Ethiopian students head to China for 7th Huawei ICT competition Global Final

Addis Ababa, May 24, 2023. (FBC) – Nine Ethiopian University students travelled to china to represent Ethiopia in the 7th Huawei ICT competition Global Final, after completing various national and regional contests, Huawei confirmed.

The Huawei ICT competition will be held from May 24 to 28, 2023, in Shenzhen, China, Huawei confirmed in a press release sent to Fana Broadcasting Corporate.

Samuel Kifle, Ethiopia’s State Minister for Education, and Kaleab Mezgebu, CEO and founder of Minab ICT Solutions and Hahujobs, both attended the adieu ceremony, it is stated.

During the ceremony, Samuel stated that having International experience for young students is advantageous. He also thanked Huawei for providing such an international opportunity.

Mr. Liming Ye, Huawei PR director, stated that Huawei launched this ICT competition to provide a forum for global citizens like those students to communicate, display their abilities, develop their talents, and benefit from the worldwide experience.

He also pledged that the company will continue to support and dedicate itself to Ethiopian education through a variety of programs.

It is noted that University of Gondar, Wachemo, Addis Ababa Science and Technology, Adama Science and Technology, and Addis Ababa Universities are represented by the students.

Two teams of three will participate in the practical track (which encompasses datacom, security, WLAN, big data, storage, AI, OpenEuler, and OpenGauss) and one team in the innovation track. In the innovation track, students compete with their own invention ideas, with the title “Geez Character Classifier” as the title of their innovation, it is mentioned.

The Huawei ICT Competition aims to drive the development of high-quality ICT talent, select qualified talent for the industry, continuously provide future driving forces and active participants for digital transformation, promote efficient mapping of talent supply and demand, and further contribute to a sustainable talent ecosystem.