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Oracle Announces the Winners of the 2010 Oracle Academy Global Data Modeling Competition
Redwood Shores, Calif., – June 30, 2010
News Facts
Student teams from Romania and China earned top honors in the 2010 Oracle Academy Global Data Modeling Competition.
The competition, open to students from participating Oracle Academy institutions worldwide, invited teams to develop data models that address real-world business challenges.
The students were challenged to create a database that would track oceanographic data to supportday-to-day business operations.
A global team of volunteer experts from industry and education reviewed each entry for business, technical and communications excellence.
For the fifth consecutive year, Romanian schools were awarded the top two prizes, with China taking third place. The winning entries are as follows:
1st Place: Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"
Teacher: Monica Gradinescu
2nd Place: Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"
Teacher: Corina Ciobanu
3rd Place: Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology
Teacher: Yunfan Lu
Students from the top three teams each received scholarships ranging from $1,000 USD to $250 USD, depending on placement.
Additionally the following teams received an honorable mention:
National College of Computer Science "Tudor Vianu" (Dan Grigoriu), Romania
Temasek Polytechnic Informacs and IT School (How Woan Ling), Singapore
Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science (Marcel Homorodean), Romania
Arkansas School for Math, Sciences and the Arts (Daniel Moix), United States
Elsnaria Prep School for Girls (Solaf Ahmed Ashour), Egypt
Moon Area High School (Warren Kooi), United States
Commercial College Vienna 10 (Dr. Ute-Maria Oberreiter), Austria
Supporting Quotes
“The Oracle Academy is pleased to recognize the outstanding achievement of the team from the Colegiul National de Informatica ‘Tudor Vianu’ in Romania," said Brad Saffer, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship at Oracle. "We applaud these dedicated and innovative students who overcame strong competition from their peers globally and displayed the business and technology skills required for success in the 21st century marketplace."
“As we worked on our project, we analyzed and debated each idea. We worked hard to do our best and are honored to have received this prize. We thank Oracle for this opportunity and look forward to future competitions,” said Monica Gradinescu, 1st place winning teacher, Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu".
Supporting Resources
• Learn more about the Oracle Academy
About the Oracle Academy
The Oracle Academy and the Oracle Education Foundation’s initiatives reach over 1.5 million students worldwide. The Oracle Academy supports over 1 million students in 93 countries. By partnering with schools, districts, and ministries that believe in early career preparation, the Oracle Academy helps students develop the technology and business skills required for 21st century careers. Participating institutions may integrate Oracle’s cutting-edge software and curriculum into their courses and avail their faculty to first-class professional development opportunities. To learn more, please visit https://academy.oracle.com
About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit oracle.com.
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Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact
Kimberly Pineda
Oracle
+1.650.506.8831
kimberly.pineda@oracle.com
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Oracle Announces the Winners of the 2010 Oracle Academy Global Data Modeling Competition
Redwood Shores, Calif., – June 30, 2010
News Facts
Student teams from Romania and China earned top honors in the 2010 Oracle Academy Global Data Modeling Competition.
The competition, open to students from participating Oracle Academy institutions worldwide, invited teams to develop data models that address real-world business challenges.
The students were challenged to create a database that would track oceanographic data to supportday-to-day business operations.
A global team of volunteer experts from industry and education reviewed each entry for business, technical and communications excellence.
For the fifth consecutive year, Romanian schools were awarded the top two prizes, with China taking third place. The winning entries are as follows:
1st Place: Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"
Teacher: Monica Gradinescu
2nd Place: Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"
Teacher: Corina Ciobanu
3rd Place: Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology
Teacher: Yunfan Lu
Students from the top three teams each received scholarships ranging from $1,000 USD to $250 USD, depending on placement.
Additionally the following teams received an honorable mention:
National College of Computer Science "Tudor Vianu" (Dan Grigoriu), Romania
Temasek Polytechnic Informacs and IT School (How Woan Ling), Singapore
Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science (Marcel Homorodean), Romania
Arkansas School for Math, Sciences and the Arts (Daniel Moix), United States
Elsnaria Prep School for Girls (Solaf Ahmed Ashour), Egypt
Moon Area High School (Warren Kooi), United States
Commercial College Vienna 10 (Dr. Ute-Maria Oberreiter), Austria
Supporting Quotes
“The Oracle Academy is pleased to recognize the outstanding achievement of the team from the Colegiul National de Informatica ‘Tudor Vianu’ in Romania," said Brad Saffer, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship at Oracle. "We applaud these dedicated and innovative students who overcame strong competition from their peers globally and displayed the business and technology skills required for success in the 21st century marketplace."
“As we worked on our project, we analyzed and debated each idea. We worked hard to do our best and are honored to have received this prize. We thank Oracle for this opportunity and look forward to future competitions,” said Monica Gradinescu, 1st place winning teacher, Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu".
Supporting Resources
• Learn more about the Oracle Academy
About the Oracle Academy
The Oracle Academy and the Oracle Education Foundation’s initiatives reach over 1.5 million students worldwide. The Oracle Academy supports over 1 million students in 93 countries. By partnering with schools, districts, and ministries that believe in early career preparation, the Oracle Academy helps students develop the technology and business skills required for 21st century careers. Participating institutions may integrate Oracle’s cutting-edge software and curriculum into their courses and avail their faculty to first-class professional development opportunities. To learn more, please visit https://academy.oracle.com
About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit oracle.com.
Trademarks
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact
Kimberly Pineda
Oracle
+1.650.506.8831
kimberly.pineda@oracle.com
more...