Huawei Ukraine announced the results of the nationwide engineering competition “Student Tech Challenge 2026,” in which 152 students from 18 higher education institutions, organized into 42 teams, participated. Participants developed practical solutions for telecommunications networks, digital infrastructure, and energy supply, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on November 11, citing the company’s press service.
The closing ceremony took place on November 6 in Kyiv. The competition is being held for the third consecutive year with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and is aimed at training engineering professionals for the technology sector and restoring critical infrastructure.
This year, students worked in three areas: Radio Access Network Planning, Datacom Engineering, and Digital Energy. The tasks involved planning mobile radio networks, designing data transmission systems, creating fault-tolerant telecommunications infrastructure, and developing energy-efficient solutions.
In particular, participants explored ways to improve mobile coverage, increase network reliability, and utilize solar power generation in conjunction with energy storage systems.
Over the course of a month, the teams worked with the support of university faculty and mentors from Huawei Ukraine. Twenty-three teams from 12 cities across the country advanced to the final stage, where they presented their projects in English to an independent panel of industry experts on November 4–5.
Winners were selected in three engineering categories
In the Datacom Engineering category, the “Sinners of the Networks” team from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv took first place.
The “Spectrum” team from the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) achieved the best result in the Radio Access Network Planning category.
The Renew Able team from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University won the Digital Energy category.
All three teams received awards from the organizers and the opportunity to complete an internship at Huawei Ukraine with the prospect of future employment.
Huawei Expands Cooperation with Ukrainian Universities
Ma Minze, CEO of Huawei Ukraine, emphasized during the ceremony that training engineers is crucial for ensuring the stable operation of telecommunications systems and the restoration of Ukraine’s infrastructure.
According to him, since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the company has continued to work with Ukrainian telecom operators and technology partners to support and restore networks.
The company’s CEO noted that the Student Tech Challenge is designed to help students apply their university knowledge to practical engineering challenges that arise in the telecommunications and energy sectors.
The closing ceremony was attended by Ma Shengkun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Ukraine; Oleksandr Fedienko, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament; and representatives of universities and technology companies.
Anatoliy Melnichenko, Rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, emphasized the need to develop students’ practical skills in the fields of sustainable telecommunications networks and digital energy.
Viktor Hreshta, Rector of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, emphasized the importance of training specialists using modern equipment and technologies that graduates will encounter in the workplace.
According to Huawei Ukraine, the company’s collaboration with educational institutions also includes providing internet connectivity in the shelters of educational facilities, organizing paid internships, and offering professional development programs for young specialists.
Huawei is an international technology company specializing in telecommunications equipment, networking solutions, digital infrastructure, and power supply systems. In Ukraine, the company collaborates with telecommunications operators, businesses, and institutions of higher education.
Sources: “Interfax-Ukraine,” November 11, 2026, the official Student Tech Challenge website.
