Mission

The UKG Academy for Computer Science and Education inspires and cultivates the advancement of a community of K-12 teachers and students who continuously rediscover computing and apply its principles to creatively solve problems and engender innovation.

Our Objectives:

  • To increase the number of South Florida Students who choose a computing major.
  • To improve the skills of South Florida high school students in computer programming and problem solving.
  • To increase awareness of South Florida high school computing students about research activities in the area of computer science.
  • To increase access to training for South Florida teachers in subjects such as Computer Science Principles and elementary programming.
  • To increase the pipeline of computing students who choose to major at FIU and continue to advanced work, including FIU research groups and internships at local companies.
  • To improve the teaching skills of FIU programming team members through practical instructional experience and mentoring by FIU faculty.

Major Upcoming Events

  • For an overview of the types of workshops we offer, please visit Workshops.
  • Upcoming Events: Professional Development Workshop
  • Upcoming Events: Volunteering Opportunity
    • 11/16/24 – Intercollegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) North East Regionals – In Person (Link)
  • Upcoming Events: Programming Competitions
    • 09/30/24  – Intercollegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) North American Qualifiers – Online
    • 11/16/24 – Intercollegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) North East Regionals – In Person [Volunteer Sign Up]
    • 02/08/25 – High School Programming Competition (HSPC) – In Person