UM Team wins second prize in Huawei ICT Global Final Competition

The closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the 2023-2024 Huawei ICT Global Final Competition was held in Shenzhen. This competition was the largest offline competition ever held by Huawei, attracting over 80 countries and regions, more than 2,000 schools, and over 170,000 student registrations. After the national and regional competitions, more than 160 teams and 470 players from 49 countries and regions made it to the global final competition.

After fierce competition, The UM team, comprising FST students Wong Iok Keong, Zhou Wenjie and Xie Daixu, under the guidance of U Leong Hou, head of the Centre for Data Science of the Institute of Collaborative Innovation and associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science of FST at UM, stood out from the other teams and won the second prize in the cloud track in the global competition.

In this competition, 19 teams from 9 countries—Algeria, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, the Philippines, Tanzania, Turkey, and Uganda—were awarded the Grand Prize in both the Practice Competition and the AI Innovation Competition. One team from Pakistan won the Best Popularity Award on social media, while two teams from China and Morocco received the Honor Award for Green Development. Additionally, four teams from Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, and Uganda were honored with the Women in Technology Award, and two teams from China and the Philippines received the TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Honor Award.

Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO, mentioned in a video address that UNESCO is committed to upholding the fundamental rights and agency of every learner and teacher in the era of digital technology, especially artificial intelligence, to create an inclusive, equitable, open, and safe digital future for all. She expressed heartfelt gratitude to partners like Huawei for their long-term support.

Zhou Hong, Director of Huawei’s Strategic Research Institute, stated, “To ensure that everyone can truly benefit from the fundamental progress of digital technology, Huawei believes that ensuring the inclusiveness of digital technology is crucial.”

Peng Honghua, President of Huawei’s ICT Strategy and Business Development Department, elaborated on Huawei’s determination and actions to cultivate ICT talent. He emphasized that ICT is the cornerstone of a smart world, and through the Huawei ICT Competition, they are building an international platform for ICT competition and exchange.