Huawei refurbishes UCC ICT lab

Huawei Technologies Ghana Limited has refurbished University of Cape Coast (UCC) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) laboratory.

The company as well presented laptops and desk top computers, which forms part of its project of building a training laboratory centers for some selected universities in the country to promote academic research.

Minister of Communications, Haruna Iddrisu speaking at the ceremony to officially commission the laboratory at Cape-Coast, appealed to the company to consider increasing the number of computers at the laboratory to promote ICT among students.

The Vice Chancellor of UCC, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, indicated that the laboratory would assist in improving the knowledge of students in ICT.

Deputy Managing Director of Huawei Technologies, Ms. Diana Ayem, said: “Our universities are the ultimate training centres, hence providing these computer training laboratories will help train and equip our students who are being trained for the future leader.

“Huawei’s vision is to enrich people's life through communication. By leveraging our experience and expertise in telecom sector, we help bridge the digital divide and give people the opportunity to join the information age, regardless of their geographic origin.”

Ms. Ayem added: “Huawei is highly committed to contributing to the sustainable development of the social, economic, health and safety of our environment as well as education.

“Our new venture to build a training lab for some universities has started. University of Cape Coast is the first recipient of this promise. Work has partially started in all the other remaining universities, namely, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Development Studies and University of Ghana.

“Our company is technology based and we believe in aiding the people in our society to be well trained and equipped to meet these technological advancements. Our universities are the ultimate training centers, hence citing these computer training labs in the universities will help train and equip the our students who are being trained to be future leaders of our nation. “

Huawei is a leading telecom solutions provider with our products and solutions being deployed in over 100 countries and have served 45 of the world's top 50 telecom operators.