The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) achieved outstanding results at the \u201cNational and International University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions 2025 Award Ceremony\u201d, winning 17 awards, the most among universities in Hong Kong. They include five gold, two silver and one bronze awards in the China International College Students\u2019 Innovation Competition 2025; one special prize, one first prize and one third prize in the 19th \u201cChallenge Cup\u201d National College Students Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition; one excellence award in the 11th National Youth Science Popularization Innovation Experiment and Works Contest; one gold medal and one Future Technology Excellence Award at WorldInvent 2025 Singapore (WoSG); one silver medal at Indonesia Inventors Day 2025 (IID 2025); and one gold medal at the Seoul International Invention Fair 2025 (SIIF 2025) in South Korea. Moreover, CUHK also won the Champion Trophy in the 19th \u201cChallenge Cup\u201d for National College Student Extracurricular Academic and Technology Works Competition.<\/p>\r\n
Professor Allen Chan Kwan-chee, CUHK\u2019s Associate Vice-President (Knowledge Transfer), said: \u201cThe CUHK teams have consistently achieved outstanding results from national innovation competitions to international invention exhibitions, with award-winning projects spanning cutting-edge fields including AI, biomedical science, advanced manufacturing, and green materials. These teams have successfully translated research outputs into innovative solutions that address global challenges such as cancer treatment and the energy crisis, fully demonstrating CUHK\u2019s commitment to advancing research innovation and knowledge transfer. CUHK will continue to foster a vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and nurture more innovation and technology talent with a global vision.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
The \u201cNational and International University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions 2025\u201d are organised by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association. Each year, the Association leads teams from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to participate in the National finals of the \u201cChallenge Cup\u201d for National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition, held in odd-numbered years; the \u201cChallenge Cup\u201d for China College Students\u2019 Entrepreneurship Competition, held in even-numbered years; the China International College Students\u2019 Innovation Competition It also organizes and leads Hong Kong teams to participate in the Worldinvent Singapore (WoSG), the Indonesian Inventors' Day (IID), and the Seoul International Invention Exhibition (SIIF). These competitions cultivate many outstanding talents in innovation and entrepreneurship for Hong Kong. They also help to showcase Hong Kong university students\u2019 achievements in innovation and technology to the world.<\/p>\r\n
Please refer to the attachment for a detailed list of CUHK\u2019s award-winning projects at the \u201cNational and International Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2025 Award Ceremony\u201d (in Chinese only).<\/p>","show_as_achievement":false,"achievement_category":[],"show_as_clarification":false,"show_as_announcement":false,"photos":[{"photo":232529,"caption":"Professor Allen Chan (front row, 4th left), CUHK\u2019s Associate Vice-President (Knowledge Transfer), Professor Benny Zee, (front row, 3rd left), Director of the Knowledge Transfer Office, CUHK and Dr Gene Man (front row, 3rd right), Head of Knowledge Transfer Event Management, CUHK, with CUHK professors and awardees."},{"photo":232530,"caption":"CUHK received the Champion Trophy at the 19th \u201cChallenge Cup\u201d for National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition."},{"photo":232531,"caption":"CUHK student Chan Wai-shing (1st right), the project leader of \u201cMagnetic Countertraction System for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Gastrointestinal Tract\u201d, and his team won a Gold Medal at the 19th \"Challenge Cup\" for National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition."},{"photo":232534,"caption":"CUHK student Wang Benshan (2nd left), the project leader of \u201cNext-generation Data Center Interconnects with Integrated Neuromorphic Photonic Processor\u201d, won the national third place at the China International College Students\u2019 Innovation Competition 2025."},{"photo":232533,"caption":"CUHK student that won the Gold Medal at the China International College Students\u2019 Innovation Competition 2025."},{"photo":232535,"caption":"CUHK student Zhao Zuoquan (middle), the project leader of \u201cSea-U-Foil: The World's First Multi-Modal Cross-Domain Marine Vehicle\u201d, won the Special Prize at the 11th National Youth Science Popularization Innovation Experiment and Works Competition."},{"photo":232532,"caption":"CUHK student Wang Benshan (2nd left), the project leader of \u201cNext-generation Data Center Interconnects with Integrated Neuromorphic Photonic Processor\u201d, won a Gold Medal and the Future Technology Excellence Award at WorldInvent Singapore (WoSG) 2025."},{"photo":232536,"caption":"CUHK student Chan Wai-shing (2nd right), the project leader of \u201cMagnetic Countertraction System for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Gastrointestinal Tract\u201d, and his team won a Gold Medal at the Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF)."}],"attachments":[{"text":"CUHK\u2019s award-winning projects (Chinese version only)","link":"","file":232604}],"video_source":"","video_file":"","add_play_button":false,"video_caption":"","show_migration":false,"original_id":0,"photos_original":null,"attachments_original":null},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/232539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/232539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233454,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/232539\/revisions\/233454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}