A general assembly of the student body is an event that does not happen every day. But this is exactly why it is all the more important that it’s happening again now: the AStA has announced that there will be an assembly on the future of the semester ticket and a potential switch to the Deutschlandticket.
This is certainly a very relevant date for all those who regularly use public transport to get to university, but all students are invited! Of course, participation is voluntary.
When: 31st January 2024 18:30
Where: E2.2 (Günther-Hotz-Hörsaal, GHH)
Online: According to the AStA yes, but more information will follow soon
Language: German only, but the AStA promised to provide english summaries
We are happy to invite you all to this years Niko-Fete, our traditional Christmas Party!
This party takes place on December 6th, starting at 10AM in our rooms (E1.3 R109). As opposed to our breakfasts, this time we offer, fitting to the christmas theme, hot mulled wine (also without alcohol), hot chocolate. Additionally we will have freshly baked waffles and Crêpes with various toppings available! Of course we will also have a variety of christmas-themed snacks for you!
Like all our events, the Niko-Fete is completely free for all our students. However, we would still appreciate a small donation that will go toward a good cause. In this year, all your donations will go to the Tafel Saarbrücken (Food bank) and the Kältebus Saabrücken (Shelter for homeless people)
We are very happy that itestra is sponsoring this event and will even be present at the event! If you are looking for a job, no matter whether it is during your studies or afterwards, consider checking our the website of itestra. Alternatively you can also get in touch with them directly as they will present during the Niko-Fete with two Software Engineers!
Christmas season is upon us again, and as every year, some people are most looking forward to the curiosity of opening their advent calendar. And this year we have found another special calendar for you all: For the second year in a row, we present to you “Advent of Code”.
Advent of Code (AoC) is a digital advent calendar designed by computer scientists for computer scientists, and therefore contains small programming puzzles and challenges for you. Every day there is a two-part challenge, the solution of which can earn you up to two stars. You don’t need any prior knowledge of competitive programming or advanced algorithms and data structures to solve them. Best of all, you can use your favourite programming language. The puzzles are usually designed in such a way that you can quickly find the solution with logical-analytical thinking and a little puzzling. The puzzles are also part of a cute little story in which you can help Father Christmas to make Christmas really happen. In the end, AoC is not necessarily about solving all the puzzles – real fans just want to know the whole story.
But if you really want a challenge, then AoC has this up its sleeve for you: if you are particularly fast and one of the first 100 to solve the task of the day, you will receive points on the global leaderboard. The student council has also created a private leaderboard for you, where you can compete with all other SIC students. Rumour has it that professors are also on the board anonymously. It should be noted, however, that the puzzles for us are published at 06:00 in the morning – so if you want to climb to the top, you must be willing to get up early as well as being a good programmer.
We believe that Advent of Code is a great opportunity for all students to challenge themselves and expand their skillset through various problems. Therefore, there are no students at SIC who cannot benefit from it.
AoC starts on December 01st and ends December 25th. You can find more information on the AoC website: https://adventofcode.com/2023.
To join the private FSR leaderboard, use our code 2253378-eb43346f on https://adventofcode.com/2023/leaderboard/private. If you already participated last year, you are already part of the leaderboard and don’t need to do anything else.
Disclaimer: Advent of Code is not hosted or organised by the Student Council of Computer Science. We are just big fans of the concept and want to promote it at our faculty.
We are happy to also announce our free breakfasts in the new semester!
It will take place on November16thstarting at 09:30 AM in our students’ council rooms (E1.3 R109)! Join us for some bread buns with various toppings (vegan options are also available!), fresh fruits and a variety of hot and cold drinks. And of course coffee… Loads of coffee
To make the cold autumn bit more bearable we will additionally start serving hot pumpkin soup at around lunch time! So also join us there!
We are thankful to DIaLOGIKa here from Saarbrücken who are sponsoring this event. DIaLOGIKa is always looking for interested and talented students who are looking for internships, working student positions or a full time job after finishing your degree. For more information about them, check out the Website of DIaLOGIKa.
F.l.t.r.: Manuel(FSR), Julius(Concurrent Programming), Lukas(FSR), Clara(Concurrent Programming), Prof. Zeller, Oliver(Concurrent Programming), Dr. Krombholz
As for every semester, we once again awared the Busy Beaver for extraordinary for the best lectures and seminars in three different categories. During the semester opening ceremony, we awarded the following three prices:
Base Lectures: Concurrent Programming – Prof. Dr. Holger Hermanns, Felix Freiberger (Represented by their tutor team)
Core- and Advanced Lectures: Usable Security & Privacy – Dr. Katharina Krombholz
Seminare: Specification-Based Testing and Debugging – Prof. Dr. Andreas Zeller, Dr. Dominic Steinhöfel
Congratulations to all winners!
Do you know an awesome lecture?
If you want to make suggestion about lectures and seminars that you think were awesome and deserve a price, please send us your feedback to: busy-beaver@cs.fs.uni-saarland.de
The RindPhi Quiz Night once again returns for its fourth iteration, after a short pause. This time, we are hosted by the Heimbar of the Waldhaus Dormitory. The Quiz Night happens there on September 23rd. As per usual you can join up in teams of up to 6 persons.
In this Quiz Night you can join together as a team with your friends and challenge your fellow students and other participating teams in a competition for knowledge, wisdom and honor. Our moderator will challenge your minds in four exciting categories!
We are happy to announce the “Night Owl @ Computer Science” Party!
This is an event organised organized by your fellow students for you, supported by the Students’ Council! It takes place on September 22nd starting at 8 PM in the GHH lecture hall. We have prepared a diverse programme with eg. live music, DJs and Karaoke, so there is something for everyone! Of course this event is not exclusive to Computer Science students, you can also bring your friends from other faculties!
Participating in the event is completely free, thanks to our sponsors! There are also upgrades to your tickets for extra perks!
We are still looking for a few volunteers for this event. If you help us out for one shift (3 Hours), we will compensate you with extra perks such as additional free drinks. To volunteer or for more information, simply contact nightowl-helfer@unisaar.de
This Friday the 14 of July at 6pm we will host our game night in the MMCI (E 1.7.). We have snacks and drinks, and during the evening we will order pizza and more.
You are welcome to bring your favorite board games or game consoles. In addition, we bought new English board games for you to enjoy.
The joint Summer-BBQ of the Students’ Council for Computer Science and Mathematic also returns this year. On July 6th starting from 10am, you can find us on the outside area between GHH and E2.5.
As also in the past we will set up a Schwenker to offer various items at small prices. Of course, there will also have vegetarian and vegan options available. The Math Council will be readily available at the to offer drinks (Softdrinks & Beer ) at fair prices.
Additionally we are happy to once again offer a free buffet of cake and salads. For cake the FdSI has provided us with a generous donation. Many thanks from us for that! To offer a wide range of salads, we require your help! So if you know a unique recipe that you want to share and have some time to prepare a salad, just fill out following form: https://fsr.saarland/salad . As a reward, you will receive a voucher for a free drink and one item from the Schwenker.
We are eager to see lots of you and hope to have a blast together with you while enjoying great weather, music and a good vibe.
This Friday the 23 of june at 6pm we will host our game night in the MMCI (E 1.7.). We have snacks and drinks, and during the evening we will order pizza and more.
You are welcome to bring your favorite board games or game consoles. In addition, we bought new English board games for you to enjoy.
