In a remarkable display of talent and expertise, four teams from Nigeria have secured two grand prizes and two first prizes at the prestigious Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 Global Final held in Shenzhen, China, on May 26.
The Huawei ICT Competition, themed “Connection, Glory and Future,” has become one of the largest offline competitions of its kind, attracting over 170,000 students from more than 2,000 universities and colleges across more than 80 countries and regions. This year’s global final saw the participation of 160 teams, consisting of over 470 contestants from 49 different countries and regions, who had successfully navigated through national and regional competitions.
The Nigerian teams, comprising students from the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Minna, demonstrated their exceptional ICT knowledge and practical skills, outperforming thousands of competitors from around the world.
In the Computing Track category, a team from the University of Ibadan, consisting of Rufus Olusoji Adisa, Tolani Adekunle Adisa, Chibueze Emmanuel Ibekwe, and Lawrence Chukwuemeka, won the grand prize. Another team from the same university, including Lukman Oyeniyi Abdulyekeen, Sodiq Babawale, and Temiloluwa Oloye, secured the grand prize in the Cloud Track category.
Additionally, two teams from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, won first prizes in the Network Track category. Team 1, comprising Knimi Bakna Musa, Kaosar Salaudeen Ahmad, Taiye Ayantola, and Oluwagbemiga Victor Ogundele, and Team 2, consisting of Justus Ilegieuno, Yusuf Olanrewaju Toye, and Jamiu Damilare Dahunsi, both demonstrated their exceptional skills.
Ritchie Peng, the President of Huawei’s ICT Strategy and Business Development Department, emphasized the importance of ICT as the cornerstone of the intelligent world, stating, “Through the Huawei ICT Competition, we aim to provide students with a global platform to compete and exchange ideas.”
Zhou Hong, the President of Huawei’s Institute of Strategic Research, further highlighted Huawei’s commitment to ensuring that digital technologies are accessible to all, in order to “make sure everyone can truly enjoy the benefits of digitalisation.”
The Huawei ICT Competition has been an annual event since its launch in 2015, providing a platform for global university and college students to enhance their ICT knowledge, practical skills, and innovative capabilities.
