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Student IT Fest 2025

Student-organised IT festival for students of Ukraine. Join us for lectures and Hackathon: let's create something amazing together!

27 October - 8 November 2025

Kyiv, Ukraine

About Us

We are Olympiad Programming Club at AUK and we are passionate about developing the IT community in Ukraine. We wanted to create an opportunity for motivated students to learn and grow together.

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Learn & Compete

Take part in educational lectures and the Hackathon to boost your knowledge and compete with others.

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Innovative Community

Share your vision, and make new connections with like-minded people.

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Goal-Oriented Focus

Work towards your goals and show your skills to the biggest IT companies in Ukraine.

Event Timeline

The detailed schedule of the event and the links for the live recordings.

October 27
Software Engineering Day - Attend entertaining lectures and networking sessions with industry professionals from EPAM and Empat. Watch live stream
  • 15:00-15:45 Krakovetskyi Oleksandr - GenAI Integration in Software Engineering
  • 16:00-16:45 Kupriianov Ivan - Why code is not the most important: soft skills for a developer
  • 17:00-17:45 Borodavko Sergii - From idea to product
  • 18:00-18:45 Grynov Denys - What does a student need to know to get an internship at EPAM
  • 18:45-19:00 Networking
October 29
Data Science Day - Explore LLM Driven Applications and Data Analysis with expert talks from SoftServe, ByteCode, Empat and Genesis professionals.Watch live stream
  • 15:00-15:45 Hunia Yehor - AI Tools to boost your performance
  • 16:00-16:45 Melnychenko Yaroslav - Multimodal RAG and Beyond - Practical AI for Modern Applications
  • 17:00-17:45 Antonishyn Mykhailo - Analytics in cybersecurity
  • 18:00-18:45 Kotelevets Kyrylo - A million users, a million problems: how systems scale
  • 18:45-19:00 Networking
October 31
Digital Design Day - Dive into UI/UX Design Applications with interactive sessions and insights from EPAM and Empat experts.Watch live stream
  • 15:00-15:45 Tsabanov Andrii - The AI Shift – Why Design Can’t Stay the Same
  • 16:00-16:45 Metelova Olena - Visual metaphors in interface design
  • 17:00-17:45 Zavydovska Larysa - Artificial Intelligence and Tailwind CSS
  • 18:00-18:45 Seryogin Sergiy - Soft skills for a digital designer
  • 18:45-19:00 Networking
November 7
Hackathon Day 1 - Kickoff & Task Solving. Start your hackathon journey with project brainstorming and prize draw for donations.
  • 11:00-11:30 Teams arriving
  • 11:30-12:00 Final preparing + Tasks explaining
  • 12:00-15:00 Solving the task
  • 15:00-16:00 Lunch
  • 16:00-19:00 Solving the task
  • 19:00-20:00 Prize draw for donations + Networking
November 8
Hackathon Day 2 - Project Presenting & Award Ceremony. Celebrate achievements at the award ceremony with networking and new opportunities. Watch live stream
  • 11:00-11:30 Teams arriving
  • 11:30-12:00 Final preparing
  • 12:00-15:00 Solving the task
  • 15:00-16:00 Lunch
  • 16:00-18:00 Solving the task
  • 18:00-19:00 Presenting projects
  • 19:00-20:00 Award and Closing Ceremony

Our Lectors

Meet our amazing lectors who will share their knowledge and experience with you during the event.

Krakovetskyi Oleksandr

Krakovetskyi Oleksandr

CEO DevRain

Kupriianov Ivan

Kupriianov Ivan

Senior Software Engineer EPAM Systems

Borodavko Sergii

Borodavko Sergii

Senior Software Engineer EPAM Systems

Grynov Denys

Grynov Denys

Head of EPAM Campus Ukraine

Hunia Yehor

Hunia Yehor

Education Project Specialist, Genesis.

Melnychenko Yaroslav

Melnychenko Yaroslav

Backend & Architecture Lead, Empat

Antonishyn Mykhailo

Antonishyn Mykhailo

Co-founder, ByteCode Security Lab

Kotelevets Kyrylo

Kotelevets Kyrylo

Big Data Software Engineer, SoftServe

Tsabanov Andrii

Tsabanov Andrii

Design Lead, Empat

Metelova Olena

Metelova Olena

Designer, EPAM Systems

Zavydovska Larysa

Zavydovska Larysa

Designer, EPAM Systems

Seryogin Sergiy

Seryogin Sergiy

Experience Design Manager, EPAM Systems