City Desk :
Seeds For The Future 2022, Bangladesh announced 30 top students for the third round of this global competition.
Based on the student’s CGPA, academic knowledge, creativity/project idea, and proficiency in English the jury board consisting of Huawei staff, project manager, and university teachers has shortlisted these candidates out of 200 participants in the 2nd round, Huawei said in a statement, reports UNB.
It said, initially, more than 1,100 students enrolled in this programme and through a diversified screening process, these 30 students have been selected at the end of the 2nd round. They will now move on to the next phase while this programme will emphasize their skills, examination, project, and presentation skills. Students will also be given training on different topics through a program titled ‘Meet the mentor’.
Based on their performance at the end of the third round nine students will be promoted to the regional round which will be held in Thailand. The winners of the regional round will go to Singapore for “Tech4Good Accelerator Camp”.
Yuying Karl, Head of Public Affairs and Communications department, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited, said, “Huawei began the ‘Seeds For The Future’ (SFTF) programme in Bangladesh nine years ago and every time, we have received tremendous love and response. The experience with this year’s students has been wonderful.”
The 30 top students are – Taki Yashir, Elin Ranjan Das and Golam Mahmud Samdani from BUET, Shahad Saroar, Shadmin Sultana, M Ashikuzzaman Kowshik, and Nafisa Amin Hridi from DU, Sunanda Das and Sazedur Rahman from KUET, Manaura Naznine, Farhana Amin, Madiha Binte Zakir, Mehreen Tabassum and Masrur Saqib from RUET, Wasifa Rahman Rashmi, Anika Rahnuma, Sumit Hasan, Fairuz Shaiara, and Sajid Altaf from IUT, Mafruza Mharin Neha, Saad Mahbub Chowdhury and Marzia Tabassum Prithy from EWU, Abdullah Saleh and Abu M Fuad from AUST, Sumaiya Abul Kalam and Mohammad Iftekher Ebne Jalal from CUET, and Mohammad Sayeem Sadat Hossain, Lazib Sharar Shaiok, Mohsina Taz and Ankita Kundu from BRAC University.
‘Seeds For The Future’ is an initiative by Huawei, which was launched globally in 2008 in Thailand. So far, this programme has been implemented in 137 countries worldwide, and around 12,000 students and 500+ universities around the world have benefitted from this initiative.
Dedicated to top STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and non-STEM students, SFTF offers huge learning opportunities to the participants, added the statement.
