Tanzania students off to Huawei HQ
Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
What you need to know:
- The students have been picked under the ‘Seeds for the Future program’ which is an initiative of Huawei.
Dar es Salaam. Ten students from Tanzanian universities will be going to China to work out of the Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen.
The students have been picked under the ‘Seeds for the Future program’ which is an initiative of Huawei.
Huawei is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company The programme is designed to help bridge the gap between school and work.
Seeds for the Future and e-Education project will help develop Information and Communication Technology (ICT) talent in Tanzania. It will promote a greater understanding of the telecommunications sector and encourage participation in the international ICT community.
Speaking during the farewell ceremony, the Managing Director for Huawei Technologies Tanzania, Mr Bruce Zhang said that students participating in ‘Seeds of the Future’ will be given first-hand learning opportunities through interactions with Huawei staff and visits to Huawei laboratories where they will witness live demonstrations of advanced communications technologies.
He said they will also gain an understanding of the latest skills needed to be successful in ICT, while learning how to be effective in a multicultural business environment.
The programme is conducted through partnerships with University of Dar es Salaam and the State University of Zanzibar.
