Malaysia’s Rising Digital Talent Celebrated At Huawei ICT Competition Malaysia 2024-2025

2024-12-16

The Huawei ICT Competition Malaysia 2024–2025 awards ceremony gave Malaysia a boost in this sector, as digital talent is the foundation of digital transformation. Some of the highlights from the competition are the accomplishment of 16 students and instructors as grand prize winners across Cloud, Network, Computing, and Innovation competition tracks.

A Talent Worth Celebrating

From over 1,200 participants representing 40 universities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) secured the grand prize for Innovation Track, while Universiti Malaya (UM), emerged as the Cloud Track winner. Furthermore, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has won the Network Track competition and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kampar) obtained the Computing Track top honors. The winners credited their success to dedicated instructors and Huawei’s robust ICT training programs.

Additionally, the event also highlighted the contributions of educators and institutions. Six instructors were named “Most Dedicated Instructors,” while six universities, including Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), were recognized as Huawei Malaysia Outstanding ICT Academies 2024. Also, the grand prize winners will proceed to the regional level in February 2025.

Huawei’s Dedication To Education

MoU exchange between Huawei Malaysia and MOHE with Director General of Higher Education Datuk Professor Dr. Azlinda Azman, Deputy Minister of Higher Education Datuk Ts. Mustapha Sakmud, CEO of Huawei Malaysia Mr Simon Sun, Vice Chancellor, and Huawei ASEAN Academy Vice Chancellor Mr Oliver Liu for huawei ict competition

During the awards, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr. Kasim Hj Mansur, highlighted Huawei’s alignment with UMS’s mission to foster skilled digital leaders. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange was also signed between Huawei and the Ministry of Higher Education to promote collaboration in technology and education, which incorporates state-of-the-art facilities.

Huawei Malaysia also conducted the Digital Talent Forum Day 2024 earlier in the day, which convened over 100 instructors from 30 universities, industry leaders, and government representatives to discuss strategies for advancing digital transformation and ICT education in Malaysia.

In conclusion, the Huawei ICT Competition Malaysia 2024–2025 was a great celebration of the hard work and achievements of students and instructors. This event highlighted just how crucial digital talent is for transformation. With the top performers moving on to the regional level and the ongoing support from Huawei’s ICT training programs, Malaysia is well on its way to boosting its digital leadership and innovation.