EDB StartUP
National Competition
In the digital age, students have the power to change the world!
Learn database modeling in an applied way that differs from traditional teaching.
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ABOUT
The National Database Modelling Competition EDB StartUP is in its fifth edition. It is organized by ADFABER in collaboration with Tudor Vianu National College of Informatics in Bucharest and sponsored by Oracle Academy.
WHY
Using the Oracle Academy platform, they learn database modeling, and through this competition, students can test and validate what they have studied and be recognized for their effort.
THEME
”Tourism Area Management System” – this is the theme for this year's edition.
Through this project, we want to highlight the positive side of technology - Design a database system that monitors and manages information about tourism areas in a city or region.
The objective is to build a system that can identify places to stay, restaurants in the area, tourist attractions and local events, facilitate the analysis of tourist flow and provide recommendations to improve the tourist experience.
*Opportunity for students in grades IX – XII.
The National Database Modelling Competition "EDB StartUP"
Duration of the event
October 14 -
November 29, 2024
Registration for the competition
Teams can register for the competition until Thursday, November 29, at 11:59 PM.
December 2 -
January 19, 2025
Submission and Completion of Projects
Teams can submit projects via WE TRANSFER at edb@adfaber.orgor in archive form at the same address until Sunday, January 19, 23:59.
January 20 -
February 10, 2025
Judging projects
After the judging, three winning teams will be selected.
February 17, 2025
Announcement of the winners
The National Database Modelling Competition "EDB StartUP"
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Frequently Asked Questions
The competition is open to all high school students who, by the start date of the competition, October 14, 2024, are enrolled in a high school institution and have their domicile in Romania.
Yes, a teacher can be the coordinator of several teams, but a student cannot be part of more than one team.
The projects will be submitted between December 2 and January 19, 2025 via WE TRANSFER, to the address ebd@adfaber.org, or as an archive to the address edb@adfaber.org
Judging will take place between January 20 - February 10, 2025 according to the scale available in the competition rules. The jury will choose 3 winning teams.
”Intersection Traffic Management System" – this is the theme for this year's edition.
With this project, we want to highlight the positive side of technology - Design a database system that monitors and manages traffic flow at various intersections in a city.
The system should track the number of vehicles, traffic light times and any incidents or accidents.
The uploaded project must be in the form of a Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation file with the title of the realized project and must contain a presentation of 10-13 slides where the following sections are touched:
- team name and names of members
- presentation of the usefulness of the project, interviews and references
- final database system with partial explanations
- examples of reports which can be derived from the data contained in the future database and which can be used to improve the infrastructure
- final conclusions
- a screen recording video in which the team presents the project and the role of each member
Winners will be notified by phone and email, and their names and project details will be posted on the competition website.
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