C T Online Desk: Deputy Minister of Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury inaugurated “Seeds For The Future 2022, Bangladesh” on Sunday at The Eden Grand Ballroom of Hotel Amari Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This program was arranged by the ICT infrastructure provider Huawei to inspire ICT talents and help them gather industry-oriented knowledge, reads a press release.
CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited Pan Junfeng; Board Member of the same company Jason Li; and academia from the participating universities this year were present at the event, in addition to the chief guest Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury.
Seeds For The Future, the flagship CSR program dedicated to top STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and non-STEM students, has already started its registration with roadshows at different universities.
This year, students from nine universities are taking part in this program, and finally, the winners will participate in the next stage of the global platform along with other winners from different countries.
In between, they will also receive global training from Huawei engineers.
At the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury said: “We have many technology companies from many countries doing business in Bangladesh. But very few have come out of that business domain and assisted our youngsters, our next-gen, to be skilled. Thus, I want to thank Huawei.”
“An important thing is that it not only covers STEM but also non-STEM students. Because often, we find that non-STEM students also have innovative ideas. Many of the tech entrepreneurs we can see now in the global arena are from human backgrounds,” he added.
Le Liwen, a cultural counsellor of the China Embassy in Dhaka said: “Since this program was launched in Bangladesh in 2014, Huawei has been working intensively to select outstanding students to participate in its flagship global program, and try to help this great country realize the ‘Vision of Digital Bangladesh.’ That’s why I say this program is very significant because its mission is consistent with Bangladesh’s vision.”
Huawei’s CEO Pan Junfeng said: “Huawei keeps organizing different programs to open up new avenues and platforms for the youth to gather knowledge and develop insights. Seeds for the Future is one such program where the participants get to know about industry practices directly from the experts and can put their calibre to the test. Such programs are much more important to realizing the digital Bangladesh journey. We are happy to organize such programs in Bangladesh.”
Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology Prof Dr Md Al Mamun said: “Practicing the knowledge and skills is very important. A program like Seeds For The Future is facilitating students with that scope.”
Vice-Chancellor of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Prof Dr Muhammad Fazli Ilahi said: “I would like to offer my appreciation to Huawei and congratulate them for arranging such a program that enlightens and empowers the youth in myriads of ways. I thank all concerned with this program for supporting our students with this kind of initiative that will not only help them explore their potential but keep them on the right track of developing future-fit ICT skills and qualities.”
This year, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Brac University, East-West University (EWU), and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), are taking part in this exclusive program.
It is noteworthy that Huawei has been contributing in different ways to developing a sound ICT ecosystem in Bangladesh and helping the country reap the benefits of digital transformation.
“Seeds For The Future” is one such initiative by Huawei, which was launched globally in 2008 in Thailand.
So far, this program has been implemented in 137 countries worldwide, and around 12,000 students and more than 500 universities around the world have benefited from this initiative.
