Four Bangladeshi students will compete in Huawei's Seeds For The Future Asia Pacific final round. The students are Shadmin Sultana from Dhaka University, Mohsina Taz from Brac University, and Wasifa Rahman Rashmi and Md Sumit Hasan from IUT Bangladesh. They were picked from a group of eight participants who participated in the Thailand round of the competition. Read: Bangladesh to host FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference in 2022 Among the 24 teams that participated in the Thailand round, Bangladesh's Team Ether ranked third with their presentation and qualified for the final round "Tech4Good Accelerator Camp" – to be held in Singapore.  In July, Seeds for the Future 2022 Bangladesh ended with nine winners, who left the country on August 18 to participate in the Thailand round. Seeds for the Future has been designed to seek, nurture and upskill global talents to help them secure a bright future for themselves as well as make a further contribution to their national digitalisation progress, Jason Lizongsheng, a board member of Huawei Technologies Bangladesh, said. Read Huawei launches its largest-ever regional Seeds for the Future Program

Thirty students have made it to the third round of the Seeds For The Future 2022 Bangladesh, a CSR programme by Chinese telecom giant Huawei for aspiring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM students. Based on their academic results and knowledge, creativity, and English proficiency, the jury board consisting of Huawei staff, project manager, and university teachers shortlisted them from 200 participants in the second round. Also Read: Huawei: 'Fastest-growing' cloud provider in Asia-Pacific Professors from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Islamic University of Technology, Brac University, East-West University, and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology joined the jury board of the round. At the end of the third round, nine students will be promoted to the regional round which will be held in Thailand. Read Seeds for the Future winners visit Huawei Bangladesh headquarters The winners of the regional round will go to Singapore to join the "Tech4Good Accelerator Camp." Initially, more than 1,100 students enrolled in the Seeds For The Future 2022 Bangladesh. Launched in Bangladesh in 2014, Seeds for the Future has been nurturing ICT talents since its inception and become popular among academics as well as students. Read Seeds For The Future 2021: Bangladesh team heads to global round

"Seeds for the Future 2022, Bangladesh," a CSR programme by Chinese telecom giant Huawei for aspiring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM students was inaugurated in the capital Sunday. It aims to inspire ICT talents and help them gather industry-oriented knowledge. To initiate the programme, roadshows are being arranged at the participating universities this month. Also read: Huawei holds campus recruitment event at IUT This year Dhaka University, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Islamic University of Technology, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Brac University, East-West University and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology will take part in Seeds for the Future. In the next stage, the winners will participate in the global platform along with other successful participants from different countries. Also read: Akij sets up rooftop solar plant with Huawei's technology At the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury said: "Many technology companies from different countries are doing business in Bangladesh. But very few have come out from that business domain and assisted our youngsters, our next generation to be skilled. So, I want to thank Huawei." Pan Junfeng, CEO of Huawei Technologies Bangladesh, said: "We keep organising different programmes to open up new avenues and platforms for the youth to gather knowledge and develop insights. Seeds for the Future is one such programme where the participants get to know about the industry practices directly from the experts and can put their calibre to the test." Read 'Seeds for the Future 2022 Bangladesh' starts with roadshows Launched in Bangladesh in 2014, Seeds for the Future has been nurturing ICT talents since its inception and become popular among academics as well as students.