9 December 2025

On 9 December, the KAI Huawei Excellence Centre was opened – an educational and research space that has set a new standard for technical education in Ukraine.

For the Educational Initiatives Foundation, this is an important step towards creating a modern engineering environment where KAI students will work with technologies that define today’s telecom industry: 4G/5G/6G, WiFi7, IoT, Smart City, cybersecurity, and modern network architectures. The centre already has a Huawei ICT Academy with HCIA certification courses, practical laboratories, technical workshops and hackathons — a format that allows future engineers to develop their skills through real-world tasks and practice.

The space combines a lecture area, an R&D lab, and a team hub where students can apply their knowledge, work on projects, and test network solutions on real equipment. An important part will be “KAI Huawei Talks” — regular deep-dive lectures and practical sessions from Huawei engineers that will help students transition from academic training to real industry challenges.

“We thank KAI and Huawei Ukraine for their partnership and vision for the future of education. Today, we didn’t just open a lab — we created a point of entry into the profession for hundreds of Ukrainian students,” said Nadiya Omelchenko, founder of the Educational Initiatives Fund.

The KAI Huawei Excellence Centre has officially opened. Ahead are the first courses, workshops, and hackathons.