The Huawei Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd. Pakistan and Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan are inviting applications from potential Pakistani undergraduate students under the HUAWEI SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAMME 2020.

Under the subject program, in the last 5 years, 55 students were selected from varsities across Pakistan by HEC and sent by Huawei to China for two weeks training on culture and advance ICT skills.

This year due to Covid-19, HEC & Huawei planned to organize a five day long online training for 30 outstanding Pakistani students in the field of ICT tentatively from 21st to 25th September, 2020. The selected students will be able to obtain valuable cutting-edge ICT knowledge developed by Huawei’s Headquarters and experience a cross-cultural communication virtually.

Top 2 students will be selected and sent to China for the learning tour in the early 2021 together with the students from around the world. Top 10 students will be provided Huawei souvenirs for their participation.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Be a Pakistani/AJK national & permanent resident of Pakistan/AJK. Dual nationality holders are not eligible

• Majoring in disciplines/subjects such as Information and Communication Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Informatics, Multimedia & Digital Arts, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Communication Engineering, Telecom Engineering, Electronics Engineering

• Following students will be considered:

• Students who are currently enrolled in final year of ICT related Undergraduate degrees (four years program only with 7th Semester & 8th Semester) with minimum CGPA of 3.5 out of 4.

• Students who have completed their four years Undergraduate ICT related degrees with minimum CGPA of 3.5 out of 4.

• Less than 24 years old on closing date of application

• Demonstrate excellent academic acumen, speak English fluently

• Have a strong interest in Information Communication & Technology and related fields

• With personal computer equipment and strong internet connection

• Selected students must be available during online training sessions (from 21st to 25th September, 2020)

• Final selection will be based on academic excellence & Federal Govt. quota policy

• In case of final award, selected candidates will not be able to withdraw

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

• Apply through HEC online application portal https://seedsprogramme.hec.gov.pk
• Please follow the instructions and fill out the online application completely and submit it.
• HEC reserves the right to conduct interviews of initially shortlisted candidates.
• Incomplete or saved application on HEC online portal will not be considered.
• The recommendation of nominating agency i.e. HEC will be final and binding.

 DEADLINE:

The deadline to submit online application on HEC portal is Monday, 14th September, 2020 05:00PM PST

 FOR FURTHER QUERIES & CONTACT DETAILS:

Assistant Director (HRD)Learning Opportunities Abroad,HRD Division, Higher Education CommissionSector H-9, Islamabad E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 051-90808029