The final round of the finals of the 18th Challenge Cup National College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition, run by Guizhou University, has concluded with Liaoning University winning six national awards. The competition is jointly organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Ministry of Education of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences with the National Student Union, and the People's Government of Guizhou Province.

Liaoning University won one second prize, four third prizes, and one second prize for the red special event. The total number of winning projects in the Challenge Cup competition reached a new record high.

The Challenge Cup National University Students' Extracurricular Academic and Scientific and Technological Works Competition has been held 18 times since 1989. Many academicians, heads of national key laboratories, professors and doctoral supervisors have been past award winners. It has had a wide impact on colleges and universities and even society at large. The competition is regarded as the ‘Olympics’ of scientific and technological innovation for contemporary college students.

The overall structure of the ‘1+1+2’ competition, which consists of the main Challenge Cup national competition, the ‘unveiling and commanding’ special competition, the red special activity and the ‘black technology’ exhibition activity, attracted more than 2000 universities, over 400,000 works and over 2.5 million students participated nationwide.

Learning at Liaoning University engages brainstorming, conducting on-site investigations of causal factors, as well as daily hard work on the details of projects. Liaoning University always adheres to the principle of ‘promoting youth growth and creativity through competitions. It also works to continuously improve the ‘guarantee mechanism’ and explore incubation projects, all contributing to the building of Liaoning University as a scientific and technological powerhouse. 

Every contestant is building dreams through scientific and technological innovation and in doing so they challenge the future.  From competing in the Challenge Cup, every determined and lively competitor has a dynamic and exciting story to tell. With the backing of all their teammates, their passion and plans become reality. Congratulations to the winning teams!