Nine top students drawn from local universities are set to enjoy a two-week fellowship and training programme in advanced information technology systems at the Huawei Global Headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
The nine, who were flagged off this morning for their academic tour of China, will undertake the training programme courtesy of Huawei Technologies Kenya and the ICT Authority as part of a bilateral skills transfer initiative.
Speaking during a joint flag-off session at the ICT Authority offices, Huawei Technologies Kenya CEO Mr Dean Yu said the programme dubbed the Huawei Telecom Seeds for the Future is geared at preparing the students for top flight professional careers in Information Technology systems.
The nine students selected from the Technical University of Kenya, Kabarak University, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, University Of Nairobi, Strathmore University, Multimedia University, Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture and Technology and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University, are currently studying information technology related courses at the respective institutions.
“Since the inception of this program in 2014, in partnership with ICT Authority, we have managed to take 64 students to China who have largely benefited from this one of a kind opportunity presented by our Seeds of Future program.
“The two weeks spent in China is an opportunity for these top students to study and gain work experience as well as enable them gain exposure to the Chinese culture and cross-cultural work experience in a globalized business environment,” said Huawei CEO Mr. Dean Yu.
The nine will leave for China for two weeks then have a two-month internship at Huawei in Kenya after their graduation set for 21st October.
“As the ICT Authority in Kenya, our core role is to rationalize and streamline the management of all ICT functions of the Government of Kenya, such a crucial mandate sees has seen us form strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations that will enable us, and the country deliver its functions that are mainly focused on promoting ICT literacy and capacity. This is why we are here today,” said acting ICT Authority CEO, Mr. Robert Mugo.
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