HIT Media (Text: Kan Simiao, Hong Shinan; Photos: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation)
The results of the national finals of the 21st National College Students Intelligent Car Competition were recently announced.
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)'s undergraduate student teams won 12 first prizes and 10 second prizes at the national level, placing HIT among the leading universities nationwide in both the total number of prizes won and the number of first prizes.
Participating students pose for a group photo. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Participating students test and adjust their cars at the competition site. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The National College Students Intelligent Car Competition is organized by the Chinese Association of Automation and has been included in the national rankings of student competitions at regular higher-education institutions for many consecutive years. It aims to encourage students to draw on knowledge from multiple disciplines to solve complex problems and to foster their interest in and potential for engineering technology development and scientific research.
This year's competition attracted 3,620 teams from 642 universities across China, setting a new participation record. A total of 664 teams from 267 universities ultimately advanced to the national finals.
Since its establishment in 2010, HIT's Intelligent Car Innovation Club has developed a peer-mentoring model in which senior students mentor junior students, and learning is driven through competition. Each year, the club provides training and hands-on activities for hundreds of students, making it an important platform for HIT's innovation and entrepreneurship education. Its teams have won a cumulative total of 74 first prizes and 40 second prizes at the national level, remaining among the leading teams nationwide.
Looking ahead, HIT will continue to advance its competition-driven model of practical education, providing more students with a strong platform to explore cutting-edge technologies and hone their engineering skills.
Edited by: Shang Yankai
Reviewed by: Song Ling, Li Shoubin, Yang Wenyu