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Huawei, has announced the 2020 edition of Seeds for the Future Program.
Dubbed, the “Sky Seeds for the Future” given the effects brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 edition shall be done online, according to Huawei Public Relations Manager, Lina Cao.
According to Cao, the company shall carry out the program this year through online/e-learning platforms.
To this, Cao encouraged universities in Uganda to recommend their students to take advantage of the world class training program aimed at equipping and nurturing students through exposing them to the latest industry technology trends.
The Seeds for the Future program started in Uganda in 2016 and has been ongoing since then. Every year the top 10 university students in ICT-related courses are selected for a study trip in China. Approximately 30,000 students have benefited directly from this program globally since its inception.
This year however, the program is going to be different due to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic.
“The Seeds for the Future will be carried out online. It’s called the Huawei Sky Seeds for the Future. Just as the previous years, we have always had several activities such as student selection, interviews, closing ceremonies, and two weeks training programs in China in the latest technology, it shall continue the same way this year but online. We are excited to add that the program this time round is open to more than 100 students. They will, among other things take part in training and exposure to 5G and cloud computing,” Cao explained.
She added that priority shall be given to outstanding undergraduates/graduates who have a strong interest in ICT, female students are strongly encouraged to apply but also those with vast ICT Knowledge of Huawei and understanding of China.
