The Final of 17th“Challenge Cup”National ExtracurricularAcademic Science and Technology Works Competition for College Students was held from March 26thto March 28th, 2022. SFS’s project“Medicine and Friendship inthe Belt and Road Initiative: Investigation and Optimization Research of TCM Culture Communication inRussian-speakingCountries”instructed by Sun Daman, Meng Honghong,and Du Wenqian won the Second Prize of the“Challenge Cup” Final, marking a breakthrough in SFS’s history of participating in such competitions.
Project team building
In late 2020, the 17th“Challenge Cup”NationalExtracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competitionfor College Studentsstarted. Teachers and students of SFS actively applied for engaging in the Competition.After selection, application and competitions in UPC and Shandong Province, the project “Medicine and Friendship in the Belt and Road Initiative: Investigation and Optimization Research of TCM Culture Communication in Russian-speaking Countries” won theGrandPrize in 17thShandong“Challenge Cup”and entered the 17th“Challenge Cup”Final as the only project of UPCinphilosophy and social science.
Early in preliminary selection within UPC, the team members and instructors participated in activities organized by the university tofully understandthe requirements of the Competition, making it a seed project with great potential.
Team members participatein the Expert AdvisoryMeetingfor“Challenge Cup”Seed Projects.
ProfessorMao Haoran givessuggestions for the project.
Ms. Dou Yaqin instructsteam members in etiquette.
Team members and instructors work on projectanddetermine theorientation.
UPC and SFSsupportingthe team through proper training
UPC and SFS set store by innovation and entrepreneurship. Inthepreparation stage, SFSarrangeda roomwith necessaryfacilities expressly for the team, and UPC Communist Youth League Committee and SFS Communist Youth League Committee invited experts togive instructions, trying their best tosupportthe team.
The team receivesguidance from expertsof UPC.
The team participatesin centralized training in Shandong Province.
The teamismentored by experts online.
External expertMr. Ma Yanxue givesadvice.
Team members preparing arduouslyagainst all odds
Due to COVID-19, the“Challenge Cup”Final scheduled for November 2021 has been postponed to March 2022. The postponement did not dampen the will of team members. Instead, they worked shoulder to shoulder, putting overnight preparation of the final presentation on their routine list.
“Sometimes Iwason the verge of mental breakdown, but the company of all members inspired me to stick with it.” Liu Shuning, the team leader, said this. Despite tedious work day by day, the team alwaysstaystrue to its original intention. Team member Zhang Xi said, “A minute on the stage takes ten-year practice, while a five-minute report takes hard work day and night.”
Continuous revision of project materials
ProfessorSun Daman communicateswith team membersonproject report refinement.
The team workslate at night to optimize the project report.
Late-night research of project details by the teammembersand instructors
The teamkeepsworkingduringCOVID-19.
Well-organized preparation despite COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, the “Challenge Cup” Finalwas held online. To ensure the good performance during the competition, the instructors held online meetings with team members every day to provide effective instructions on both their preparations and psychology. In addition, Secretary of UPC Communist Youth League CommitteeJi Linhai, Secretary of SFS Party Committee Zhang Wei, Deputy Secretary of SFS Party CommitteeZou Weizhong,and counselors visitedthe team memberstoencourage them before the competition.
Deputy Secretary of UPC Communist Youth League CommitteeShi Guoqing communicateswith the team instructors on February 28th, 2022.
Ji Linhai, Zhang Wei,and Zou Weizhong watch the online oral defense.
Ji Linhai and Zou Weizhong visit the team members before the competition.
Ji Linhai encourages the team members before the competition.
Xu Jinlin, one of the team members,said, “Affectedby the outbreak of COVID-19,our instructors could not come to the scene to guide ouroraldefense, but they gave us online guidance every day, which fueled us with great courage and confidence.”The more difficult the time was, the more cohesiveness the team could demonstrate. The epidemic has brought a great deal of inconvenience to the team’s preparation for the competition.The team was prevented fromgoingout of the campus to purchase clothing andother thingsfor theoraldefense, buttheystill overcame difficulties and did a good job. Hu Peiyu, a member of the team, said, “Our teachers and students inside and outside thecampustried their bestandcontactedmany students, and finally borrowed the clothes and bow ties for theoraldefense. We also invited senior students to do our makeup and hair style, and fortunately the result was good and satisfactory.”
Team members simulateoraldefense before the competition.
The respondentsare dressedup before the competition.
The respondents discussquestionsrelatedtooraldefense before the competition.
Deputy Secretary of UPCParty Committee Wan Yunbo hasa group photo with team members.
“Challenge Cup”is known as the Olympicsof contemporary college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship. This achievementexhibitsexcellent innovativeand academiccompetenceof students fromSFS, and alsothe School’semphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship education.
