Akim Kumok

His patience, experience with the highest level of competitive programming, and personally-tailored explanations ensured that everybody in the class understood the topic no matter how difficult it would seem at first sight.

Thanks to Akim’s mentorship during my high school years, nowadays I can effortlessly deconstruct any algorithmic challenges I encounter at work.

I can say with confidence that Akim played an important role in my personal and professional development and how I got a job as a Google employee.

He was a very knowledgeable and charismatic teacher, helping us to reach new heights in the national competitive programming tournaments. Even after almost fifteen years, I still remember Akim as one of those who forged my future path in IT.

Akim prepared me for the olympiad in informatics when I was a schoolboy. First of all, he was a role model — yesterday’s high school student with vast experience and success in algorithmic olympiads. At the same time, his knowledge is combined with the ability to present them and share experiences or even just support the student at the right moment.

Even difficult material was presented in an interesting way with a wealth of detail. If a student didn’t understand something, Akim helped them individually! To some degree, he influenced how I teach myself: in a way that everyone can understand with a personalized approach