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Press release, 16.10.2024.

Registration is closed for the statistical competition organised jointly by the HCSO and the MNB

Higher education students may have the battle of wits for the seventh time this year during the STAT WARS UNI national statistical competition. The contest is organised jointly by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HCSO) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB).

October 15 was the registration deadline for the competition announced in mid-September for groups of maximum 3 BA/BSc or MA/MSc students from full-time and correspondence training. A total of 143 groups registered this year for the contest, consisting of three online rounds and the in-person finals.

Highlighting the importance of statistical proficiency, popularising statistics in higher education as well as rewarding professional excellence are the main goals of this contest. Students participating in the contest may have the battle of wits by processing and presenting economic, social and regional statistical data series. The solving of assignments is going to be evaluated by a committee of professors from renowned Hungarian universities as well as specialists from the HCSO and MNB.

The most successful teams, following three online turns, are going to compete in person on 4 December 2024 at the finals, taking place at the Statistical Palace, where the 5 best BA/BSc as well as MA/MSc student teams, with the highest scores, are going to meet; the 3-3 best teams are going to be selected on the occasion. The 3 winning teams in each category are going to be awarded cash prizes, offered by the MNB, a total of HUF 2 400 000 in each category.

Professional partners contributing to the contest:

  • Corvinus University of Budapest, Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems
  • Budapest Business University, FFA, Department of Applied Quantitative Methods
  • ELTE Faculty of Science, Department of Regional Science
  • University of Miskolc, Business Statistics and Prognosis Department
  • John von Neumann University, Department of Natural Sciences and Engineering
  • University of Szeged, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Statistics and Demography

 

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