The 8th National College Student Embedded Chip and System Design Competition recently concluded successfully. A team from the School of Information Technology at Beijing City University demonstrated solid professional competence and outstanding innovative design capabilities throughout the intense competition, which included online evaluations, Northern Division preliminaries, and the national finals, ultimately achieving multiple excellent awards. In the Northern Division preliminaries, four BCU teams performed exceptionally, winning two First Prizes (advancing to the national finals) and two Third Prizes.

At the national finals, the BCU Internet of Things Major student team earned recognition for their "Unmanned Water Quality Monitoring Ship" project, which focuses on environmental monitoring and adopts an intelligent, innovative application approach, receiving the National Second Prize. The "HarmonyOS Smart Pillbox" project, addressing health management needs with practical functional design and distinct technical features, was awarded the National Third Prize.

This competition was jointly organized by the Chinese Institute of Electronics and the China Electronic Education Society, in collaboration with Southeast University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and other institutions. Companies including STMicroelectronics, Huawei HiSilicon, and Loongson Technology co-designed competition tasks with multiple universities. The event aims to enhance students' independent innovation and engineering practical abilities in embedded chip and system design and programmable logic device applications, and to cultivate outstanding talents with innovative thinking, complex problem-solving skills, and teamwork spirit.

This year's competition attracted teams from many top universities across China, making the contest particularly fierce. The achievements of the two BCU teams in the finals not only affirm the hard work of the participating students and advisors but also demonstrate strong recognition of BCU students' professional capabilities and innovative practical skills. BCU will continue to build high-level practical platforms, encourage students to actively participate in various competitions, and enhance their comprehensive qualities and professional abilities through practice, ensuring that the educational impact of "cultivating talents through competitions" is consistently reinforced.