The 10th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final concluded with its Closing & Awards Ceremony held in Shenzhen, China, on June 9, 2026. This year's competition set a new record, attracting more than 220,000 university students and faculty members from over 2,000 institutions across more than 100 countries and regions. Following rigorous national and regional rounds, 177 teams from 49 countries and regions advanced to the Global Final and received awards.
Commitment to Technology for Good
At the ceremony, Ritchie (Honghua) Peng, President of Huawei ICT Strategy & Business Development Department, emphasized the company's long-standing commitment to using technology for sustainable social and environmental development. He noted that the Innovation Competition demonstrated the value of learning through competition as a tool to address real-world challenges. Participants in the Practice and Programming Competitions were recognized for their dedication, curiosity, and deep technical focus. Peng also announced the introduction of a new Ascend AI Operator Development Track in the Chinese mainland for the next edition, designed to help young developers engage more directly with cutting-edge industry technologies through task-based challenges.
UNESCO Partnership and Future of AI
Dr. Shafika Isaacs, Director a.i. of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education and Chief of Section for Technology and AI in Education, praised the partnership between UNESCO and Huawei. She highlighted that the future of AI requires collaboration among governments, international organizations, academia, and industry. UNESCO and Huawei have been working together through initiatives such as AI capacity building programs in Arab countries and ICT education partnership programs in Central Asia and the Caucasus. These efforts aim to strengthen higher education and vocational training systems and develop future-ready talent. She commended participants for demonstrating the ability to tackle real-world challenges across cultural boundaries by applying emerging technologies, showing creativity and a responsible approach to technology that embodies the purpose of education.
Grand Prize Winners
This year marked the 10th edition of the Huawei ICT Competition. After the Practice, Innovation, and Programming Competitions, 18 outstanding teams from eight countries were awarded the Grand Prize:
- Practice Competition—Network Track Grand Prize: Algerian team, Brazilian team, Nigerian team, and Shenzhen Polytechnic University
- Practice Competition—Cloud Track Grand Prize: Egyptian team, Algerian team, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, and Kenyan team
- Practice Competition—Computing Track Grand Prize: Egyptian team, Henan Institute of Economics and Trade, Dominican Republic team, and Algerian team
- Practice Competition—Ascend AI Track Grand Prize: Shenzhen Polytechnic University
- Innovation Competition Grand Prize: Wuhan University of Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, National University of Singapore, and Fujian Normal University
- Programming Competition Grand Prize: Wuhan Vocational College of Software and Engineering
Special Awards
Special awards were also presented during the ceremony. The Women in Tech Award went to seven all-female teams from Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Kenya, China, and Bahrain. The Green Development Award was won by two teams from Ghana and China. Ten students from China received Fast Passes to the Huawei Future Business Leader Track. The Most Valuable Instructor Award was conferred on 16 exceptional instructors from nine countries and regions, including Pakistan, China, Nigeria, Egypt, UAE, Brazil, Thailand, and Turkiye. Six teams from Egypt, Brazil, Malaysia, Poland, and Pakistan earned the ICT Competition Online Popularity Award.
