Beijing, 20th November 2025 (BISTU)--- Jointly hosted by MOE Virtual Teaching and Research Office for Electronic Information Majors and Alliance for Electronics and Information Engineering Majors at Beijing-based Universities and jointly sponsored and organized by BISTU, Chengdu University of Information Technology (CUIT) and Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), the first National Freshmen Innovation Contest in Electronics and Information Engineering was launched on 19th November 2025 at BISTU Shahe Campus, as the 9th BISTU Freshmen Innovation Contest concluded and the 10th event commenced simultaneously. It symbolized a great step of BISTU Freshmen Innovation Contest: upgrading from a university-level event to a nationwide innovation contest.

The Opening ceremony was attended by President Guo Fu of BISTU, Vice President Chen Quanliang of CUIT, Vice President Liu Jia of NUIST, Vice President Xiao Zhisong of BISTU, Deputy Director Wang Jiaqi of Higher Education Division of Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Deputy Director Guo Caili of MOE Virtual Teaching and Research Office for Electronic Information Majors, New Media Director Huang Wei of China Higher Education, scholars and experts, corporate representatives, and faculty and students.

Guo Fu extended warm welcome to all attendees. The Contest is an important measure to ignite learning passion of students and a useful practice for BISTU to implement “new momentum for freshmen” plan. Growth of the Contest owes much to support and care from sponsors, organizers, and sister schools. Close coordination among three institutions, i.e., BISTU, CUIT and NUIST, has formed a new pattern of talent cultivation with distinctive feature in information technology. He added.

Guo Caili said that the Contest provided a vivid presentation of “a shared virtual plus physical community”, the philosophy of establishing MOE virtual teaching and research offices. Successful practices of BISTU are now being presented as “dynamic examples” shared by all universities in China. It greatly facilitated inter-university communication and resource-sharing and carried great implications for enhancing the quality of talent cultivation in electronics and information engineering.

Wang Jiaqi warmly congratulated the Contest and pointed out that it is a replicable BISTU-marked paradigm for all universities in promoting reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education. It has exemplary implications for the objective of building Beijing into a center of international science and technology innovation.

Dean Li Xuehua of College of Information and Communication Engineering reviewed the past nine years of BISTU Freshmen Innovation Contest and introduced itinerary for the first National Freshmen Innovation Contest in Electronics and Information Engineering.

Organizing Committee meeting for National Freshmen Innovation Contest in Electronics and Information Engineering was then held by BISTU, CUIT and NUIST to discuss detailed matters concerning the contest.

Guo Fu met with Chen Quanliang and Liu Jia prior to the opening ceremony to exchange ideas on future cooperation and joint cultivation of leading talents.

Accompanied by Xiao Zhisong, attendees were shown around BISTU exhibition of scientific and technological achievements, state-level base for innovation and entrepreneurship, Museum of University History, etc.

The Contest builds a broad stage for freshmen of electronics and information engineering in Chinese universities to show their talents and compete against each other. It is a valuable practice for reform and cultivation of innovative talents in higher engineering education.