Teams of ICT students from Kenya performed strongly at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final, highlighting the rapid development of digital skills in the country.
A combined team of ICT students from Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Machakos University secured First Prize in the Computing track at the Global Final.
Combined teams from Machakos University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and the University of Nairobi won Second Prize in the Network track, while the team from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Moi University secured Second Prize in the Cloud track. The ‘Silicon Savannah’ team from Egerton University won the Third Prize in the Innovation track for their Smart Air Quality Monitoring System. This achievement highlights the growth of ICT talent in Kenya.
“Thank you Huawei for the opportunity and Congratulations TEAM Kenya (Lecturers and students) for the resounding victory and more grace as we explore and nurture the expertise for the betterment of our beloved country. More grace to you, Comrades and friends,” remarked Fikirini Jackobs, the Principal Secretary State Department, Youth Affairs and Creative Economy, Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports during the competitions award ceremony held on Saturday, 24th May 2025 in Shenzhen, China.
Kenyan Ambassador to China H.E Willy Bett, Khadija Mohammed, Lutta Yeng from HUAWEI Kenya, Albert Ombiro— Kenyan Education Attachè to China, Mr. Philip Oyier and Miss Wairimu Gichaiya (JKUAT), Miss Patricia Gitonga (UoN) and Mr. Franklin Mutisya (Machakos University) were part of the Kenyan delegation behind the 12-member Kenyan team that participated in the Huawei ICT Competition Global Finals that began on Tuesday, 20th May.
Universities and students from across the Southern Africa region showcased the talents at the Global Final, underscoring the rapid development of digital skills in the Southern Africa region. Teams from countries including Cameroon, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda demonstrated their advanced skills by winning multiple awards across competition tracks such as Network, Cloud, Computing, and Innovation.
In his opening address during the finals, Ritchie Peng, Director of the ICT Strategy & Business Development Dept at Huawei, said, “To achieve the goal of learning through competition and inspiring innovation through competition, we have continuously evolved the design of competition topics. The Practice Competition aligns with our vision for an Intelligent World 2030 and encourages students to master cloud computing, big data, and AI to drive social progress. The Innovation Competition focuses on green development and digital inclusion, motivating participants to solve real-world challenges in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and education through ICT.”
Digital Transformation in Education
Huawei has a professional team dedicated to serving the education industry. Huawei supports an innovative teaching model that combines hands-on practice and training with real-world industry scenarios, allowing students to access industry-leading digital technologies and adapt to the requirements of future potential employers while they are still at school.
Huawei provides the student-centric Smart Classroom Solution for hybrid teaching models in collaboration with partners’ teaching management systems. This solution uses IdeaHub, Huawei’s smart and interactive display, as a gateway to classrooms, and takes advantage of high-quality campus networks and Huawei Cloud’s CloudVC video conferencing solution with global availability. The solution leverages an AI model for education to provide intelligent features such as knowledge graph, AI agent Q&A, and comprehensive teaching analytics. These features enhance teaching accuracy and learning efficiency.
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