Saudi ICT students head to China for training
Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia recently began the third cycle of its global CSR program, “Seeds for the Future,” in the Kingdom. The program is organized by Huawei in collaboration with the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) and National Committee for Information Society (NCIS).
The departure ceremony for the 17 top students taking part in the program was held at the CITC headquarters in Riyadh. In attendance were CITC officials headed by Dhaifallah Al-Zahrani, acting governor of CITC; Zhao Liuqing, economic and commercial counselor of China’s embassy in Saudi Arabia, and Dennis Zhang, CEO of Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia.
The latest batch of participants in the program includes students from 17 Saudi universities. The “Seeds for the Future” program was launched in the Kingdom in 2015, as part of Huawei’s commitment to Saudi Arabia. The flagship global CSR program is aimed at cultivating local ICT talent, promoting knowledge transfer, improving people’s interest in and understanding of the ICT industry, and encouraging countries and regions to participate in the building of digital communities.
During the two-week trip, students will receive hands-on training at the company’s stateof-the-art facilities and laboratories, where they will learn about the latest developments in the ICT sector. Students will also experience first-hand Huawei’s advanced solutions and offering, including intelligent network, cloud and devices.
CITC Acting Governor Al-Zahrani thanked Huawei for its efforts in serving the community and keenness on upgrading the ICT sector in the Kingdom. He also encouraged the students to benefit from the experience in expanding their knowledge and linking theoretical concepts with practical reality.
Liuqing said: “Huawei-CITC ‘Seeds for the Future’ program offers its best to accommodate this objective. So far, in the framework of this program, which has been held for two years in a row, a total of 34 excellent university students from Saudi Arabia have set their feet in China for onsite study visit. They had a taste of the cutting-edge ICT technology in China as well as the splendid Chinese culture. Most importantly, they took the friendship of the Chinese people back to Saudi Arabia.”
CEO of Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia Zhang said: “As a leading global ICT solutions provider and a responsible member of the community, our ‘Seeds for the Future’ program enables us to transfer ICT knowledge among the Saudi youth, nurture skills and make more contributions toward the socio-economic development of Saudi Arabia.”