In the next two years, more than 700,000 new jobs will be created in the global ICT sector.
And the massive expansion of the sector in the next ten years is likely to result in a shortage of around seven crore ICT professionals.
Huawei wants to run a special ICT academy in association with engineering universities in Bangladesh so that young ICT students in Bangladesh can carve a niche for themselves in the global professional market, as per a press release in this regard.
In accordance with that plan, Huawei and BUET are planning to set up the first ICT Academy at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), the top engineering university in Bangladesh.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the two parties to that end on Thursday.
Linzhijun, Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited and Dr Satya Prasad Majumder, Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations at the signing ceremony held at BUET Council Building. Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury, MP, joined online as the chief guest on the occasion.
Tao Guangyao, COO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited, other senior officials of Huawei and BUET teachers were also present at the event.
