From September 19 to 20, the "China Construction Bank Cup" Jiangsu University Student Innovation Competition (2026) Finals were held at Nanjing University. Hundreds of teams from universities across Jiangsu Province gathered here to demonstrate their projects at this grand innovation event.
This year's competition was jointly organized by 11 provincial departments including the Jiangsu Education Department, the United Front Work Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, and others. It was co-hosted by NJU and the Nanjing Municipal People's Government. The President of NJU and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tan Zhemin, together with Jiang Yong, Secretary of the Education Working Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Jiangsu Education Department, attended the championship match and awards ceremony and delivered speeches.
Tan Zhemin delivers speech.
Jiang Yong delivers speech.
Wang Fang, Deputy General Manager of the Jiangsu Branch of China Construction Bank, delivers speech.
This year, over 70,000 teams and more than 270,000 participants from 149 universities across Jiangsu Province registered for the competition. After fierce contest, 300 projects won first prizes, 299 projects won second prizes, and 400 projects won third prizes. In the championship finale, NJU's "Smart Brain Optical Driver" won the championship, Southeast University's "Coreless Magnetic and Electromagnetic Equipment" project claimed second place, while Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications' "Photon Intelligent Computing—Leader of the Micro-LED Photon Computing Era" and NJU's "Softball Champion Plan—Leader of Public Promotion for Youth Softball Movement" projects secured third place.
NJU's project wins the championship.
Southeast University's project claims second place.
The two third place winners.
Officials from relevant departments of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Province, and Nanjing City, as well as university leaders, including Lu Xiancai, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC NJU Committee and Vice President of NJU, attended the event.
During the competition, resources matching meetings were also held, attracting more than 200 investors and industry professionals. Activities such as policy promotions, project roadshows, cooperative signing, and discussions themed under "Zijin Night Talks" were conducted. The event also announced the establishment of a joint service consortium for technology result transformation, which received active responses from nearly 100 provincial universities, resulting in over 200 project cooperation intentions. On-site, approximately 100 projects participated, and 21 cooperative agreements were officially signed.
In this year's competition, NJU achieved a record-high 22 provincial-level first prizes. Among them, four teams advanced to the top four championship contention. In the championship match, the "Smart Brain Optical Driver" project scored 980 points to win the provincial championship!
With the collective efforts and wide mobilization by all departments and faculties at our university, this year's school-level competition for the China International University Student Innovation Competition saw 357 projects and 2,144 participants register. Thirty-four teams were selected for the provincial competition.
In recent years, NJU has prioritized university student innovation and entrepreneurship education, proactively advancing the deep integration of competitions, industries, education, learning, and research. 2026 Jiangsu University Student Innovation Competition finals highlighted the bold and creative youth flair of our students, fully showcasing the achievements of our university's innovation and entrepreneurship education reform.
