Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria has awarded ICT scholarship to 15 students of the University of Lagos.
The Huawei ICT Scholarship Scheme is targeted at full-time undergraduate students, who are committed to a career in ICT related fields. The scholarship covers tuition fee, accommodation, study materials and upkeeps. Each of the students received N200,000 each.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony,
Mr. Wei Chengmin, the company’s President, Western Africa Region, said
the scheme was part of the organisation’s community social
responsibility initiative aimed at developing talents for the ICT
industry.
He said: “This scheme supports
educational bodies to encourage and cultivate talents in the telecom
field, equipping them with sufficient knowledge about telecom
technology, thereby bridging the digital divide among communities,
regions and countries through education.
“This is part of our commitment to
“Bridging the Digital Divide” through education, which is one of the
cardinal objectives of Huawei CSR strategies in Nigeria”
Wei said the choice of University of
Lagos for the pilot scheme was due to its exemplary contributions to ICT
education in the country and its continuous adoption and deployment of
ICT in every area of its business.
Students in relevant courses of study
like Electrical/electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer
Science, Systems Engineering and Physics (with Electronics) will benefit
from the scheme, which will be awarded annually.
The scholarship is open to 200 – 400
level students of the targeted five ICT-related departments, with three
students emerging from each of the departments. The minimum academic
qualification for award is 4.0 CGPA.
In his remarks, the institution’s Vice
Chancellor, Professor Babatunde Sofoluwe, thanked the company for the
gesture, adding that support from corporate organizations for
educational institutions is necessary in view of government’s limited
resources.
One of the award recipients, Kesa
Oluwafunmilola, said the award would ginger them to work harder and
encourage them to aspire to the top. She stated their resolve to put in
more efforts next year in order to be qualified again for the award.
Huawei, which is a leading global
information and communication technology solutions provider and number
one vendor in Africa, entered the Nigerian market thirteen years ago and
has continuously maintained steady growth since then.
Source: mediacraftassociates.com
