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COURSE · ALL LEVELS

ICPC Curriculum

Four progressive topic maps with Course I materials and trusted interim practice.

Open curriculum → GUIDED MODULES · COURSES II–IV

Advanced Guided Modules

Learn, build, practice, and verify one maintained module at each advanced course band.

Start Course II → PROBLEM LIBRARY · 72 TASKS

Mapped Starter Set

A finishable sequence of attributed tasks with topics, course bands, and local progress.

Open the starter set → COURSE · BEGINNER

Beginner Training Path

Start programming and problem-solving with a guided introductory route.

Open beginner path → LECTURES · ALL LEVELS

Expert Lectures

Learn algorithms, reasoning patterns, and research from ICPC alumni and educators.

Browse lectures → PRACTICE · ALL LEVELS

Online Judges

Compare judging platforms and problem collections for deliberate practice.

Choose a platform → PRACTICE · INTERMEDIATE+

World Finals Problems

Work through official past ICPC World Finals problem sets.

Open problem archive ↗ ARCHIVE · 2021

Solution Walkthroughs

Review archived explanations and videos for advanced contest problems.

Watch walkthroughs → GUIDE · NEW COACH

New Coach Guide

Official registration guidance, rules, and team-training resources.

Open coach guide → EVENT · TEAM TRAINING

Training Camps

Find intensive programs and archives for university teams.

Browse camps → TOOLS · ORGANIZERS

Contest Tools & Standards

Systems, specifications, problem development, judging, and operations guidance.

Open contest tools → PRACTICE · TOPIC-BASED

CSES Problem Set

Build fluency across core algorithmic categories.

Open CSES ↗ PRACTICE · CURATED

Methods to Solve

Find high-quality problems organized by algorithmic topic.

Open curated problems ↗ PRACTICE · CONTEST ARCHIVE

Kattis

Solve contest problems across difficulty levels and algorithmic topics.

Open Kattis ↗ PRACTICE · RATED

Codeforces Problemset

Train with a large rated archive and frequent competitive programming contests.

Open Codeforces ↗ GUIDE · STRUCTURED

USACO Guide

Follow structured explanations and curated practice from foundations through advanced topics.

Open USACO Guide ↗ REFERENCE · TOPIC-BASED

CP-Algorithms

Review concise algorithm explanations, proofs, and implementation guidance.

Open CP-Algorithms ↗ PRACTICE · TEAM SETS

Virtual Judge

Assemble and run team practice sets drawn from multiple online judges.

Open Virtual Judge ↗ SITE · CURRENT EVENTS

Events

See current contests, workshops, World Finals information, and the dated archive.

Browse events → EVENT · 2026

ICPC Challenge

Follow the current global challenge series and registration status.

Open challenge → SITE · ABOUT

About ICPC University

Learn how the commons serves students, coaches, educators, and organizers.

About the commons → SITE · ACCESSIBILITY

Accessibility

Review the accessibility commitment, known limitations, and reporting channel.

Read accessibility statement → FEEDBACK · ALL AUDIENCES

Report or Suggest a Resource

Flag outdated content, an access barrier, or a missing high-quality resource.

Open feedback form ↓ PRACTICE · MULTILINGUAL

AtCoder

Practice in frequent contests with unusually clear statements and broad difficulty coverage.

Open AtCoder ↗PRACTICE · COMMUNITY JUDGE

DMOJ

Use a large problem archive with contests, organizations, ratings, and topic tags.

Open DMOJ ↗REFERENCE · VISUAL

VisuAlgo

Build intuition through interactive algorithm and data-structure visualizations.

Open VisuAlgo ↗PRACTICE · SPANISH

omegaUp

Learn and compete through a Spanish-first programming education platform.

Open omegaUp ↗PRACTICE · PORTUGUESE

beecrowd

Practice programming in a Portuguese-friendly judge with broad introductory coverage.

Open beecrowd ↗REFERENCE · TEAM NOTEBOOK

KACTL

Review a concise, battle-tested ICPC team reference maintained by KTH competitors.

Open KACTL ↗GUIDE · OPEN BOOK

Competitive Programmer’s Handbook

Study a free, structured introduction to core competitive-programming techniques.

Read the handbook ↗PRACTICE · CLASSIC ARCHIVE

SPOJ

Work through a long-running multilingual archive of classical judge problems.

Open SPOJ ↗GUIDE · TEAM STRATEGY

Programming Team Strategy

Plan roles, communication, and contest-day execution for three-person teams.

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PERSONAL LEARNING PLAN

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CURATED ROUTES

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01 · BEGINNER

Build foundations

  1. Start the Beginner Training Path.
  2. Follow Course I in the curriculum.
  3. Solve a matching CSES set.
  4. Enter a beginner-friendly contest.
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02 · COMPETITOR

Prepare for contest day

  1. Choose a rated judge.
  2. Practice one focused topic.
  3. Run a timed virtual contest.
  4. Review errors with your team.
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03 · COACH

Build a team season

  1. Read the New Coach Guide.
  2. Assess team skill gaps.
  3. Schedule topic and team sessions.
  4. Track results after each contest.
Open coach resources →
04 · ORGANIZER

Run a trusted contest

  1. Review policies and standards.
  2. Select supported contest systems.
  3. Plan judging and problem review.
  4. Run a rehearsal before launch.
Open organizer resources →

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