The 14th Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Undergraduate Graduation Design Competition wrapped up on June 16. Among the 50 graduation design works submitted by Beihang, 21 were shortlisted for semi-final phrase. After defenses and appraisal, Wang Chendan (Tutor：Prof. Shi Zhenwei) and Li Yifei (Tutor: Prof. Wang Weizong), two undergraduates from the School of Astronautics, won the first and second prizes respectively, five students obtained the third prize and the other 14 students were awarded the excellence prize.

The competition, hosted by the School of Mechanical Engineering of Tianjin University, was conducted with expert review in the preliminary contest and online defense in the semi-final competition. Undergraduates from Peking University, Beihang University, Tianjin University and other 25 universities submitted nearly 260 entries, among which 60 works were selected into the semi-final round. After the display of graduation thesis, online defense and the experts’ comprehensive discussion from the evaluation commission, one special prize, one first prize, three second prizes, 16 third prizes and 38 excellence prizes were finally awarded to the winners.

To well prepare for the competition, Beihang collected and selected preeminent graduation design works through a multi-faceted approach like publicity and review. Besides, experienced teachers were also organized to conduct in-depth and detailed online pre-competition training for the participating students, so as to promote the overall level of graduation design works and facilitate students’ ability to improvise.

Reported by Shi Peng

Reviewed by Jin Rong

Edited by Jia Aiping

Translated by Ren Chenjie