Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) and Alibaba Cloud collaborate to create professional development opportunities for students and industry practitioners

In order to cultivate information technology (IT) talent, the Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) and Alibaba Cloud signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 January to establish a collaborative partnership in jointly promoting the manpower development of IT.

Through this collaboration, Alibaba Cloud provides HKIIT's teaching team with cloud platforms, offering students expanded learning resources to foster creativity and facilitate the development of diverse IT projects. Furthermore, the Alibaba Cloud Academic Empowerment Program will provide students with the opportunity to participate in global exchanges and competitions with other academic institutions, enhancing their IT knowledge and skills.

In addition, HKIIT will also offer in-service training programmes named "SkillsUP" to assist corporate staff and industry professionals in acquiring the cutting-edge digital skills in partnership with Alibaba Cloud. This collaboration will create more professional development opportunities for students and working professionals, thereby enriching the talent pool in support of the development of the IT industry in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.