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Ricoh & Java™ Developer Challenge - Innovating Technology
The Challenge is an excellent opportunity for University students to apply their programming knowledgein a practical manner; gain professional skills and experience, business contacts and maybe even a job through the competition!
Registration now closed for 2008/2009 competition
Students from France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK are now developing an embedded application for the chance to win some amazing prizes, including a trip to JavaOne 2009, San Francisco!
- Although registration is now closed for this year’s Challenge; should you wish to receive notification for the opening of the 2009/2010 competition please request this here.
Development Tools Now Available for Download
Here are just a handful of examples of challenge benefits for students:
- "I would not have the job I have now, if it wasn't for the Ricoh & Java™ Developer Challenge"
- "The contest instigates the curiosity of companies when they read my CV"
More about Benefits & Prizes
Sun Microsystems Co-Sponsors the Challenge
Sun Microsystems was founded by student developers, and know that some of the best application development comes from students. Sun is committed to helping student developers get started on the right foot. They offer free software, open-source code, tools, and the widely adopted Solaris platform. Jump-start your career with Sun