[September 17, 2025 · Shanghai, China]  

 The 2025 Global HCIE Night themed "Million Certifications, Elevate Industry Intelligence" was successfully held in Shanghai. The event attracted over 200 participants, including HCIE experts, industry clients, ecosystem partners, and Huawei industry leaders, from countries and regions such as China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

At the Global HCIE Awards Ceremony, Huawei presented five annual honorary awards to 40 HCIE experts and 4 partners worldwide: HCIE Technical Pioneer Award, HCIE Intelligent Computing Special Contribution Award, HCIE Industry Star Award, HCIE Master Instructor Award, and HCIE Spark Award. For the first time, six experts who have held HCIE certifications for over a decade received the HCIE Ten-Year Special Contribution Award, recognizing their "decade of unwavering dedication" to growing alongside HCIE and illuminating the ICT industry's progress with professionalism and perseverance.Group Photo of the 2025 Global HCIE Night Event

This year's Global HCIE Night featured technical exchange sessions where experts discussed industry trends in intelligent computing, networking, data storage, and the capability requirements for high-quality services. At the event, Huawei, in collaboration with the Talent Exchange Center of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, officially launched the ICT Talent Evaluation Action Plan. Honorary awards were presented to outstanding HCIE experts and organizations, including the HCIE Ten-Year Special Contribution Award for globally recognized long-serving technical professionals. Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to work with clients, partners, and HCIE experts to drive the intelligent transformation of the ICT industry.

Elite Gathering Focusing on Industry Trends

At the beginning of the event, Mr. Sun Haiyang, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Global Technical Services Department, delivered an opening speech. He first extended sincere gratitude to the customers, partners, and HCIE experts who have given Huawei trust and support for a long time. This year, the number of Huawei certified engineers has exceeded one million, reaching a new milestone; HCIE experts actively play a crucial role in various industries and have gained wide recognition and respect from society and all sectors. Finally, he stated: "The rapid development of artificial intelligence is driving the segmentation of talent and the iteration of standards. From the construction of intelligent computing clusters, model and application development to the operation and maintenance of computing power platforms, every role requires more professional and in-depth AI skills. During Huawei Connect 2025, Huawei will release the ICT Digital and Intelligent Skills Map in the AI field, which clearly defines the work scenarios and skill requirements of various artificial intelligence positions, providing precise guidance for ICT practitioners to enhance their AI skills."

Group Photo of the 2025 Global HCIE Night live networking

Ren Lihua, Deputy Director of the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, delivered a speech, pointing out: "Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from concept to various industries. Digital transformation such as large models and computing power networks has become a mandatory course for the industry. Industrial intelligence has entered a critical stage from 'extensive coverage' to 'in-depth empowerment', and talent demand presents three major trends: 1. The demand for interdisciplinary talents with 'industry knowledge + AI technology' has surged; 2. Higher requirements are placed on system-level architecture and cross-domain integration capabilities; 3. Security, credibility, greenness and low carbon have become 'must-haves' for digitalization, and the talent gap in related fields is widening." The future talent competency model is accelerating the shift from "single-tech-focused" to "tech + business + strategy interdisciplinary".

Speech by Ren Lihua

At the event site, the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and Huawei jointly released the ICT Talent Evaluation Action Plan. In their three-year cooperation ahead, they will take Huawei's certification system as the core framework, leverage the Talent Exchange Center's advantages in resource coordination, focus on key fields such as artificial intelligence, iteratively upgrade ICT talent standards and evaluation systems, and jointly build a more scientific, open, and future-oriented talent evaluation system. This initiative aims to solidify a solid foundation of talents and work together to drive the great leap forward of China's industrial intelligence.

On-site communication

As a Huawei Diamond Partner, Putti Dhamrongsirivadh, Vice President of AIT (Thailand), mentioned during his sharing, based on his company’s development: "Outstanding HCIE experts are the core driver of an enterprise’s development. In practice, HCIE experts play a crucial role in all phases of a project, including pre-sales, design, and delivery. By leveraging talent advantages through Huawei Certification’s systematic training mechanism, we have become stronger and more reliable. In the future, AIT aims to continue being a trusted partner for customers and a strategic partner of Huawei."

Photo: Sharing Session by Putti Dhamrongsirivadh, Vice President of AIT

Annual Awards: Witnessing HCIE’s Glory Together

At the Global HCIE Awards Ceremony, Huawei presented five annual honorary awards to 40 HCIE experts and 4 partners worldwide: HCIE Technical Pioneer Award, HCIE Intelligent Computing Special Contribution Award, HCIE Industry Star Award, HCIE Master Instructor Award, and HCIE Spark Award. For the first time, six experts who have held HCIE certifications for over a decade received the HCIE Ten-Year Special Contribution Award, recognizing their "decade of unwavering dedication" to growing alongside HCIE and illuminating the ICT industry's progress with professionalism and perseverance.

Mu Yao from Bank of Communications, who is not only a technical backbone at work but also a wife and mother at home, shared her experience based on her HCIE certification journey and the delivery experience of the group’s backbone network project. She stated: "The HCIE certification has fostered my systematic thinking mode, helping me successfully deliver the comprehensive upgrade project of Bank of Communications’ SRv6 backbone network, and enhanced the efficiency and stability of the group’s network. As a female HCIE, I prove that we can not only do this job well but also excel at it. I hope to continue taking on the challenge of obtaining HCIE certification in the AI field in the future."

Huawei and MIIT Talent Exchange Center Jointly Release ICT Talent Evaluation Action Plan

From HCIE Expert to CTO, Michal Lonček, an expert with over 20 years of rich experience in the fields of IP networking and cybersecurity, pointed out: "The HCIE certification reshapes one's thinking mode under pressure. This thinking mode is not only applicable to exams, but also a life strategy." He further emphasized that in the shift from "network root causes" to "business impacts," HCIE helps integrate technical strategy with corporate vision and leadership, thereby achieving greater business value and innovation.

In his sharing, Executive Dean Ma Ruixin of Qiushi Academy, School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, introduced the "Dalian Model of University-Enterprise Integration" — integrating Huawei certifications, especially relevant certification content in the cutting-edge AI field, into university teaching courses and jointly completing related research projects. This model not only helps students prepare for future employability in advance, but also enables them to win awards in high-level competitions. Currently, over 400 on-campus students have obtained Huawei certifications.

Ma Ruixin, Executive Dean of Qiushi Academy (School of Software, Dalian University of Technology), Delivering a Sharing

To recognize the extraordinary contributions of HCIE experts in knowledge sharing, technical mutual assistance, and product co-creation on the Huawei JDC Platform and Huawei O3 Community, two awards were presented respectively to 14 HCIE experts at this awards ceremony: the Huawei JDC HCIE Product Co-Creation Special Contribution Award and the Huawei O3 Special Contribution Award.

Gather Momentum for Win-Win, Empower Industry Leapforward

At the end of the event, Liu Jiansheng, Director of Huawei's Training and Certification Business Department, delivered a keynote speech titled "Growing with HCIE: Empowering the Intelligent Leapforward of Industries".

First, he reviewed that since the launch of the Digital & Intelligent Talent Seed Program two years ago, a total of 15,000 new HCIE experts have been added, bringing the global number of HCIE experts to 37,000.

Second, over the past two years, Huawei has released multiple HCIE certifications in fields such as openGauss, openEuler, and AI; it has also set up HCIE-specific sections on community platforms including JDC, O3, Data Communication, Computing, and Storage, enabling HCIE experts to learn from each other, exchange insights, and contribute their value.

Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to:

1.Refine the certification framework and broaden career development paths, expanding from technical engineers to developers and Solution Architects;

2.Build more authoritative talent standards and promote alignment with industry standards in sectors like finance, power, and transportation;

3.Provide more personalized learning experiences through online certification courses to support the learning and growth of ICT practitioners;

4.Facilitate continuous learning for experts from customers and partners via the Learning Coin mechanism, accelerating the iteration of skill upgrades.