Huawei accolades for SL university talents excelled at first-ever ICT Competition

Winners of Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 with State Minister Dr. Seetha Arambepola (seated middle), Huawei Sri Lanka CEO (seated second from left), Sri Lanka Inventors Commission Commissioner Prof. N.M.S. Sirimuthu (seated fourth from left) and Huawei officials

First prize winner from Network Track D.M.R.S. Dassanayake from University of Moratuwa receives award from State Minister Dr. Seetha Arambepola

Huawei Sri Lanka together with Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC) recently accoladed the top 20 national winners among the Sri Lankan university talents, who excelled at Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 titled ‘Connection-Glory-Future’. 

The 20 winners were from seven different universities and the first prize of each track went to the Moratuwa University and Rajarata University. 

The awarding ceremony was graced with presence of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation State Minister Dr. Seetha Arambepola, Sri Lanka Inventors Commission Commissioner Prof. N.M.S. Sirimuthu, Huawei Sri Lanka CEO Liang Yi, officials and participated universities.

The winners from Sri Lanka will form two teams to represent Sri Lanka during the regional phase of the competition this year and compete for the grand prize globally. Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 is the country’s most competitive first-ever ICT knowledge competition that gives opportunity for Sri Lankan university students to take part at a regional and global level conducted 
by the global leading ICT company. 

In Sri Lanka, Huawei ICT competition drew 247 competitors from 29 universities, enhancing the students’ ICT knowledge as well as practical and application skills and ultimately, inspiring innovation, which will be mandatory to the future growth of Sri Lanka’s ICT industry.

Dr. Arambepola said, “ICT talent development among the schools, colleges and universities from early stages of education is a key in the modern era, as the ICT industry is connected with technologies that we use in our day-to-day life and that as a result, most of the future demand for jobs 
will be created in the ICT industry.” 

“We are grateful to see Huawei has taken this initiative of Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 and I would like to see further cooperation of this kind to enable our youth talent to shine in the global ICT industry,” she added.  

Prof. Sirimuthu highlighted on the need for cooperation between universities and corporates. “The ICT competitions will encourage our students to study from the business perspectives and prepare them for their future inventions after they graduate from universities. We sincerely wish that more students and companies can join in the initiatives to gradually uplift the skills development for our next generations.”

“As a leading ICT solution provider, Huawei Sri Lanka considers one of our top priority is future-proofing Sri Lanka’s digital economy through scaling the youth talent pool. Whilst Sri Lanka’s universities continue to produce talented ICT practitioners that have supported the country’s economic progress so far, we believe the demand for scenario-specific ICT solutions is accelerating and thus, we must continue investing in talent development to ensure that ICT companies have access to the qualified personnel they need to pursue their transformation goals,” Yi said.