Students from Central Asia will compete for victory in the global finals of the Huawei ICT Competition

The practical competition of the 10th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final took place at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen, featuring top student teams from more than 40 countries and regions.

This year, the ICT competition consists of six tracks: Practice, Innovation, Programming, Teaching, Challenge, and Entrepreneur. The Practice track attracted over 210,000 students worldwide, setting a new record. After numerous rounds of national and regional competitions, 131 teams advanced to the Global Final and gathered in Shenzhen to compete for victory.

The practical competition covers four technology tracks: Network, Cloud, Computing, and Ascend AI. It is designed to assess students’ knowledge in ICT, practical technical skills, and teamwork abilities.

In the Network track, the focus is on data transmission technologies, data center networks (DCN), security, and wireless local area networks (WLAN). The Cloud track evaluates knowledge of cloud services, cloud technologies, and artificial intelligence. The Computing track covers application development using openEuler, openGauss, and Kunpeng. The Ascend AI track covers the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, the full-stack Ascend AI platform, model training and fine-tuning, as well as model inference and application development.

During the Global Final, participants undergo an intensive eight-hour laboratory exam, demonstrating both theoretical knowledge and real-world problem-solving skills.

At the opening ceremony for each track, department heads from Huawei’s Network, Cloud, and Computing divisions shared their perspectives on emerging technology trends and encouraged students to develop their practical skills, innovative thinking, and ability to solve complex industry challenges.

Xue Wuge, Vice President for Industry Strategy and Development of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line
AI is rapidly evolving and opening new horizons. As AI scales quickly, networks increasingly connect massive computing resources with a vast ecosystem of intelligent applications and endpoints. They play a crucial role in ensuring the security and availability of artificial intelligence and have become vital infrastructure for an intelligent world. At Huawei, we are committed to cultivating a new generation of data communication professionals through a comprehensive approach that integrates professional certification, industry-academia collaboration, and hands-on experience in real-world scenarios. Together with our partners, we aim to build a new generation of secure and intelligent networks.

Lai Yuanhao, AI Expert at Huawei 2012 Labs Service Laboratory
Huawei places special emphasis on strengthening foundational AI capabilities. We will continue to develop a complete Ascend AI hardware and software platform that combines high performance with ease of use. Through close collaboration with universities, Huawei also fosters well-rounded ICT professionals with expertise in computing power, algorithms, engineering, and industry applications. The Ascend AI Track is designed to integrate theoretical learning, practical work, and real-world implementation. This helps nurture a new generation of talented professionals in foundational Chinese software and artificial intelligence technologies.

In addition to the Practice, Innovation, and Programming competitions, the Global Final will also feature the Huawei Most Valuable Instructor Forum 2026 and the AI Accelerating Education Transformation Summit. Industry experts, university faculty, media representatives, and Huawei leaders will share best practices in industry-academia collaboration and explore new approaches to talent development in an intelligent world.

The final competition results will be announced at the closing and award ceremony on June 5. For more information about the Global Final, please visit huawei.com.