(From left) MUST doctoral students Jianping LAN, Qianxiang CHENG, and Mingwen ZHU.
The award ceremony for the “Huawei Cup” 22nd China Postgraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling was held at the China University of Mining and Technology (Nanhu Campus) from 6 to 7 December, 2025. Under the guidance of Professor Zhanchuan CAI and Assistant Professor Ting LAN, doctoral students Mingwen ZHU, Jianping LAN, and Qianxiang CHENG from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering won the National First Prize. Meanwhile, master’s students Jiahui LI, Jiancheng LU, and Xi HUANG were awarded the National Third Prize.
The “China Postgraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling” is the largest, most influential, and highest-level mathematical modeling competition for graduate students in China. Guided by the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education and sponsored by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the competition is one of the thematic events of the “China Graduate Innovation Practice Series Competitions”, which is organized by the Association of Chinese Graduate Education and the Children and Youth Science Center of the China Association for Science and Technology. This year, the competition attracted enthusiastic participation from 631 postgraduate training institutions across the country, including provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, special administrative regions, as well as international participants. A total of 24,371 teams were registered, with 73,113 postgraduate students taking part in the competition.
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) adheres to a dual emphasis on both teaching and research. Upholding the spirit of “harmony, professionalism, and continuous innovation,” the university actively explores distinctive graduate training models, offers students diverse learning and innovation practice platforms, and supports graduate students to participate in the “National Graduate Innovation Practice Series Activities”. The achievements attained in this competition fully demonstrate the solid capabilities of MUST students in mathematical modeling, engineering practice, and interdisciplinary innovation. It also reflects the professional guidance and efforts of the instructors in research training and project supervision. Through a rigorous academic approach and outstanding practical competence, the participating teams distinguished themselves in a high-level competition, further enhancing MUST’s influence in the cultivation of innovative talent and the development of engineering disciplines.
