Once again, university students from Uganda excelled in the recently concluded global Huawei ICT competition 2025 held in Shenzhen, China, securing second prizes in the Cloud Track and Innovation competitions.
The competition, designed for students and teachers from colleges and universities, attracted over 210,000 students and instructors from more than 2,000 colleges and universities in over 100 countries.
Following national and regional competitions, 179 teams from 48 countries and regions made it to the Global Final. Uganda was represented by university students from Gulu, Muni, Kabale, Uganda Martyrs, and Cavendish. The Ugandan contingent demonstrated exceptional determination, skills, and innovation, securing second prizes in the Cloud Track and the Innovation competitions.
The Cloud competition focused on the ICT theoretical knowledge, hands-on skills, and teamwork of the participating students.
Teams that participated in the Innovation competition had to find an everyday life problem for which they could design a solution, combine industry application scenarios, and comprehensively use AI, cloud computing, IoT, big data, and other technologies to propose solutions with social and commercial value, and design fully functional works.
The Agrikbot team from Gulu University illustrated an automated solution designed to improve various farming operations, such as monitoring of plant health and predicting crop stress before it becomes visible to the human eye, allowing timely interventions that save crops and reduce losses.
Thus, securing a win.
Ambassador Judyth Nsababera, Uganda’s Consul General to Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, who presented medals to the Ugandan team, praised Huawei’s support and encouraged students to use their talents to address key challenges back home. “These students return not only with medals but also with knowledge and inspiration that can transform communities,” she remarked.
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sport, Dr. Hon. Kedrace Turyagenda who represented the First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni, highlighted the outstanding performance of the students as a testament to the government’s efforts to promote ICT education, the country’s potential in ICT and its commitment to nurturing young minds to compete globally, and also appauld Huawei for being at forefront in helping Uganda’s ICT sector grow.
“Huawei has helped Uganda make significant strides in ICT, reaching rural communities and empowering university students through innovation competitions,” said Hon. Turyagenda.
The Huawei ICT Competition is an annual contest held by Huawei for global university and college students. The competition not only provided a platform for participants to showcase their skills but also fostered collaboration, learning, and networking among students and teachers from different backgrounds and cultures.
Through the competition, Huawei aims to provide students with an international platform for healthy competition and the exchange of ideas. Since its launch in 2015, the competition has helped students enhance their ICT knowledge and practical skills, while also increasing their ability to innovate by using new technologies and platforms.
The ultimate goal is to advance technological development and facilitate digital inclusion around the world. Huawei ICT Competition aims to provide a platform for college students to compete and communicate with each other around the world.
