SEU Achieved Outstanding Results in the CICSIC 2024!

In this competition, SEU had five projects—four domestic and one international—enter the on-site finals to compete for gold medals and finally won four gold awards. Among the winning teams, the “Jing Yi Qiu Jin” team from the School of Civil Engineering and the “Re Bian Liu Zhuan” team from the School of Electrical Engineering both received the National Gold Award in the higher education main track. The team from the School of Materials Science and Engineering successfully tackled the challenge of developing a flexible zinc-ion battery based on hydrogel for wearable electronic devices and earned the National Gold Award in the industrial topic track. Additionally, the “Optical-Link Hub” team from the School of Information Science and Engineering also won the Gold Award in the international track.

On October 15^th, the Innovation Forum for World University Students & the Founding Ceremony of the World University Student Innovation Alliance were held concurrently with CICSIC 2024 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. SEU is among the first member institutions of the alliance. Jin Shi, vice President of SEU, attended the inaugural annual meeting of the alliance and participated in discussions on its charter. Jin encouraged the award-winning student teams to practice the SEU spirit, “Strive for Perfection”, enhance their skills through innovation and entrepreneurship, and foster a culture of learning through competition.

This competition was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and 12 other departments concerned along with the Shanghai Municipal Government, while Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Minhang District People’s Government undertook the event. Upholding the theme “I Dare to Venture, I Can Create”, the competition focused on the overall goals of being “more Chinese, more international, more educational, more comprehensive, more innovative, and more collaborative”. It aimed to deepen the integration of vocational and general education, industry and education, and science and education, and effectively enhance the leading role of higher education in building a strong educational nation. The competition also aimed to cultivate enterprising young talents and establish a world brand for cultural exchanges between Chinese and foreign youth in the new context.