Huawei flies 10 Ugandan students to China for ICT training

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Huawei flies 10 Ugandan students to China for ICT training

BY PAUL TENTENA

KAMPALA, UGANDA- Uganda recently flagged off 10 successful ICT University students from public Universities to China, under the Huawei Seeds for the Future programme.

Dr. John Chrysestom Muyingo, the Minister of State for Higher Education, who  flagged off the 10 Students at a ceremony that was held at Makerere University Main Hall Building urged them to be disciplined because they were carrying Uganda’s flag during the two weeks training period in China.

“ICT education is an integral element to socioeconomic development of different countries. We together with our partners Huawei believe that the program shall act as a crucial platform for sharing the latest ICT technologies and enriching students' work experience, helping to prepare them to work efficiently in ICT and their employment places.

The students that left for China are Hellen Raudha Nakayiza from Lira University, Marvin Ggaliwango from Lira University, Daniel Mutembesa from Makerere University, Godliver Owomugisha from Makerere University, George Joseph Serunjogi from Makerere University,  Jonathan Kigozi from Muni University, Francis Bukenya from Busitema University, Sharon Judith Lalam from Gulu University,         Maria Drolence Mwanje from Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Maria Angella Namuleme from Kyambogo University.

“I thank Huawei for this wonderful initiative of the Seeds for the Future program that shall witness 10 students go to China to acquire hands-on ICT skills and an exposure to the latest trends in the world of technology,” Muyingo added.

This year’s program was launched on April 24th by Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance. 35 students from various public universities were recommended to take part in this program among which 10 were selected.

“With the help of the Ministry and Makerere University, we notified the other various public universities of Uganda such as Muni, Kyambogo, Mbarara, Lira, Gulu and Busitema, which also come on board by sending five students from each to apply for this opportunity.

The 35 proposals from these universities were reviewed by the judges’ team to shortlist the top 20 on 5th May. On 12th May, these 20 were interviewed to get to the top 10 whom we have announced today. The flagged off students shall leave on 2nd June to China for two weeks training,” says Mr. Stanley Chyn, the Managing Director of Huawei Uganda.

“In many countries, there is a gap between the knowledge learned in the classroom and the skills that are necessary in the real world. Therefore, the pool of skilled personnel should be provided opportunities to learn and apply the latest technologies.

“ I thank Huawei for being a responsible corporate citizen through its efforts in bridging the digital divide, improving efficiency and enriching lives through a better connected world in Uganda,” noted the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda  Zheng Zhuqiang who was also present to witness the flag off.

The Seeds for the Future program was initiated in 2008 by Huawei with over 2700 talents from all over the world for study trips in China.

Huawei finalizes sending of 10 ICT talents to China

Kampala, UGANDA- Huawei Technologies has finalized the sending of  10 ICT talents from public universities in Uganda, an initiative that was lauded by Frank Tumwebaze the Minister of ICT and National Guidance.

The initiative is known as to the 2017 Seeds for the Future program.

Tumwebaze said recently that the program is in line with the ‘Digitization Uganda Strategy’ that is to be completed and launched soon.

“I thank Huawei for the great contribution to the ICT sector. Seeds for the Future program helps cultivate and pool together ICT professionals and students that are crucial to industry development, thus boosting ICT industry growth, driving the development of different sectors and contributing to lower unemployment rates over the long term. To the beneficiary students, please don’t take such opportunities lightly but rather maximize them to become better by gathering useful experiences’’, he said.

The program that was flagged off by H.E. Yoweri Museveni began in Uganda in 2016 with 10 ICT talents visiting China in Beijing and Shenzhen. These were trained in the Chinese culture such as language, calligraphy, painting learning, historical tour in Beijing and cutting-edge ICTs lessons, enterprise management experience sharing, lab practices, Huawei exhibition hall visit and solutions demonstration in Shenzhen, where Huawei’s headquarter is located.

“Our focus this year is to have the top 10 students out of the 35 students recommended by government universities of Uganda through competition. The judges will look through their proposals on “How to accelerate the development of Uganda through ICT” and select the best 10 for the program who shall travel to China on 2^nd June for two weeks”, says Stanley Chyn Huawei’s Managing Director. 

The Assistant Commissioner Information and Communication of the Ministry of Education and Sports Mr. Patrick Muinda commended Huawei for the program and noted that the Minister of Education approved to partner with Huawei for the activities under the Seeds for the Future 2017.

“The Ministry of Education and Sports is a partner of the Seeds for the future program 2017. This program was introduced to the Minister Hon. Janet Museveni earlier this year, which she welcomed and approved all the said activities and timelines to take place. On this note I thank Huawei for allowing us to be a part and parcel of an initiative that can only add to Uganda’s education sector through knowledge transfer, enhancement of teaching and scientific research capabilities and provision of high quality courses and opportunities for hands-on practice”, he said

The Deputy Chief of Mission Chinese Embassy to Uganda Mr. Chu Maoming noted that Chinese companies like Huawei are committed to the wellbeing of all Ugandans and affirmed that it is a policy for all Chinese enterprises to give back to the locals.

The Seeds for the Future program was initiated in 2008 by Huawei with over 2700 talents from all over the world for study trips in China.