Student life
What happens outside the timetable.
A student association, a competitive programming club, a developer community and a research circle — most of it run by students themselves.
Why it matters
Most of the learning happens here.
Courses give structure. Side projects, contests and study groups give hours at the keyboard — and that is usually what an interviewer asks about.
Organisations
Where to plug in
Student government
Informatics Student Association (HIMA)
The department's student body: represents students to the faculty and runs the academic-year programme of events.
Academic club
Competitive Programming Club
Weekly problem-solving sessions and preparation for national and regional contests.
Practice community
Developer Community
Open study group for shipping side projects — web, mobile, and whatever people are curious about this term.
Research
Undergraduate Research Circle
Paper reading group and on-ramp into the department's research groups.
Student voices
In their words
“I joined a research group in my second year. By the fourth I had my name on a paper and knew exactly what I wanted to do next — that does not happen at a bigger university.”
Student name (placeholder) · Fourth-year, AI & Data Science track
“The studio semester was the hardest thing I have done. It was also the first time someone reviewed my code the way a real team would.”
Student name (placeholder) · Third-year, Software Engineering track
“Class sizes are small enough that lecturers know what you are working on. You cannot hide, which turns out to be the point.”
Student name (placeholder) · Second-year