Welcome to the website of the NWERC 2024!

The Northwestern Europe Regional Contest (NWERC) is a contest in which teams from universities all over the Northwestern part of Europe are served a series of algorithmic problems. The goal of each team is to solve as many problems as possible within the 5 hour time limit. Potential solutions are submitted and corrected by an automated judging system. The three teams that solve the most problems at the end of the contest qualify for the ICPC World Finals. These three teams, and ten more teams among the top, also qualify for the ICPC Europe Championship.

The 2024 edition of the Northwestern Europe Regional Contest (NWERC) will be held from the 22nd until the 24th of November 2024. The contest will be held on the campus of the Delft University of Technology. This year’s edition will be a lit(e) version.

Recent News

Online Spectator Contest

There will be an online spectator contest again this year. The main contest will start at 10:30 CET on Sunday (November 24th, 2024). This is half an hour later than the start of the real contest. The test session on Saturday will also be available on the online spectator website.

You can register at https://spectator.nwerc.eu/ once the website is live, this will probably be on Friday.

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Last Information

The 2024 ICPC Northwestern Europe Regional Contest will take place this weekend, and we hope that you and your team are prepared for this great event. Please check the pages for the latest system information and the schedule.

We want to remind you of the following:

  • The contest machines will be desktops. We do not allow you to replace the keyboard or mouse.
  • During the contest, you are only allowed to use your Team Reference Document (TRD) as reference material. You may bring three identical copies of the document per team, clearly marked with the university and team name. For specifications on the TRD, please check the online booklet. Your TRD should be handed in at registration. It is not possible to print the TRD at the contest site.
  • This year there will be no water bottle in the goody bag. We advise you to bring your own refillable water bottle. The water bottles can be filled at all water taps. The water from Dutch water taps can be drunk safely.
  • We will not be providing perishable cups this year. You will receive a mug in your goody bag to use during the weekend. If you wish, you can also bring your own travel mug.
  • Please be sure to bring everything you want to use during the contest, including mascots and snacks, on Saturday to the test session. You are not allowed to bring anything on Sunday, except unmodified liquid containers.

The program booklet will be online this year. It contains a lot of useful information about the contest and the companies making this contest possible. You can read the booklet here.

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Announcing the NWERC 2024 lit(e) date

We are happy to announce that the 2024 edition of the Northwestern Europe Regional Contest (NWERC) will be held from the 22nd until the 24th of November. The contest will be hosted this year again by the Delft University of Technology. We are looking forward to welcoming 70 teams to compete for slots for the 2024 ICPC World Finals. More information will be published in the coming months on this website.

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