Gates Scholar wins international Computer Science award

  • September 18, 2008

Congratulations to Silvia Breu (PhD in Computer Science, Newnham College) who has been awarded a Google Europe Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for 2008-09.

The award is given to European female students of computer science and cybernetics. The rigorous selection criteria include academic performance, leadership within the science and technology community, four short essay questions, and interviews with members of a review committee; all finalists and scholars attended a three-day networking retreat in Zurich in early July. Futher information on the scholarships can be found here.

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