Imagine Cup

The Imagine Cup was founded in 2003. Worldwide Finals host countries have spanned the globe from Spain, to Brazil, to Japan, to India, to South Korea, and last year, to France. In 2009 the Worldwide Finals will take place in July in Cairo, Egypt.

Organizer: Microsoft
Size: More than 200,000 students from over 100 countries entered the 2008 competition.
The theme of Imagine Cup 2009 is "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world's toughest problems.
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Romanian teams that participated in the contest:

2004 - 1st place Romanian regional section
Project WebEdu - A Collaborative Online Learning Environment.
WebEdu Development Team: Tudor Ionescu, Alexandru Herisanu, Tereza Iofciu, Claudia Szabo
Team mentor: Nicolae Tapus

2006 - 2nd place Romanian regional section
Project Global Health System
Green.Point Team: Dan Badea, Catalin Criveteanu, Eduard Orsaanu, Dan Crisan
Team mentor: Nicolae Tapus, Vlad Panait

2007 - 4th place Romanian regional section
Project S.M.A.R.T.
TechOwls Team: Alexandru Calotoiu, Liviu Mihai Ciortea, Teodor Alexandru Stoenescu, Monica Mihaela Bugeanu
Team mentor: Decebal Popescu