23.5.2008
The
University of Moratuwa recently announced that 24 student
projects have been accepted for the Google Summer of Code
program this year, making it the number one university
worldwide in the number of accepted projects.
Google,
the Internet search engine giant, hosts an annual worldwide
competition on free and open software development projects,
commonly known as the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program.
This
program, now in its fourth year, entices students to submit
their idea to Google-approved mentor organizations and
contribute to open source projects. Once selected and
on successful completion of their tasks, Google grants
the student a reward of $4500. This year Google accepted
1125 applications by students worldwide to work on free
and open source software projects during this summer.
Courtesy - CP