A student team from the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has clinched the third position in the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 APAC Round involving more than 6400 students from 14 countries. The announcement came at the APAC Award ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Over a thousand undergraduate students from 25 universities in Bangladesh enrolled in this competition launched last year. The students selected any of the given criteria, namely network track, cloud track, computing track, and innovation track. 

10 students from each track were initially selected in the Bangladesh round based on their learning and exam performance. Two RUET teams participated in network and computing tracks. Two CUET teams competed in the APAC round’s Cloud track and computing track. Among them, the network track team from RUET has secured a position in the top three.

The winning team includes Shuvam Agarwala, Rakesh Kar, and Md Mazharul Islam from RUET Computer Science and Engineering Dept. The team has attended the APAC Award ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia. They will head to the global round in Shenzhen, China, next month.

Shuvam Agarwala, a winning team member from RUET, said, “This competition has provided us many opportunities to learn new things about ICT and Network sector. It has also brought us to this international platform. And standing with the Bangladeshi flag in front of all was a great experience. We are really thankful to Huawei for creating such an amazing opportunity for us. We are looking forward to achieving more in the global round.”

Li Zongsheng (Jason), a board member of Huawei South Asia, shared, “Huawei believes youth is the main driver for the development of any country. Bangladeshi youth, who are large in number, have great potential. With that belief, Huawei has been organizing various initiatives to enhance the ICT knowledge of Bangladeshi students. My congratulations to the winning teams. We will continue working as a responsible corporate entity for the country’s talent development.”

Md. Azmain Yakin Srizon, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, RUET, who was accompanied by the students, opines, “I am very proud to see my students representing our country in this global platform and winning the third position in this competition. I have observed that participating in this competition has increased their knowledge and confidence. I want to thank Huawei for providing such a great platform for my students.”

More than 170 teams featuring over 500 students from around 40 countries will participate in the global round, making this the largest offline global final since the first Huawei ICT Competition. This was the second time Bangladesh participated in the event, themed ‘Connection, Glory, and Future.’