{"id":12333,"date":"2026-10-12T17:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=12333"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:03:30","slug":"the-curiosity-cup-global-sas-student-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/the-curiosity-cup-global-sas-student-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Curiosity Cup \u2014 Global SAS Student Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Curiosity Cup is a global student competition organized by SAS that challenges teams to explore real-world questions through data analytics. Teams use SAS software to prepare and analyze publicly available data, then present their findings in a research paper and, if selected as finalists, a video presentation. 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