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24 students get Huawei-BUET ICT certificates

  • Staff Correspondent
  • 19 April, 2023 12:00 AM
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Twenty-four students of the first batch of ‘Huawei-BUET ICT Academy received certificates after successfully completing their four-month training this week.

BUET Vice Chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder handed over the certificates to the students, says a press release.

BUET Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof. Abdul Jabbar Khan, Huawei Director Zhangcheng, and other officers of both sides were present at the certificate awarding ceremony.

The course, which started in January 2023, focused on routing and switching (IP networks) and 5G (cellular and mobile networks).

The Huawei Authorised Information and Network Academy (HAINA) coordinated the course and certification.

Of the 24 students, 14 have completed training in routing and switching, and 10 have finished training on 5G technology.

The participants also got the opportunity to communicate with more than 3,000 global instructors.

Further, the academy aims to cover 83 certification programmes on 19 different subjects in the next batches.

BUET Vice-chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder said, "Academic knowledge itself is not enough for the students anymore. Thus, collaborating with Huawei will expose the students to practical scenarios and knowledge.

Zhangcheng from Huawei, said, "Huawei has always been devoted to developing a better ICT talent ecosystem in Bangladesh and equipping them with relevant ICT skills.

It is mentionable that Huawei South Asia has been setting up an ICT academy in collaboration with different universities as part of their commitment to developing an ICT ecosystem.