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The Ukrainian team represented our country at the first International Cyber Olympiad in AI (ICOA 2026).
The Ukrainian team won four awards The competition took place in Sydney (Australia) and gathered 65 participants from 20 countries around the world. Ukraine was represented at the Olympiad by four schoolchildren from Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, the Poltava region, and Odesa. They passed a nationwide selection, after which they prepared for the international competition at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Despite strong competition, the Ukrainian team placed among the top three teams of the tournament. The participants won: a gold medal in the main standings; two bronze medals in the main standings; a silver medal in the Pioneer Round special standings. Ukrainian schoolchildren won 4 medals (photo: press service of Ajax Systems) What ICOA is International Cyber Olympiad in AI is an international Olympiad dedicated to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Participants use AI models to solve cybersecurity tasks and examine vulnerabilities in AI systems used in robotic devices. Ajax Systems became one of the partners who funded logistics, accommodation, and participation in the competition. Support for ICOA 2026 was the company's first project in the field of cybersecurity and AI for schoolchildren. The initiative is implemented as part of the Ajax Next educational program, which supports the development of technical education in Ukraine. The ICOA Olympiad 2026 is dedicated to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (photo: press service of Ajax Systems) Ajax Systems expanded its support for the Olympiad movement The founder and chairman of the supervisory board of Ajax Systems, Oleksandr Konotopskyi, emphasized the importance of international competitions for the development of young specialists. In his words, international competition motivates schoolchildren to develop, and the participation of Ukrainian teams helps show the world the achievements of young Ukrainians. "Participation in international Olympiads is very important. First, it gives motivation to study well and be the best in Ukraine. Second, competition is the engine of development. And only in international competition can you develop into a world-class specialist. And third, it builds the 'Ukraine' brand," emphasized Oleksandr Konotopskyi. Read also: 60 Ukrainian students will go to CES 2027: Ajax Systems is conducting a competitive selection "We have many talented young people — let’s show their achievements to the world. So we see the development of the Olympiad movement as an extremely important and priority project for ourselves," added the founder of Ajax Systems. As noted, in 2026 the company expanded the Ajax Next program and supported the participation of 120 Ukrainian schoolchildren in 7 Olympiads and tournaments in mathematics, physics, robotics, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. Most teams returned home from international competitions with medals. Ajax Systems also funded two mathematics camps that were attended by 180 schoolchildren.
It was also previously reported that Ajax Systems wants to help KPI enter the top 100 universities in the world.
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