Huawei has announced six winners of ‘Seeds for the Future 2023’ at a gala event held at Huawei Bangladesh Academy. The winners will go to China for further exploration and training. 

Focusing on the development of a robust ICT ecosystem in the country, Huawei has arranged ‘Seeds for the Future’ in Bangladesh for the 10th time this year. This year 600+ applications were submitted and based on their profile top 20 students were selected for the final round. Through several interviews & project presentations on how to empower society with ICT. Based on their interviews, concept, and presentation merit, Huawei has selected these six students.

Mohammad Ajmain Fatin, University of Dhaka (EEE); ALL Mumtahina Arika, Islamic University of Technology (EEE); Farsia Kawsar Chowdhury, BUET (ME); Arpan Saha, University of Dhaka (EEE); Mayeesha Farjana, RUET (CSE); and Sajid Ahmed Chowdhury, IUT (CSE) are the winners of this year’s program. The winners will be given the exclusive opportunity to attend training at Shanghai and Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China. 

The gala event of this year’s program began with a speech by Pan Junfeng, President, of Huawei South Asia Region & CEO, of Huawei Bangladesh. Mr. Song Yang, Counsellor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh was the chief guest of the gala event. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Honorable Vice Chancellor, of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) graced the event with his presence as the special guest. The gala event included a ‘Seeds for the Future 2023’ overview, the best project presentation by Seeds 2023, speeches from special guests and the chief guest, and more.

Regarding the ‘Seeds for the Future’ initiative, Pan Junfeng, President of Huawei South Asia Region & CEO of Huawei Bangladesh, said, “Shaping the future to build a fully connected digital world is of paramount importance to Huawei. Huawei is playing a forerunner role in this connection as the whole intention of our flagship program ‘Seeds for the Future’ is to facilitate and empower the youth of Bangladesh with the right skills so that they can take the helm of the future world and expedite the digital transformation journey of this country.”

Chief guest Mr. Song Yang, Counsellor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh said “On behalf of the Embassy of China in Bangladesh, I would like to congratulate all the six winners of the Seeds for the Future program. I have full confidence that China-Bangladesh strategic partnership of cooperation will stay in the future and Chinese companies operating in Bangladesh like Huawei will keep upholding this cooperation”

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Honorable Vice Chancellor, of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), said, “Congratulations to all the participants and winners of Seeds for the Future 2023. Huawei is organizing this kind of program, but I believe universities should think about this kind of idea generation and innovation programs. It will allow them to think out of the box and come up with innovative solutions for complex problems. Seeds for the Future organized by Huawei serves as a perfect platform for identifying and nurturing talents and ideas.”

It is mentionable that ‘Seeds for the Future’ is Huawei’s globally-recognized flagship program that has been cultivating digital talent for 15 years now. More than 15,000 students globally have benefitted from this initiative. In Bangladesh, the program is supporting the students to be part of a robust ICT ecosystem that Huawei is trying to build. Initiatives like this will act as a catalyst to the ‘Smart Bangladesh’ journey while ensuring that the young are getting the right opportunities to hone their skills and drive Bangladesh towards the new era of digital transformation.

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