Huawei Technologies Azerbaijan has held Seeds for the Future Closing Ceremony in Baku.
Speaking at the ceremony CEO of Huawei Azerbaijan David Xu noted that Huawei is pleased to support Azerbaijan to enhance the quality and availability of education in innovative and digital skills, bring digital world to Azerbaijani people, providing the access of the latest digital technology to every young person with the most comprehensive way.
The Economic and Commercial Counsellor of Chinese Embassy in Azerbaijan Chi Ma added that Huawei has actively participated in the digital reform process in Azerbaijan, and has continued to provide high-quality products and technological services to Azerbaijan people.
Seeds for the Future program is built around four core values: Innovation, Digitalization, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship.
During the whole process, strong support from The Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) was received.
Inara Valiyeva, Acting Chairperson of Innovation and Digital Development Agency noted that we’re facing a very good times of Azerbaijan, with not only geopolitical changes but also economic growth, especially in ICT.
Seeds for the Future, which was first launched in Thailand in 2008, while in Azerbaijan in 2016, is Huawei’s corporate-level CSR flagship program with the longest and highest investment. By the end of 2022 totally 76 students from Azerbaijan had completed the program.Rector of Baku Higher Oil School Elmar Gasimov mentioned that for the first time in Azerbaijan Huawei established IT academy at Baku Higher Oil School, the opening ceremony of which will be held soon.
“There is competition in the world in the training of qualified talents and the creation of the necessary ecosystem for technological development. Azerbaijan has socio-economic development strategy for 2022-2026,” said rector of Azerbaijani Technological University Yashar Omarov.
In 2023, 5 students were invited to participate in the Seeds for the Future training program in Doha and Dubai for two weeks. Azerbaijani team has been given the chance to apply for the opportunity to compete for US$100,000 startup fund to in the Tech4Good Global Competition 2023 in China.
“Regardless which university these students’ are from, they all represent Azerbaijan. In the future they might come up with an idea that would become a partnering company of Huawei,” concluded Abzatdin Adamov, Dean of School of IT and Engineering of ADA University.
