The Eighth China International College Students Internet + Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition recently came to a conclusion, with ZZRVTC winning one gold medal, one silver medal, and five bronze medals. This made us the vocational college with the most awards in all of Henan province, representing a great breakthrough in the history of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and bringing home the national gold for the first time.
At the beginning of 2022, ZZRVTC launched this year's Internet + College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. With strong support from secondary colleges and academies, we organized a total of 11,971 projects into categories including vocational education, higher education, Youth Red Dream Tour and industrial competition. All students were included in the competition, creating a great atmosphere for innovation and entrepreneurship. From May to June 2022, the school-level preliminary and final competitions were held. After several rounds of training and competition, more than 100 outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship projects were selected for further cultivation, among which 76 were entered for the provincial competition. In July, they were entered in the follow-up competition, the on-site final and provincial ranking competition in Henan Province. Here, we were awarded a total of 12 first prizes, 26 second prizes and 16 third prizes. From August to November, 7 of ZZRVTC’s projects were selected for the national final (online competition). After online evaluation and review by the Ministry of Education, two outstanding projects were entered for the national final offline competition.
During the online national finals, Vice President Li Fusheng, together with directors of the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and other departments, visited the participating students and their instructors. They listened attentively to the reports delivered by the participating teams, solved any difficulties and problems encountered during the competition, and encouraged them to work hard and showcase their individual styles and abilities. During this period, the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship carried out targeted work including project promotion, expert guidance, themed training, mock interviews, presentation training and business operations, working continuously to upgrade their projects, optimize their work, and promote the completion of the projects. The overall quality and demonstration level of the participants has now improved significantly.
Vice President Li Fusheng visits the participating team of teachers and students
Group photo of school leaders and the online participating team
During the online finals, the pandemic situation on campus began to complicate matters. However, with the cooperation and support of the Information Technology Office, the Student Affairs Office and other related departments and academies, the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship overcame these difficulties and arranged dedicated personnel to deliver food to the participating teams, thus providing them with all daily necessities to the maximum extent possible. The participating teachers and students dealt with numerous difficulties, trained in a scientific manner, and fought bravely during the competition. Thanks to their indomitable will and outstanding qualities, they were able to fully demonstrate the innovation and entrepreneurship achievements of ZZRVTC on the biggest stage of the National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. After strict evaluation and cross-examination by national expert judges, the project entitled Hazard-Free Skid - A New-Generation Intelligent Anti-Slip Wheel Skid was awarded the national gold medal for vocational education, the “Hundred-Mile Delivery - An Icebreaker for Speedy and Precise Recognition and Tracking of Train Numbers” won silver, and “Smart Rail Detective - An Intelligent Detector Guarding the Rails” won bronze in the same category. The project entitled “A Multifunctional High-Voltage Equipment Maintenance Robot” won bronze medal for industrial themes, while “Zhongyuan Railway Red Gene Research Base - A New-Era Advocate for Red Railway Culture” and “Plant a Weed - Weeds for the Big Dream of Rural Revitalization” won bronze for the Youth Red Dream Tour.
The gold medal winning project entitled “Hazard-Free Skid - A New-Generation Intelligent Anti-Slip Wheel Skid” is one of ten key “Innovative Henan” projects receiving active support within the province. The project features advanced technologies, such as a polygon electronic virtual fence and low power consumption; the hardware and software system for the intelligent anti-slip wheel skid was created as a result of industry-school cooperation. Following a number of expert tests, the project now has 12 intellectual property right patents pending, and has obtained three quality qualification reports from the CMA. The team members have worked together extremely well, clarifying the project’s market positioning and creating a complete operating system. This project is of significant practical value for ensuring the future safety of railway operations. The silver medal project entitled “Hundred-Mile Delivery - An Icebreaker for Speedy and Precise Recognition and Tracking of Train Numbers” features Non-Random FHSS and timed FHSS, creating an upgraded version of the existing automatic train number identification system. The project has applied for three national patents, and has enhanced the anti-interference properties and efficiency of the automatic identification system, thus promoting increased railway transportation efficiency. Featuring the comprehensive integration of vocational education and entrepreneurship, as well as collaborative innovation between industry, school and research institutes, the project is of significant commercial value.
The project entitled “Hazard-Free Skid - A New-Generation Intelligent Anti-Slip Wheel Skid” won the gold medal for vocational education
The project entitled “Hundred-Mile Delivery - An Icebreaker for Speedy and Precise Recognition and Tracking of Train Numbers”
The project entitled “Smart Rail Detective - An Intelligent Detector Guarding the Rails” won bronze medal for vocational education
The project entitled “110-220KV Multifunctional High-Voltage Equipment Maintenance Robot” won bronze medal for industry themes
The project entitled “The New Baymax - The Super League for Chinese Youth Robot Technology Education” won bronze for higher education
The project entitled “Zhongyuan Railway Red Gene Research Base - A New-Era Advocate for Red Railway Culture” won bronze for the Youth Red Dream Tour
The project entitled “Plant a Weed - Weeds for the Big Dream of Rural Revitalization” won bronze for the Youth Red Dream Tour
The Party Committee of the College attaches great importance to the reform of education in innovation and entrepreneurship, and has been actively involved in the cultivation and incubation of relevant projects for our students. As part of this, they have provided support in terms of competition funds, expert guidance, operating sites and technical services. Remaining true to the idea of scientific and technological innovation-based entrepreneurship, the College strives to build a four-in-one innovation and entrepreneurship education and reform system that remains competition-oriented, curriculum-based, platform-enabling, and project-driven. The eighth China International Internet + College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was sponsored by the Ministry of Education and 12 other central ministries and commissions, along with the Chongqing municipal people's government, and was organized by Chongqing University. It featured a total of 14.5 million people and 3.4 million projects from 111 participating countries and regions, meaning the number of institutions awarded a gold medal was only about one in ten thousand. The Competition has become an important event for universities and colleges to put their fundamental tasks of virtue-based education and talent training into practice, as well as being a major platform for promoting reforms in innovation and entrepreneurship education. It is also a window for showcasing the accomplishments of new-era education, and a global event for college students from all over the world to fulfill their dreams of innovation and entrepreneurship.
