Science and Technology Daily reporter Zhang Galun
"My work and life, before and after participating in the'Internet+', were divided into two distinct stages." On October 9, at the press conference of the Ministry of Education, Song Zhe, the winner of the 6th China International "Internet+" College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, talked about her feelings about transforming from a researcher to an entrepreneur.
Song Zhe is a doctoral student of Beijing Institute of Technology and the first female champion since the competition. She is studying satellite communication measurement. For a long time, she and her team members have been self-reliant and have achieved a series of scientific research results in theoretical research, technological breakthroughs and equipment development.
Before participating in the "Internet+", Song Zhe was a researcher, more dealing with "things". Pushing formulas and programming, she worked hard to untie the knots entangled by complicated problems and enjoyed it. "Internet+" gave her a richer and grander stage, allowing her to learn to deal with "people". "From participating in the competition to now, I have been fortunate to meet a lot of investor mentors and young entrepreneurs. I have learned that entrepreneurship requires'grab people, money, and direction'. I understand what a business model is and what is With regard to the profit model, I have learned about various policies and convenient conditions for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and I have also deeply felt the country's determination in scientific and technological innovation and mass entrepreneurship." Song Zhe said.
Zhejiang University Professor Wu Xiaobo has been the guest of comment for the contest since last year. He said that today China has fully entered a new era of innovation-driven high-quality development. As the most important breeding ground for talents in modern society construction, universities shoulder the historical responsibility of installing a new type of "innovation engine" for the healthy and sustainable development of China's economy and society in the new era. China International " Internet + " contest,It has greatly mobilized and stimulated the enthusiasm and potential of young people for innovation and entrepreneurship, and has formed a huge influence nationwide and even globally.
Wu Xiaobo said that by participating in innovative and entrepreneurial activities such as the "Internet +" contest, more students have radiated their potential and gained a higher comprehensive quality. In the work of various industries such as scientific research, there are With this kind of entrepreneurial spirit, you can achieve even more extraordinary results.
Zhejiang University initiated the "Intensive Class on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management ( ITP )" among universities nationwide in 1999. Every year, 60 students are recruited from the whole school across majors, and more than 20 teachers from management, economics, law and other disciplines are invited in and out to carry out innovation and entrepreneurship education that breaks professional boundaries and demolishes traditional classrooms and campus walls. . Wu Xiaobo said that with more than 20 years of persistence, they have seen the great potential of young students "breaking the ceiling", the joy of creating new businesses, and extraordinary achievements. According to incomplete statistics, in the past two decades, the intensive course gave birth to 128 startup companies and nearly ten technology companies went public; more than 20% of the graduates embarked on the path of entrepreneurship.
Wu Yan, director of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, said at the press conference that the "Internet +" competition has indeed formed a huge army of young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs. A total of 25.33 million college students from 6.03 million teams participated in the seven competitions, realizing the integration of basic education, vocational education, and higher education. In 2020, by comparing the entrepreneurial data registered with the State Administration of Market Supervision and the national college students' academic records, there are 541,000 entrepreneurial college students among the 2015-2020 graduates, including 444,000 graduates and 97,000 students. According to statistics, more than 400 gold award projects in the 6th competition alone have driven more than 500,000 jobs.
This year's competition finals will be held at Nanchang University on October 12. Wu Yan introduced,In order to guide colleges and universities to organically integrate innovation and entrepreneurship education with solving practical industrial technical problems, the seventh competition has added an industry proposition track. Industry topics and university rankings have promoted the transformation of competition results and the in-depth integration of production, education and research, created a good ecosystem for collaborative training of innovative and entrepreneurial talents, and promoted higher-quality entrepreneurial employment for college graduates.
Wu Xiaobo also pointed out that he has seen more and more projects from the entries that show original innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and a number of business model innovations driven by emerging technologies have emerged, which is also solving the problem of "stuck necks" And the formation of "killer technology" and other key core technology breakthrough fields have made great progress compared with previous years.
He believes that the transformation of innovation and entrepreneurship education from "niche" to "mass" has led to the renewal of my country's higher education concepts, innovation in personnel training mechanisms, and innovation in teaching management systems, thereby fundamentally going out of the traditional "learning and excellence" The conservative culture of "Zeshi" and "Golden Mean" has created an increasing number of young people who are brave enough to challenge, be good at innovation, and have a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Song Zhe said with emotion that she was very grateful for the "Internet +" contest, which allowed her to see the shortcomings and meet her companions. "Let me understand that as long as I have my country and my country, as long as I am unswerving, my journey is the sea of stars."
Editor: Liu Yiyang
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