6 MSU-IIT students to represent Philippines in Huawei ICT Skills Competition

Six students braved the odds competing thirty-six other engineering students during the Huawei National Finals held at Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology, College of Engineering on January 29, 2019. Top 3 winners received Huawei phones, a trophy, a training voucher (Huawei-certified ICT associate) and other certificates.

They were Jesreal Duque (First placer), Gabriel Christian Pisla (Second Placer), Jonas Serino (Third Placer), Laira Reyes (Fourth Placer), Erickson Tacda (Fifth Placer) and Edwin Cuizon (Sixth Placer).  These students will represent the Philippines together with 6 others from University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) to the Asia Pacific HuaWei ICT Skill Competitions (Regional Finals) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 4, 2019. They will compete with five other countries, to name; Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. Top winners will then proceed to the Global Finals to represent the Southern Pacific Region in May 2019.

Why Huawei chose MSU-IIT?

Mr. CJ Wong of Huawei Regional Office said during a presscon that they were so impressed with the performance of MSU-IIT for consistently placing top on the Philippine Start-UP Challenge by DICT and PSIA, a Huawei-sponsored competition over the past three years.

“We came to Mindanao and signed up with MSU-IIT [which is] consistently placing top on the ICT Academy [Competition], with that Huawei ICT Academy wishes to train the future talents on ICT Competitions to create a platform to let students expose to the outside world and see how the industry works and bring out the skill sets of the students. So the main platform is one, do the exposure and the other is get the experience,” Wong said.

What is Huawei ICT Academy?

Huawei ICT Academy is a partnership between Huawei and Universities/Academies around the world. Through this partnership, University/Academy delivers Huawei ICT technologies training, encourages students to get Huawei certification, and develops talents with practical skills for the ICT industry and the community. Huawei has developed a comprehensive range of ICT career certifications based on its industry leading technologies and global practices.

Huawei ICT Academy is highly committed and excited on the signed partnership with MSU-IIT of which recognizing local talents and ICT skills in Mindanao. The goal of this partnership is to bridge the digital divide connecting what the students learned in the classroom and what is in it in the industry. This aims to shorten the learning curve and allow the students to learn ahead from their peers, acquire advance tech-skills and explore how the competitive world works. Moreover, Huawei also guarantees that if you graduate with a Huawei certification program, they offer a priority chance to be employed in Huawei.

Other universities such as De la Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University and Mapua University has also expressed interest with a joint partnership with Huawei Philippines.

In the following months, Huawei will be back in the university to inaugurate its ICT Laboratory with high-end equipment so that students can have hands-on learning experience(first in Northern Mindanao). Teachers and professors will also undergo a training program to enhance their capability and skills to share the Huawei course curriculum, syllabus and certification vouchers.

Huawei is so thankful to its partners, MSU-IIT, the DICT and CHEd for the formidable partnership with a mutual commitment on the betterment of the technology sector in Mindanao, support local ICT education, create opportunities and boost the nation’s industrial advancement.

How other universities can participate

All university students who are currently enrolled in a programme and/or have an interest in pursuing degrees in IT or Telecommunications, can enter the competition. You can register here.

For more details visit, www. huaweiacad.com