As part of its Seeds for the Future program, Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT), hosted a delegation of Pakistani students at its Beijing R&D center. In addition to being accompanied by teachers, the 10 students were joined by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razzak Dawood, and Federal Minister for Planning, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar.
Delivering a welcome speech during the launch of the program, President of Huawei Middle East, Charles Yang, welcomed the delegation from Pakistan and introduced Huawei’s existing information and communications technology (ICT) talent training programs in Pakistan, which includes Seeds for the Future, the Huawei ICT Competition, and ICT Academies.
This year, students from 10 top institutes and universities were jointly selected by the Higher Education Commission and Huawei to visit Beijing to participate in the Seeds for the Future program. As part of the program, the Pakistani Seeds students will learn the Chinese language and experience cultural exchange, as well as visiting Huawei’s labs, attending ICT workshops, and participating in hands-on experiments.
During the launch event, the CEO of Huawei Pakistan, Saif Chi, announced the launch of two new scholarship programs in Pakistan. These programs will enable Pakistani students to study in China and will provide AI training for teachers nominated by the Higher Education Commission.
Chi also announced Huawei’s commitment to establish more ICT Academies in Pakistan.
Representing the Pakistani students in the delegation, Maria Gulzar, from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, delivered a speech expressing her excitement to participate in the initiative. She said the students in the delegation would cherish the opportunity to experience the culture in Huawei and China, as well as learning about ICT technologies which they will take back to their schoolmates.
In his speech, Bakhtyar expressed appreciation of Huawei’s contribution to ICT development in Pakistan, encouraging the students to make the most of their time with Huawei.
Also speaking during the event, Dawood thanked Huawei for initiated the new scholarship and AI training programs. He stated that it was an absolutely wonderful thing to do for talent in Pakistan, and he welcomed Huawei to collaborate further with universities in the country.
Huawei launched its Seeds for the Future program in Pakistan in 2015. To date, 55 Pakistan university students have participated and benefitted from the program, which seeks to foster local ICT talents, enhance knowledge transfer, and promote a greater understanding of the ICT sector among the young talents.
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