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 2021. Under the subject program, in the last 6 years, 87 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. Same like last year, due to Covid-19, HEC & Huawei planned to organize a six day long online training for 30 outstanding Pakistani students in the field of ICT tentatively from 09th to 16th August, 2021. 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.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
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Be a Pakistani/AJK national & permanent resident of Pakistan/AJK. Dual nationality holders are not eligible
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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 etc.
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Following students will be considered:
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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.
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Students who have completed their four years Undergraduate ICT related degrees with minimum CGPA of 3.5 out of 4 since summer 2020.
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Less than 24 years old on closing date of application
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Demonstrate excellent academic acumen, speak English fluently
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Have a strong interest in Information Communication & Technology and related fields
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Those students who have already got this training in previous years are not eligible to apply.
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With personal computer equipment and strong internet connection
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Selected students must be available during online training sessions (from 09th to 16th August 2021)
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Final selection will be based on academic excellence & Federal Govt. quota policy.
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In case of final award, selected candidates will not be able to withdraw.
Application Procedure:
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Apply through HEC online application portal seedsprogramme.hec.gov.pk
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Please follow the instructions and fill out the online application completely and submit it.
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HEC reserves the right to conduct interviews of initially shortlisted candidates.
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Incomplete or saved application on HEC online portal will not be considered.
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The recommendation of nominating agency i.e. HEC will be final and binding.
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The hard copies of documents are not required.
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The deadline to apply for this program is 27th July, 2021.
Assistant Director
Learning Opportunities Abroad
Higher Education Commission Pakistan
Sector H-9, Islamabad
E-mail: loa@hec.gov.pk