The American University of Ras Al Kaimah, AURAK, and Huawei Tech, have announced their collaboration in utilising training programmes to transfer ICT technologies to AURAK via the Huawei ICT Academy
RAS AL KHAIMAH, (Pakistan Point News - 14th Jan, 2019) The American University of Ras Al Kaimah, AURAK, and Huawei Tech, have announced their collaboration in utilising training programmes to transfer ICT technologies to AURAK via the Huawei ICT Academy.
To this effect, the AURAK President Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, and Huawei Tech Chief Executive Officer Li Shi, entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding, making AURAK the first educational institution in the UAE to sign an MoU with Huawei.
Huawei will deliver training and certification programmes to AURAK through the Huawei ICT Academy, provide the Huawei Certification academy Instructor training service for AURAK faculty members, provide a scholarship for talented students, open the Knowledge Transfer Event Opportunity to students, and provide ten student internships.
In return, AURAK will provide teaching facilities to accommodate Huawei ICT equipment for the Huawei ICT Academy, provide faculty members to become Huawei Certification Academy Instructors, propose the Huawei Authorised Information and Network Academy Certification course as an optional non-academic course for students, liaise with local networking industries to deliver HAINA Network training to other professionals in the ICT industry throughout the UAE, and work with Huawei to develop training schedules to meet student needs.
Prof. Hassan is delighted with the numerous professional training opportunities the Huawei collaboration opens for students, "AURAK students will have an edge of the professional job market upon graduating after being fortunate enough to have experienced the trainings and certifications provided by Huawei."
Huawei UAE CEO said, "We are proud that AURAK has selected Huawei as a partner to support the future UAE ICT leaders and nurture their talent. Innovation is vital to enabling the UAE to transform into a digital country, and it starts by enabling its youth. Huawei aims to support the UAE’s digital transformation that will in turn help the country achieve the national agenda."
AURAK is a nonprofit, government-owned institution of higher education which provides the local, regional and international communities with a North American-style education integrated with Arabic customs and traditions. AURAK is licensed by the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates and has been accredited in the United States of America by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges since December 2018.
Huawei ICT Academy (Huawei Authorised Information and Network Academy, HAINA) is a partnership between Huawei and academies around the world. Through this partnership, Academy delivers Huawei ICT technologies training, encourages students to get Huawei certification, and develops talents with practical skills for the ICT industry and the community.
