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May 2016
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On April 25, The UWI and Huawei signed the MoU for the agreement, which enables the students to attend training sessions at the Huawei Campus and Research and Development Centres in Shenzhen and Beijing. The MoU indicates that they will be “studying innovation topics related to the development of the next generation networks” and, “will experience the 'cloud-room', where researchers are connected through cloud and collaborate and share resources for planning the future of ICT.” The students will also have the opportunity to experience China’s culture. Signing on behalf of Huawei was Mr Jason Deng, while St. Augustine Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat signed for The UWI. Minister in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Lowell Francis was also present. |
Six UWI students will be selected for a training programme financed by Huawei Technologies (T&T) Ltd., and carried out in China. The focus of the selection panel will be students working in the field of telecommunications and technological research and innovation. That panel will comprise representatives from The UWI, Huawei and the Ministry of Education.