Seeds For The Future 2021 Bangladesh: 16 named

Huawei has announced the toppers of Seeds For The Future 2021 Bangladesh from eight universities.

The name of the winners has been announced at an online gala event on Monday, the company said in a statement.

The 16 students are -- Imtiaz Ahmed, and Syeda Fatima Fayruj from BUET, Sumayya Rahman, and Mehedi Hasan from KUET, Nahian Rifaat, and Nazifa Rahman Adhora from RUET, Aninda Nandy, and Fatema Islam Tania from CUET, Syed Doha Uddin, and Nishat Tasnim from the DU, Seeamoon Hasiba Reza, and Mohtasim Tasnim Zaman from East West University, Kazi Arham Kabir, and Sadia Karishma Kabir from AUST, AKM Rakib, and Ramisha Raida Karim from the IUT.

Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury graced the occasion as the chief guest with the presence of Beatrice Kaldun, UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, Prof Satya Prasad Majumder, Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dr Omar Jah, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Islamic University of Technology, and Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited.

Seeds For The Future is Huawei’s flagship CSR programme dedicated to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) based students worldwide and is meant for inspiring ICT talent. First launched in Bangladesh in 2014, this programme has been nurturing ICT talents since its initiation.

This year, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) joined the event when it includes private universities namely Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) and East West University (EWU) for the first time.

More than 600 students from these eight universities rolled in the selection phase this year. And from there, 16 toppers, one male and one female student from each university, have been selected based on their academic record, spot-exam, presentation skill and innovative thinking.

In the selection rounds, a special jury board was formed to prepare questions for the spot exam and assess interviewees.

Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury said, “As Bangladesh is progressing fast and digital transformation will determine our future growth, we are in dire need of skilled young people. In this regard, Huawei’s initiative ‘Seeds For The Future’ will yield positive outcomes not only for the future leaders but also for the country.”

“We started this program in Bangladesh seven years ago, and the response has been phenomenal. Huawei considers the youth as of today’s seeds, which must be facilitated with proper care so that they can prove to be assets in the future. To that end, Huawei has taken several initiatives, including ‘Seeds For The Future’ programme so that the youth of the country can be trained and upskilled”, said Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited.

Traditionally, the selected students would go to China for a study trip. However, due to Covid-19, the training has been shifted to an online programme. The winners also get certificates of completion along with awards.