Panamanian students complete technology course

Seeds for The Future, better known as Seeds for the Future, an initiative between Huawei Technologies and higher education institutions to strengthen support in the education and ICT sector of Panama, closed in 2023.

A program that aims to influence Panama Technological Education10 Panamanian students with a high academic profile graduated who obtained their official certification by completing the technological courses of the program developed in October 2023, in San José Costa Rica.

During the ceremony, the innovations developed as part of the 2023 edition of the program were shared, as were the changes implemented in the course methodology at the level of Panama and in the region. Central America and the Caribbean.

92 students participated in the 8-day hybrid program with INCAE Institute mentors to develop their ideas and competitive group projects. Through leadership workshops, teamwork, technology and cultural exchange, including local interaction activities in San José, Costa Rica.

The event started with the reception of guests, followed by a tour of the office Huawei in Panama and the Huawei Innovation Center. In addition to students, various strategic allies were also present, such as University of Panama, Technological University of Panama, Latin University, Inter-American University of Panama, and the China-Panama Association.

The agenda discussed the possibilities of Huawei’s ICT talent development plan, which includes internships, professional career development plans and company professional success stories, to encourage university students to continue developing their skills as future leaders in ICT matters.

The 3 best from Panama stood out, namely: Ana Zuleta, student Maritime and port engineering at UTP, Ana Arias, psychology student at UIP and Robert Lu Zheng, system and computer engineering student at UTP.

The award ceremony ended with a presentation Smart watches, Huawei Watch who fit into the first three academic places in the program and with a gift of Huawei “pioneers” books to each of the students in exchange for their participation and effort in the program.

“We have collaborated with universities and educational institutions to transfer our knowledge and skills to local youth through a number of programs such as Seeds for the Future, ICT Talent. Since 2015, more than 130 students have participated in the Seeds for program The future in Panama, and more than 60 students participated in our Internship Program since 2019, where they learned and practiced global digital technologies, as well as solving problems through innovation. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you, the key to the future. Let’s continue to promote digital transformation in Panama. Today, we are strengthening Huawei’s commitment to openness and cooperation, our goal is to close the digital divide in Panama and the world.” Allen Li stated, Director of Huawei Technologies Panama.

“Huawei has been very clear over the years that investing in young people provides an important long-term return for private companies in the country, thank you very much for your support for the students and the university.” Engineer Javier Fernández, dean of the Faculty of Informatics, Electronics and Communications from the University of Panama.

“We feel complete gratitude and happiness for these students who, thanks to the joint vision we maintain with Huawei in the country so that they can each develop their professional careers, are definitely the future of Panama,” Vice Chancellor of the Technological University of Panama, Angela Laguna Caicedo.