In the final competition, held in Washington, DC, were involved 100 students from 90 countries around the world. Poland was for the first time represented in the final of this prestigious event. This year the Competition attracted more than 344 000 participants.

‘I am delighted with the success of our student. No doubt that the cooperation of the Maritime University with IT Foundation has greatly contributed to this achievement. Due to the cooperation our students have the access to trade certification, which triggers their desire for personal development.’- says Piotr Borkowski, PhD, the coordinator of Computer Science at the Maritime University of Szczecin.

‘IT at the Maritime University is now one of the most innovative IT courses in Poland. Hence is the success. The possibility of obtaining certificates of Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Adobe, Autodesk, CompTIA, C + + Institute not only opens the way for MUS students to similar successes, but also gives them a huge advantage in the labor market. This solution is practiced in the largest universities in the world’- Maciej Wichary, vice president of IT Foundation.

Currently, MUS students are beginning to prepare for the next edition of the World Cup the Microsoft Office Specialist 2014, whose finals will take place in California. This time maybe we shall bring gold for Poland!