ADDIS ABABA – Chinese technology company,Huawei announced that it has organized an eight-day digital tour in China to students, including Ethiopians,to explore China’s digital landscape, interact with startups and executives.
In a statement sent to The Ethiopian Herald, the company said that three Ethiopian students are part of an eight-day digital tour organized by Huawei that begins in Shenzhen and ends in Beijing, China.
Accordingly, the tour arranged for Huawei Seeds for the Future (SFTF) Tech 4 Good alumni, began on September 1 and will continue until September 8, 2024.
This initiative provides Seeds alumni with a unique opportunity to explore China’s digital landscape, learn about ICT and developing technological startups, gain insight into their operations, and engage in interactive discussions with industry executives, it said.
During the screening process, 5% of the top outstanding Seeds alumni from the 2023 SFTF Tech 4 Good program were invited to present productions on a variety of topics such as Understanding ICT, Youth Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability, as well as their personal development and career objectives. Finally, three students excelled on their tour in China, the company announced.
The students reportedly expressed that the visit provided them with an intimate understanding and experience of how the digital world works.
The tour includes Huawei Dongguan Campus Visit about Smart PV Showcase, Huawei Exhibition Hall Visit about ICT Advanced Course, Digital Government Visit about High-Tech Enterprise, Cultural Immersion, and High-Tech Enterprise, Huawei University Visit and AI Workshop, Panel Discussion: Digital Technology Empowering African and Chinese Youth Development, Huawei stated.
This year, 45 outstanding students from 17 countries in the Northern and Southern African regions are participating in the 2024 Seeds for the Future China Digital Trip. SFTF is one of Huawei’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in Ethiopia, which is run in partnership with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, it was learnt.
BY STAFF REPORTER
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2024
