The final of the 14th Shanghai University Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition was held at Donghua University. Students from the East China University of Science and Technology emerged as the winners, out of 358 programs from 58 institutions and colleges that were featured in the final. The competition had five tracks focusing on technical innovation, future industries, and rural revival and modernization. Key issues addressed in the competition included ecological civilization, green and low-carbon development, cultural creativity, regional trade and collaboration, social governance, and public services.
The competition, which began in May, was co-hosted by the Shanghai Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and various departments in the city including education, science and technology, human resources, and social security. It attracted over 68,000 students from 78 universities and vocational schools in the city who submitted more than 25,000 programs, setting a record number for the competition. The final of the competition was held at Donghua University and provided a platform for students to showcase their talents.
One postgraduate student named Zhong from Shanghai University of Engineering Science expressed that the competition was not only inspiring but also a rare opportunity for participants to highlight their strengths and skills. For Zhong and two of his classmates, they brought a hydrophobic aluminum film solution to the competition. The top teams from the competition were chosen to represent Shanghai at the national entrepreneurship competition in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, in September.