ABU Vice-Chancellor visits Abuja Huawei office
. . . Re-affirms the institution’s commitment to long standing ties with global ICT giantThe Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, today (Wednesday, 14th May, 2025) led a delegation from the institution on a courtesy visit to the Huawei Head Office in Abuja.
The Vice-Chancellor, who was received on arrival by the Group Deputy Managing Director, Huawei, Mr. Osita Iweza; Managing Director, Huawei Nigeria, Mr. Chris Lu; and other key staff of the company, re-affirmed the commitment of the University to the long-standing relationship between ABU and the global ICT giant.
Prof. Ahmed, who was in company of the Director, IIOE Nigeria National Centre, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. M.B. Mu’azu and Deputy Director, Iya Abubakar Institute of ICT (IAIICT), Ahmadu Bello University, Dr. B.H. Sani, also sought for other opportunities to explore for the mutual benefit of both parties.
During the visit, discussions on key areas of cooperation and support took place with further discussions scheduled to hold at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria in a few weeks.
Earlier in Abuja from 12th – 13th May, 2025, Prof. Ahmed joined National Universities Commission, National Board for Technical Education, National Commission for Colleges of Education, Vice-Chancellors, Rectors, Provosts, and other educational system stakeholders at the E-Kit Exhibition Dinner Night and 2nd Huawei Education Summit 2025.
At the Huawei Education Summit, christened ‘Strategic Approach to Digital Learning: A Key to Transformative Learning’, the Vice-Chancellor made a goodwill presentation.
He acknowledged the relationship between ABU and Huawei since 2018 leading to the University becoming the first Huawei ICT Academy Support Centre (iASC) in Nigeria as well as eventually be the first and only global iASC (now training instructors from more than 10 countries).
Also, at the event, a keynote presentation, ‘Identifying Digital Barriers to Contemporary Learning in Nigeria’, was made by the Director, IIOE Nigeria National Centre, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. M.B. Mu’azu.
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Public Affairs Directorate,
Office of the Vice-Chancellor,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
(NAM)
Wednesday, 14th May, 2025
