Huawei trains Kuwaiti students in the international “Seeds for the Future” Programme

Following the success of the training of Kuwaiti students in Huawei’s international ‘Seeds for the Future’ Programme in 2014, Huawei Technologies Kuwait has this year sponsored 15 new young talents from Kuwait University to a study trip to China as part of the Programme.

The “Seeds for the Future” is Huawei’s flagship corporate responsibility programme, which seeks to develop local ICT talent, enhance knowledge transfers and improve the skills and life chances of talented undergraduates. The ultimate aim of the Programme is to help young people enter the Information and Telecommunication Solution (ICT) fields. Huawei does so by identifying exceptional young talents and helps launch their career to success.

The two-week programme in China started with spending time in Beijing, where the undergraduates received an introduction to Chinese culture and Mandarin. The students then spent time at Huawei’s Shenzhen campus learning about the technology industry and the long-term trends in mobile, networking and cloud computing. They also took part in an ICT training course and were placed in training as well across the business.

In the past eight years since the launch of the Programme, more than 1,000 students were trained from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

In 2014, Huawei and the College of Petroleum and Engineering at the Kuwait University started the first season of the “Seeds for the Future” Programme. Ten undergraduates were trained. In 2015, another 10 undergraduates joined the Programme. The 2016 training programme followed suit in the success of the previous years, and saw 15 young talents join the Programme.

Trevor Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Technologies Kuwait, said: “As a global leader in the technology industry, we believe we have a responsibility to nurture the next generation of talent, and it is encouraging to see this programme go from strength to strength each year. Kuwait is an important market for us and we’re committed to encouraging ICT collaborations and developing the skills of talented young people here.”