Huawei, one of the world's largest telecom equipment makers, has undertaken an initiative in Bangladesh to build future leaders in technology.

Linder the talent development programme, Seeds for the Future, Huawei has opened an opportunity for individuals to get training at its state-of-the-art

facilities.

Recently, 10 undergraduate students from three top universities have visited Shenzhen, where Huawei is headquartered, to experience the latest technology.

They got exposure to advanced global ICT technological facilities and practices, and received training from experts, Huawei said in a statement. The 10 students were picked under a rigorous filtering process for the trip to China, which also took them to Beijing. During the tour, the students participated in various knowledge sharing and learning sessions.

The students are: Sheikh Nasif Imtiaz, Wasif Adnan Khan, Zafir Shafi and Tanzin Mubarrat Syed from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; Nifat Ara Nipa, Ummul Afia Shammi, Syed Mahir

Tajwar and Tashfia Kabir from Dhaka University; and Md Rafi Islam and Avro Bhattacharya from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology.

Huawei said the future leaders came back to Bangladesh with greater confidence, skills, and knowledge. Exposure to one of the richest and oldest cultures in the world also allowed them to broaden theirperspective of the world.

Colin Shi, chief technology officer of Huawei Technologies (Bangla-

desh), said Huawei is looking for young and energetic students to come up with new ideas and ICT solutions.

He said as a responsible corporate citizen, Huawei Bangladesh has been participating in this global programme since 2014.

"We believe this initiative will promote local ICT talent development and enhance knowledge transfer."

Huawei is running similar programmes in 45 countries to find the next big IT genius.