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This fall semester, IBM ran the Master the Mainframe Contest for
college and university students across the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
This year, high school students were also encouraged to compete!
No experience with mainframes was necessary to compete. In fact, the contest was designed for students with little or no mainframe experience, increasing with difficulty as the contest progressed. Students just needed to bring drive and competitive spirit to be ready to compete.
See the winners' page to view the contest results!
Click here to access a PDF flyer about the contest, the perfect accessory for any
classroom bulletin board.
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Prizes
Prizes include:
- 60 $100 pre-paid debit cards
- 5 Nintendo Wii systems
- Trips to the mainframe lab in Poughkeepsie, NY
- 500 custom Master the Mainframe T-shirts
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Dates
Student registration began: September 4, 2007
Contest ran: October 1 - December 28, 2007
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Why a mainframe contest?
Today's mainframes are growing in popularity and require a new generation
of mainframe experts. This contest is designed to familiarize students
with the basic skills and concepts that will make them more competitive
for high-paying jobs and internships in the enterprise computing industry.
Did you know that 25 of the top 25 banks worldwide run on System z, IBM's
mainframe computing system? 71% of Fortune 500 companies are also System
z clients. See this page for more reasons to learn about mainframes.
This short video offers job-hunting perspectives from several students who have recently
taken mainframe education on campus.
Also, the contest is fun! Click here to see a photo montage of last year's contestants on YouTube.
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Eligibility
To compete, students must have an educator at their institution enrolled in the IBM Academic Initiative. Students, ask your educator to enroll at the link for educators below; enrollment takes only about 10 minutes. By enrolling, your educator will gain access to IBM products and resources at no charge.
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Looking for more information?
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For more information on the content of the contest, check out the details page.
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