What are you dreaming of doing this summer? Tan? Beach? Code?
For ten years,
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) has given university students around the world the chance to write code for an open source project during their summer break and earn a stipend after successfully completing the program. Nearly 2,000 students from Asia (out of 7,500 globally) have taken part in GSoC.
At a GSoC event in Singapore yesterday, we heard that students and mentors find it a great way to experience making real-world software and that this involvement helps them as they continue their studies. Singapore’s always had a strong role in GSoC. The National University of Singapore has seen 73 students participate in the last nine years — the third-highest number of students from a single university.
If you’re interested in taking part this year, now is the time to find out about the
190 open source projects participating in GSoC for 2014 and to decide on one or two that you might be interested in working with over the summer. You then have between March 10 and 21 to
hand in your submissions. And if you’re in Cambodia, join us at
FOSSASIA 2014 in Phnom Penh later this week to hear first-hand from students and mentors about their GSoC experience.
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| Shao Hong Peh, computer science undergrad at NUS, shares his GSoC experience with students and mentors in Singapore |
Posted by Stephanie Taylor, Open Source Programs Team
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