Department of Computing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Huawei Hong Kong signed a MoU to jointly establish ICT Academy. (From left) Prof. TAN Kay Chen, Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence and Associate Head (Research & Development); Dr CHAN Chun Bun Henry, Associate Professor and Associate Head (Partnership & Collaboration); Prof. CHEN Changwen, Chair Professor of Visual Computing; Prof. LI Qing, Chair Professor of Data Science and Head; Mr Alex WONG, Deputy CEO, Strategy & Marketing, Huawei Internation Co. Limited; Mr Peter LAM Wing-chap, Principal Consultant, Business and Networking Consulting Department, Huawei Technologies Company Limited; Dr YIU Man Lung Ken, Associate Professor and Associate Head (Teaching & Learning); Prof. AU Man Ho Allen, Professor; and Mr Lamson CHAN, Director, Education & Healthcare of Government Business Department, Hong Kong Enterprise Business Department, Huawei Technologies Company Limited.
Department of Computing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (COMP) and Huawei Hong Kong (Huawei) announced the establishment of an ICT Academy. The Academy aims to cultivate high-quality ICT talents in Hong Kong. Through a collaborative framework, both parties will align with the university's professional standards and the need for talent cultivation. Through incorporating Huawei's certified technology and training courses, talent programmes in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other related fields will be developed. This collaboration will drive the advancement and integration of computing and novel technology, promote the application of ICT in teaching and management, establish a collaboration platform for research, academic and industry sectors, and foster the innovative technology ecosystem in Hong Kong.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Prof. Qing Li, Chair Professor of Data Science and Head of the Department of Computing of PolyU and Mr Alex Wong, Deputy CEO, Strategy & Marketing, Huawei Internation Co. Limited to jointly establish the ICT Academy. Under the MoU, COMP will partner with Huawei to establish an advanced data platform, providing students with learning programmes and practical opportunities in mainland China, with a focus on core areas such as RoCE and HPC storage.
Prof. Qing Li said, “By fully utilising domestic super AI computing power, the Department of Computing of PolyU aims to propel the development of next-generation AI and Data Science. With the establishment of the ICT academy and the introduction of this powerful AI computing platform, our researchers and students are provided with the tools needed to tackle complex problems and process large datasets. This will accelerate the development of cutting-edge AI algorithms and techniques, enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and scalability in AI applications.”
Mr Alex Wong said, “Huawei is dedicated to support collaboration among industries, academia and research sectors to enhance I&T ecosystem in Hong Kong. We are delighted to work together with PolyU through ICT academy collaboration to cultivate more I&T talents equipped with innovation and application skills facilitating the I&T development in Hong Kong."
