Ethiopian students receive awards at Huawei ICT competition in Tunisia

Addis Ababa, March 12, 2024 (FBC) – A team of Ethiopian students from Addis Ababa and Arba Minch universities received prizes after finishing third in a computing truck at the Huawei ICT competition global final which was held from March 5 to 8, 2024, in Tunisia, Huawei disclosed via a press release sent to FBC.

The Ethiopian team finished third amongst 90 students from Mali, Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Morocco.

Huawei Public Relations Director Mr. Liming Ye said that Huawei will continue providing students with a platform to compete healthily, exchange ideas, and enhance their ICT knowledge and practical skills, as well as increasing their ability to innovate by using new technologies and platforms.

The competition brought together 30 teams from nine countries across the Northern Africa region (North, West, and Central Africa). Ethiopia was represented by 9 students, divided into 3 teams, participating in 3 different categories: cloud track, computing track, and network track.

It is learned that all winning students will have the opportunity to participate in the final phase, which will take place in China in 2024 and involve over 20,000 students from 500 universities.

The Huawei ICT Competition is said to be a competitive ICT talent exchange event designed for global college students.