Huawei Ethiopia awards ICT Competition winners

Addis Ababa, August 29, 2023 (FBC) – Huawei Ethiopia organized the ICT competition winners award ceremony in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.

The award ceremony recognizes the 7th Huawei ICT Competition winner students with a view to motivate others.  Huawei ICT Competition for 2023–2024 has also been launched.

Huawei Technologies has been running the 7th Huawei ICT Competition 2023 in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, which has attracted over 1500 university students.

Solomon Abraha (PhD), Governance and Infrastructure Division Head at the Ministry of Education has conferred the awards on 18 students who have won the competition.

Nine of the awardees who took part in the global final competition received Huawei tablets while the rest were bestowed with Huawei armbands.

In his remarks on the award ceremony, Solomon stated that “Huawei ICT Competition gives Ethiopian students international exposure.”

ICT competitions provide university students with an opportunity to develop their ICT knowledge and skills, he said.

Ministry of education prioritizes the improvement of ICT education, Solomon said, appreciating Huawei for hosting such an international competition.

Liming Ye, Huawei Ethiopia’s PR director, also stated that ICT competitions typically cover a wide range of ICT topics, so participants will have the opportunity to learn about new technologies and concepts.

They will also get hands-on experience with these technologies, which will help them develop their practical skills.

He also claimed that an ICT competition may provide students with essential experience in problem-solving, teamwork, confidence building, improved exposure, and project management.

Tibebu Kaleb, one of the students who travelled to China for the global competition, noted that the contest has provided him with the opportunity to compete with students from other countries, and he also claimed that he received a job offer from Huawei Ethiopia.

The Huawei ICT Competition 2022–2023 was launched on November 11, 2022, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. By the time more than 1500 students from Ethiopian universities registered and took the online preliminary exam, among them, 63 of the students were able to attend the national ICT competition, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on December 28, 2022.

A total of 18 students who aced the national exam competed in the regional competition within Africa. Out of 18 students, nine won the third prize in the 7th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final, which took place in Shenzhen, China, from May 24 to May 28, 2023. Huawei awarded today these 18 students.