The gala event of ‘Seeds for the Future’ 2018 held at the Customer Solution Innovation and Integration Experience Centre (CSIC) in Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka for the reception of the finalists.
The programme was inaugurated by Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd. and Dr. S. M. Mostofa Al Mamun, Head of the Department of EEE of DU was also present at the event. The students will get a two-week hands-on learning experience in Beijing and Shenzhen, departing on September 8.
Recently, in collaboration with the respective faculties and Huawei expert team, Huawei selected top performing students to travel to China and learn about the next generation of technologies including 5G, Internet of Things, and cloud computing. With impressive investment in R&D over the years, Huawei is becoming a world leader with a richly varied list of products and services for telcos, businesses, governments and consumers, says a press release.
Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited said in his opening speech, “Seeds for the Future” is their most heavily invested CSR programme worldwide. Starting in 2008, Seeds for the Future has been launched in 108 countries and regions. By the end of 2017, the programme has benefited over 30,000 students from more than 350 universities worldwide.
Through this program, a total of 3,600 top students have been able to visit and gain practical work experience at Huawei's headquarters in China. Seeds for the Future focuses solely on the development of young ICT talents through world-class ICT technologies.
He said, “I believe that, at the end of this program, students will enhance their ability to adapt to the ICT industry, and gain more exposure and understanding of the latest technologies. Huawei will always keep contributing to the ICT and telecom sectors of Bangladesh.”
He also mentioned that Huawei will continue to support Digital Bangladesh 2021 by acting as the best partner in building ICT infrastructure in Bangladesh, a leading enabler in digital transformation of vertical industries, a provider of best-experience technological products to consumers, and more importantly, a platform to develop more and more ICT talents for Bangladesh.
“We hope and welcome the seeds to join us, join ICT Industry of Bangladesh to help the country achieve the vision of Digital Bangladesh 2021 by contributing their knowledge,” he added.
This year’s selected universities are- Dhaka University (DU), Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) and Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET).