ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tech giant Huawei's Ethiopia branch on Friday disclosed that more than 60 Ethiopian students have participated in its information and communications technology (ICT) competition exam for 2022/2023, which aims to develop Ethiopia's ICT talent and innovation ecosystem. Huawei's ICT Competition is a talent program developed by Huawei for global university students, which promotes the healthy development of the ICT talent ecosystem and supports the integration of industry and education, Huawei Ethiopia said in a statement Friday. Students from the computer engineering, computer science, software engineering, communication engineering, and ICT departments competed in the 5th round annual national competition, Huawei said. The Huawei ICT Competition targeted students in Huawei ICT academies and higher education institutions worldwide who want to join the ICT Academy. The 6th global Huawei ICT Competition held last year drew 150,000 students from more than 2,000 universities and colleges in 85 countries and regions.

Source: Ethiopian News December 31, 2022 00:11 UTC