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| Opening ceremony of the competition | Vice-president ZHANG Zhen-gang visiting the competing team |
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| SCUT representative accepting the gold award (second from right) | Team members and instructors |
It is learned that the final 165 business plans were selected from more than 600 pieces of works from 115 higher education institutions nationwide, covering various fields such as agriculture and forestry, livestock husbandry, food & food-related industries, bio-pharmaceutical industry, Chemical Technology, environmental science, electronic information industry, material industry and service information etc.
The final was comprised of 3 sections, namely, project proposal evaluation, confidential pleading and "venture star" network virtual operation competition. The "venture star" network virtual operation competition was a newly increased section for this year's Challenge Cup, marking that the contest was transforming its emphasis from business plan writing and pleading to effective implementation of the business plan.
Since the first contest in 1989, the "Challenge Cup" has always been sticking to the tenet of "respect and promote science, pursue truth, study hard, innovate with keen determination and stand up to the challenge". The contest plays an active role in promoting the growth of young innovative personnel, has a good extensive impact on universities and our society, therefore, it is acknowledged the Technological Innovation Olympics for Contemporary College Students.
For more than 20 years, SCUT has placed a great attention to this competition. From the 8th to the 11th "Challenge Cup", the team of SCUT has ranked top 10 three times in a row and to be specific, No. 4 for the 8th, No. 8 for the 9th and No. 9 for the 11th. From the 4th to the 7th "Challenge Cup", SCUT won the gold medals four years in a row, with an accumulative total of 5 gold awards, 4 sliver awards and 3 bronze awards.
