The year 2023 will be the first year to fully implement the spirit of the Party's 20 National Congresses。In this promising spring, the national finals of the 13th "Challenge Cup" Chinese College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition were held at the Liangxiang Campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology from March 17 to 19。The competition is sponsored by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the China Association for Science and Technology, the All-China Federation of Students and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, and hosted by Beijing Institute of Technology, the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League and the People's Government of Fangshan District of Beijing。The competition attracted more than 330,000 projects from 3,011 schools in 32 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), Hong Kong and Macao, with 142 students participating.More than 330,000 innovative and entrepreneurial projects were declared, and more than 3 million people participated in educational activities during the same period, reaching a record high in scale and quality。

In the final of the Challenge Cup，463 projects were fiercely contested across the country，Finally, 154 projects such as "Zero Carbon Rubik's Cube - The Road to Carbon Neutrality Enabled by Green Cells" of Beijing Institute of Technology won gold MEDALS，Xi 'an Jiaotong University "Smart Bot - Pioneer of spherical inspection robot" and other 309 projects won the silver award，Guizhou University "New Silk Road Agricultural Green Pharmacy - the world Star Agriculture" and other 1079 projects won the bronze award。49 colleges and universities, including Zhejiang University, and 10 vocational colleges, including Ningbo Vocational and Technical College, won the "Winning Cup".。With seven national gold awards and one national silver award, Beijing Institute of Technology won the highest honor of the competition "Challenge Cup" and won the highest collective honor of Chinese college students' innovation and entrepreneurship。

"Through the 'Challenge Cup', we will create a real creative space, concentrate quality training and ability training together, truly become a talent training space, and realize the integration of capital chain, innovation chain and industrial chain.。Zhang Jun, secretary of the Party Committee of the Beijing Institute of Technology and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, elaborated the core concept of the competition。

Ideological guidance to stimulate the mission of "serving the country"

At 7 PM on March 17, the opening ceremony of the 13th "Challenge Cup" Chinese College Students Entrepreneurship Plan Competition National Final was held at Beijing Institute of Technology。He Junke, first secretary of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Youth League，Wang Jiangping, member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology，Liu Wei, Deputy Secretary of Beijing Municipal Committee, attended the opening meeting and delivered a speech，Fu Zhenbang, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, representatives of the relevant organizers, organizers and cooperative units of the "Challenge Cup" and other relevant responsible persons attended the meeting，Zhang Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Institute of Technology and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered the welcome speech，President, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Long Teng presided over。More than 1,000 teachers and students from universities across the country gathered together to usher in the grand opening of the "Challenge Cup" national finals。

In this "college students' youth innovation report to the country"，Li Shaoyi from Tsinghua University, Xu Yi from Beijing Institute of Technology, Pan Yuanzhi from Xi 'an Jiaotong University, Qin Kangxiang from Ningbo University, Zhou Qi from Guizhou University and Li Yunlong from Anhui Vocational and Technical College，Around the chip packaging localization, bionic robot manufacturing, sea crab land farming drive farmers to increase income and so on to tell the story of youth struggle，It shows that contemporary young students devote themselves to innovation and entrepreneurship, and are committed to scientific innovation and serving the country，With practical actions to implement the Party's 20 spirit and the spirit of the national two sessions of the good spiritual outlook。Mainstream media such as China Media Group, Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily and Guangming Daily reported on the youth event, focusing on the achievements of youth innovation and entrepreneurship。

After three days of intense competition, on the evening of March 19, the final meeting and award ceremony of the "Challenge Cup" was held。Fu Zhenbang, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, attended and delivered a speech，Zhang Jun, Party Secretary of Beijing Institute of Technology and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering，Huang Dawei, Minister of Youth Development, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League，Wu Shixing, deputy Director of Higher Education Department of Ministry of Education，Yun Donglai, deputy Director of Employment Department, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security，Ma Li, Deputy Director, Department of Industrial Development, Ministry of Culture and Tourism，Zhang Zhenwei, deputy director of Youth Science and Technology Center of China Association for Science and Technology，Qian Lingxiao, president of All-China Students' Federation，Pei Huan, Party Secretary and Chairman of China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation，Liu Gang, secretary-general of China Young Entrepreneurs Association，Li Junhui, secretary of the Communist Youth League Beijing Municipal Committee，Yang Bo, deputy secretary of Beijing Fangshan District Party Committee and district head, attended the closing ceremony。Competition cooperation units Haisong Capital Co., LTD., Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., LTD., Ali Cloud Computing Co., LTD., Beijing Kuaishou Technology Co., LTD., the provincial Youth League committees, participating universities in charge of comrades and teachers and students representatives, Hong Kong and Macao universities teachers and students attended the closing ceremony more than 2,000 people。

At the closing ceremony, the organizing committee of the competition awarded 154 gold awards, 309 silver awards and 1,079 bronze awards, and 59 schools won the "winning Cup".。All the participating students of Beijing Institute of Technology received the "Challenge Cup" from Fu Zhenbang and Zhang Jun, which symbolizes the highest collective honor of Chinese college students' innovation and entrepreneurship.。Huazhong University of Science and Technology "Brain Graph Technology: High-performance Soft-Hard Coordinated Concurrent Graph Computing System", Zhejiang University "All in One: Self Improvement - Virtual world Emotion Mapping Engine", Beijing Institute of Technology "Insects Capture food - Insect radar" :Create a new era of insect pest information monitoring on behalf of the 330,000 projects participating in the "Challenge Cup" conducted a road show。Xi 'an Jiaotong University took over the "Challenge Cup" flag as the host university of the next competition。

During this year's "Challenge Cup" final, the Beijing Institute of Technology's original red boutique stage play "Brighter Road" held its premiere ceremony and network broadcast。Wang Jinjin, member of the Party Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of China Association for Science and Technology，Wang Zhenhai, Director of the second Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Ding Yangbing, deputy director，Song Yurong, Vice Minister of Propaganda and Culture Department of China Association for Science and Technology，China North Industries Group general manager assistant Xiao Chuan，Pu Jiashun, chairman of China North Chemical Research Institute Group Co., LTD，Ma Xiaofei, president of China Ordnance Industry Test and Testing Research Institute, and other leaders and experts，Bao Liying, deputy Party secretary of Beijing Institute of Technology，Pang Siping, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president, attended the premiere ceremony，About 50,000 viewers, online and offline, attended the premiere。

The stage play "The Road is Brighter" is performed through immersive digital performance，Show the magnificent life of academician Xu Gengguang, an important founder of China's weapons science，It tells the moving experience of academician Xu who devoted himself to the military industry and fought for it all his life in response to the call of the state，With a transtemporal and non-linear art technique, it shows his important scientific research achievements and rigorous academic spirit in his life，Inspire the vast majority of young people to unite and struggle for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country，It is the first selected repertoire in the new decade of "The backbone of the Republic - Publicity Project of Scientific Master Schools" initiated by five ministries and commissions such as the China Association for Science and Technology。

Digital competition to realize the wide application of the new form of smart education

变身数字人物，畅游虚拟世界；骑上空中飞艇，俯瞰校园美景；走进虚拟赛场，围观“神仙打架”…… 这些新奇体验在本届“挑战杯”元宇宙世界中都能轻松获得。

As the first "meta-universe arena" in the history of the "Challenge Cup"，"Challenge Cup Meta Universe" is a large-scale immersive digital interactive space specially created by Beijing Institute of Technology for the competition，The twin digital campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology covers more than 10 square kilometers，Built thousands of digital model assets，2,637 innovative and entrepreneurial works of college students were aggregated，Can meet 100,000 people log in to roam at the same time。As the first large-scale application of meta-cosmic technology in domestic education field，The Challenge Cup Meta Universe achieved four national "firsts" - the first time a hyperscale online event was held through a large immersive digital interactive space，Launched the first large-scale immersive digital campus，It is the first time to construct a visual college student innovation and entrepreneurship database，For the first time, digital people and college students can participate in the same screen and compete on the same stage，Become a digital front for mass entrepreneurship and innovation。The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League held a live interview in the digital interactive space of "Challenge Cup · Meta-universe" on major network platforms such as Weibo, video number, B station, and Tiktok, inviting the R&D team to share the innovation and practice behind the technological breakthrough, which was watched by more than 500,000 people across the network。During this year's Challenge Cup finals, a total of 1,083,518 users logged into the Challenge Cup Meta Universe, setting a new Guinness World Record。

This competition has made a new exploration in the aspects of digital race running, media communication, information upgrading and so on。The competition organizing committee set up the 13th "Challenge Cup" conference system，Including event guide, electronic registration, digital space, panoramic view, live event, activity registration, message lottery, hotel inquiry eight sections，Provide conference organization and online experience，One-stop service with integrated information distribution function，Participants and observers can get the necessary services and information through the online system，In an efficient and convenient way，Fully demonstrate the charm of "Challenge Cup" competition，Usher in a new era of handheld racing。

Diversified exchanges promote the in-depth development of college students' innovation and entrepreneurship

In the final of the Challenge Cup，To further stimulate the innovative spirit of college students，Enhance entrepreneurial ability，The competition organizing committee established the "1+3+6" national final activity system，To build a youth gala, science and technology gala, education gala，It provides more opportunities and a broader stage for the majority of young students to understand the national and social conditions, enhance their socialization ability, and carry out employment and entrepreneurship。

At the "Challenge Cup · Media Briefing", the person in charge of the organizer and organizer introduced the development of the competition to more than 20 media such as Xinhua News Agency and Guangming Daily, the key activities and features during the final, the work practice of youth innovation and entrepreneurship in universities in the capital, and answered questions from reporters。In the "Challenge Cup · Innovation and Entrepreneurship Achievement Exhibition", the excellent innovation and entrepreneurship achievements and high-level scientific and technological innovation works of college students in the country blossomed, the electronic exhibition area, the physical experience area and the meta-space station gathered many visitors to watch and experience, showing the strong atmosphere of youth pursuing dreams and intelligent creating the future。In the "Challenge Cup · Youth Gathering", teachers and students from various universities went to Beijing's "three cities and one district", high-tech enterprises and other innovation and entrepreneurship exchange activities。Through the three themes of "Humanistic Beijing", "Science and Technology Beijing" and "Green Beijing", and ten experience routes, we have enjoyed the atmosphere of scientific and technological innovation and cutting-edge achievements in Beijing, and built a platform for cooperation and exchange。At the "Challenge Cup · Campus Open Day"，Teachers and students from all colleges and universities entered five universities: Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Capital Normal University, Beijing Technology and Business University, and University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences，It focuses on the themes of scientific and technological innovation and future industries, rural revitalization and agricultural and rural modernization, urban governance and social services, ecological, environmental protection and sustainable development, cultural creativity and regional cooperation，Carry out exchanges and mutual learning，Cultivate the consciousness of innovation，Stimulate innovative thinking。

Beijing Institute of Technology adheres to the concept of "innovation, gathering wisdom and safety", and its hosting work has won praise from the leaders of the "Challenge Cup" organizers and the teachers and students of universities all over the country。A participant from Fujian Province said, "The meta-universe and conference system built by BTECH let everyone feel the atmosphere of the Challenge Cup to the greatest extent，I wish you all can meet excellent friends from all over the world in the Challenge Cup platform，Find a better version of yourself!"Parents of students from Xinjiang said: "Through the Challenge Cup"，Beijing Institute of Technology to create a space for competition and innovation，It has built a more dynamic platform for talent training。”

A volunteer from Beijing Institute of Technology said: "As the main organizer of the 13th 'Challenge Cup', Beijing Institute of Technology shows its sincerity to welcome visitors from all over the world。Whether it is the campus location or the booth layout, whether it is the opening performance or various activities, I can feel the surging vitality of youth and everyone's enthusiasm in the smiles of volunteers and photos of the contestants。I wish the Challenge Cup a successful conclusion, and I also wish the development of Beitech better and better!"More than 40 leaders of the sister universities attended the final of the "Challenge Cup" and expressed their gratitude to Beijing Institute of Technology for its warm and thoughtful hosting work。

The Party Committee of Beijing Institute of Technology attaches great importance to the undertaking of the national "Challenge Cup"，Adhere to high-level planning, do a good job of top-level design, and implement all personnel to run the competition，Formulate the Implementation Plan for the Preparation of the National Final of the 13th "Challenge Cup" Chinese College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition，Establish a "2+8" working group with project-based management，Responsible for the overall operation of the national finals, security and the organization and implementation of various activities。In the Party and government office, the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee, the Security Department, the Human Resources Department, the Student Work Department, the Educational Affairs Department, the Graduate School, the Research Institute of Science and Technology, the Planning and Finance Department (Education Foundation Work Office), the Cooperation and Development Department, the Logistics Infrastructure Department, the University Youth League Committee, the College Party Committee, the National Security and Development Institute, the Network Information Technology Center, the Student Affairs Center, the Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship CenterPractice center, teaching operation and examination center, technology transfer center, asset company, school hospital, college, college and close cooperation，A total of 2,702 university leaders, participating teachers and students were received，Successfully completed the "Challenge Cup" final of the host tasks。

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that when young people are strong, the country is strong, and the contemporary Chinese youth are born at the right time, the stage for displaying their talents is extremely broad, and the prospects for realizing their dreams are extremely bright。The "Challenge Cup" has come to an end, and the challenge opportunities on the new journey are ahead. Chinese youth will set sail for their dreams and strive to take the lead. In the broader tide of The Times, they will write the next song of youth praise with the spirit of dedication to the country, innovation and pioneering。