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UCWeb launches Student Ambassador Program for Pakistan

UCWeb, a portfolio company of Alibaba Mobile Business Group, hosted its first UC Browser users meetup event in Islamabad attended by more than 250 UC fans, the event provided a better understanding of UC Browser.

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The event also served as the official launch ceremony of the UC Student Ambassador Program. Targeted towards university students, the premier internship program is intended to create a valuable opportunity for students. Through this program, college students are able to apply for internship or even project fund for mobile internet related activities.

The meetup was hosted by UCWeb team from China at the National Library of Pakistan, Islamabad, with a keynote session from Mr. Leslie Chen, Product Manager, Emerging Markets, on UC Browser’s development areas and its strategy for Pakistani users.

He shared different technological challenges faced while delivering the top notch browsing experience to the users and how UC team had implemented a core localization of the application by serving content in Urdu, Pakistan’s national language.

Apart from the blazing high browsing speed, fast downloading and lag-less video playback, UC Browser provides real-time updates of news, sports, viral music and video content which are very popular among its users.

Recently launched UC News Hub, a news aggregation platform, was also discussed and feedback was obtained from users on improving the quality and relevancy of the content served.