Ukraine wins Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition

Ukraine wins Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition
July 10, 2012 - 14:43 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft announced that Ukraine has won Imagine Cup competition with their innovative EnableTalk application, Neowin reports.

This year, more than 350 students in 106 teams from 75 countries traveled to Sydney to compete in the worldwide finals for Imagine cup where Microsoft handed out approximately $175,000 in cash to the winners across eight different categories.

The Imagine Cup finals were carried out over 5 days and featured intense presentations from teams across the world who are introducing game-changing and innovative solutions to problems facing many individuals from all walks of life. While the Ukraine team took the top prize, the truth is that everyone who participated in the competition all year long are winners as they are changing the world for the better.

As this competition comes to an end, Microsoft announced that the competition for 2013 will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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