, check out this short video to get an idea of what to expect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjVLAtD_AR8

🤝 Don’t Have a Team Yet?

No worries! We’ll help you find your perfect teammates through a Ranking contest.

🧠 It’s a 2-hour individual contest with 7 problems— solve as many as you can, and we’ll match you with others around your level (or even with your friends if you prefer — it's flexible!).

📌 If you're not on a team, participation in this contest is mandatory for team matching.

👉 Ranking Contest Form: https://forms.gle/LiwaPQpVud3wUwow9

⚠️ **Important Note**

Only fill out the form if you’re 100% sure you’ll attend. Anyone who registers and doesn’t show up will be banned from future GIUCPCs. So please commit wisely!

📌 Mandatory ACPC Kickoff Participation

Every team member MUST join the ACPC Kickoff, an individual contest that’s essential to complete your registration.

👉 ACPC Kickoff: https://icpc.global/regionals/finder/ACPCKickoff-2026

📅 Deadline to Register for GIUCPC: 10th of April

⏰ Don’t miss out on your chance to compete and represent the GIU!

💬 Stay Updated!

Join our *WhatsApp Announcements Group* for real-time updates and important info: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cj0aQdBmxBpHFZaSJY5hcE

🚀 Pupil’s Plan - Spring ‘25 Season is Here! 🚀

The GIUCPC community is excited to kick off the Spring ‘25 season of Pupil’s Plan! 🌱🔥 Whether you're looking to improve your problem-solving skills, sharpen your competitive programming techniques, or just enjoy learning with peers, this is your chance to level up!

🔹 What’s Pupil’s Plan?
A structured training program designed to help participants grow from beginners to solid problem solvers through weekly challenges, discussions, and practice contests.

🔹 Who Can Join?
Anyone eager to improve their CP skills—whether you’re just starting or looking to break through to higher ratings!

📅 Season Start Date: Saturday 22nd Feb
📍 Join the WhatsApp Group Here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cj0aQdBmxBpHFZaSJY5hcE

Let’s make this season the best one yet! 🚀💡

Winter Training is Back!
Greeting everyone!
Get ready to sharpen your algorithmic skills! 🔥 The GIU ICPC Community's Winter Training is back for another exciting season, and this year, all sessions will be conducted online , making it easier than ever for you to join us ! 🌍

** The sessions will be in collaboration with GUC ICPC community **

Whether you're a novice just starting your competitive programming journey or a seasoned competitor looking to hone your skills, we've got a training plan designed just for you! 💡
📚 Pupils Plan
Target audience: Beginners starting their competitive programming adventure. 🚀
Topics:
• Week 1 (14/9): Programming Fundamentals / Basic Maths (Algebra, Counting)
• Week 2 (21/9): Learning STL / Collections Library / Monotonic Queue + Stack (Next Min/Max)
• Week 3 (28/9): Bit Manipulation / Bitmasks / Prefix XOR / Building Masks
• Week 4 (5/10): Constructive / Greedy / Adhoc
• Week 5 (12/10): Prefix Sum / Frequency Array / Partial Sum / Max Subarray Sum
• Week 6 (2/11): Brute Force + Recursion + Complexity Analysis
• Week 7 (9/11): Basic Number Theory (Primes, GCD, LCM, Fast Exponentiation, Modular Inverse)
• Week 8 (16/11): Sorting / Two Pointers / Binary Search
• Week 9 (23/11): Graph Basics (Representation + Traversal)
• Week 10 (30/11): DAG, Topological Sort, Tree Algorithms, Floodfill
• Week 11 (7/12): Dijkstra + DSU
🚀 Specialist Plan
Target audience: Students who have completed the Pupils Plan or have an equivalent background. 🧠
Topics:
• Week 1 (14/9): Classical DP (Fib, Knapsack, Max Path in Grid, Coin Change)
• Week 2 (21/9): Harder DP (Bitmask DP, Digit DP, Permutation to Subset DP)
• Week 3 (28/9): Different Forms of DP (Interval DP, Prefix Sum DP, Range DP)
• Week 4 (5/10): Basic Segment Tree + Applications (DFS on Segment Tree -> kth One, First Greater)
• Week 5 (12/10): Lazy Propagation + DP with Segment Tree
• Week 6 (2/11): Counting
• Week 7 (9/11): Matrix Power
• Week 8 (16/11): Extended Euclid, Euler’s Phi, Mobius
• Week 9 (23/11): Bridges / Articulation Points / DFS Tree / SCC
• Week 10 (30/11): DP on Trees + DP on DAG + State Graph (BFS, Dijkstra)
• Week 11 (7/12): Fenwick Tree + Sparse Table
🌟 What to Expect
🎓 Weekly Online Sessions (2-3 hours): Interactive and engaging Google Meet sessions where we focus on the main week topic break down complex concepts and explain it, making it easy to understand.
📖 Pre-Session Resources: Get a head start! Before each session, we’ll share resources so you can familiarize yourself with the week’s topic and ask even sharper questions!
💡 Practice Sheets with a Twist: After each session, you'll receive a practice sheet that with tricky problems that go beyond the basics focuses on the most important tricks in the topic and gyms different ideas not just the standard ones.
📹 YouTube Video Solutions: We’ll upload detailed solution videos for each problem in dedicated playlists for each plan on our YouTube channel. Accessible to all ,making everyone have the ability to try hard to solve the problem at first and then tend to the solution!
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEqiLTfYVv9hNsbArudk4jw
🏆 Bi-weekly Contests: Put your skills to the test with our bi-weekly contests (as this is )and track your progress. We’ll post and honour the top performers every time!
💡Discussion: Have a question in the sheet or unclear concept? Feel free to ask in the Discord channel, where All Coaches will be available to answer any question, clarify ideas and help you with your code.
👥 Discord & WhatsApp Groups
Stay connected with fellow programmers, discuss ideas, and ask questions in our dedicated groups for each plan:
Pupils Plan:
Discord: https://discord.gg/75Xg4Rub
WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cj0aQdBmxBpHFZaSJY5hcE
Specialist Plan:
Discord: https://discord.gg/BzDQuusMVd
WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DH2iVIp2TnFFDBEWa7CdMU
🔓 Open to Everyone!
We’re excited to welcome all students . This is a fantastic opportunity to improve your skills, whether you're aiming for ICPC or just want to get better at problem-solving for Interveiws. Join us for a season of growth, learning, and fun!
We can’t wait to see you there! 💥
P.S. Don’t forget to join our Discord or WhatsApp groups to stay updated on announcements, session schedules, and more!

🎉🚨 Big News! 🚨🎉

ABDELRAHMAN SAMIR IS OFFICIALLY THE FIRST CANDIDATE MASTER IN GIU !!
Huge shoutout to **Abdelrahman Samir** for becoming the **first Candidate Master in GIU**! 🏆

giu_candidates = new var 😉

ATTENTION 🚨🚨
big announcement today at 10 🔥🔥
Stay tuned 😉

🚨🚨"El Almaneya lel DP" has officially qualified to the "ACPC" finals 🔥🔥
Best of luck to the team !! ❤️❤️

Are you ready ? 🔥