UI Students Emerge As The Global Champion At Huawei ICT Global Challenge

By Foyin Ejilola

Three University of Ibadan students: Toheeb Adeniyi Badiru, Bolaji Olaide Abideen, and Suleiman Damilare Olubiyi, have emerged as the winners of the HUAWEI ICT Global Challenge that held in 2020.

According to Mr Kenneth Igwe, the Country Manager of Talent Ecosystem Development, Huawei Technology Companies, the excellent performance of the UI students in the competition showed that the students of the university are talented, skilled, passionate, creative, and zealous for information and technology.

Mr Igwe, who made this remark during his visit to the office of the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adebola Ekanola, on August 18, 2021, further said that the company will be collaborating with the University of Ibadan on a project tagged “Huawei Partners” which will involve at least, 10 other companies.

He explained that the project is going to discover the talent resources in the University and give the students internships, graduate trainings, and employment opportunities.

The Acting Vice-chancellor, Prof Ekanola responded, saying that the University is also willing to collaborate with the company on the project ‘Huawei Partners’.

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