Recently,the 11th National Undergraduate Medical Innovation Competition & the 2025Belt and Road International Contest Finals (hereinafter referred toas the Med- Innovation Competition) concluded in Shandong Province.South China University of Technology (SCUT) performed outstandingly in the semifinals,with a total of eight teams winning first prizes and advancing to the finals.At the finals, they lived up to expectations once again, securing **one goldmedal, one silver medal, and six bronze medals**, setting a new institutionalrecord for the highest number of awards.

  Theinterdisciplinary track project — Precision Gastric Cancer Therapy via Targeted Degradation ofOncoproteins by 3D-Printed Biomimetic Micro-robots — approachesthe challenge from a unique medicine-engineering integrated perspective. Itinnovatively combines 3D printing technology with tumor prevention andtreatment strategies, proposing a novel approach for the precise treatment ofgastric cancer through targeted oncoprotein degradation. The project receivedhigh recognition from the judging panel and was awarded the Gold Prize.

  Theinternational track project — Photothermal-Responsive Self-Powered Hydrogel withAdaptive Performance for Diabetic Wound Healing — addressesthe critical challenges of impaired healing and high infection risk in diabeticwounds. It proposes an innovative design concept for hydrogel dressings and hasdemonstrated promising application outcomes, earning the Silver Prize.

  Additionally,the six Bronze Prize-winning projects cover diverse research areasincluding tumor prevention and treatment, chronic disease management, andinnovations in traditional Chinese medicine. This broad spectrum of work fullydemonstrates the distinctive developmental focus and diversified innovativecapabilities of the university's medical disciplines.

  It isreported that since its inclusion in the National College StudentCompetition Directory released by the China Association of HigherEducation in 2023, the Medical Innovation Competition has become the mostprestigious, influential, and exemplary benchmark event in the field of medicalscience and technology innovation for undergraduates in China. It serves as acrucial platform for evaluating the quality of medical talent cultivation andthe level of disciplinary innovation in higher education institutions. The 2025finals brought together over 4,000 participants, including faculty and studentsfrom 201 universities across 10 countries, along with more than 200 domesticand international experts in the medical field serving as judges.Thecompetition featured six disciplinary tracks: Basic and Clinical Medicine,Preventive Medicine, Stomatology, Forensic Medicine, Pharmacy and TraditionalChinese Medicine, as well as Interdisciplinary Studies. Additionally, itincluded tracks for Vocational and Technical Colleges and the Belt andRoad International Competition.

  Sincethe launch of this edition of the Medical Innovation Competition, theuniversity has placed great emphasis on the participation efforts, establishinga comprehensive support system characterized by college-levelcoordination, expert guidance, and team-based. This system has providedall-round guidance to the participating teams throughout the entire process,covering aspects such as project topic selection, experimental design, andpresentation skills.

  Lookingahead, the university will continue to deepen **the integration of medicaleducation and clinical practice**, strengthen the cultivation of medicaltalents, and advance the development of medical disciplines. By leveraginghigh-level academic competitions as a key driver, the university aims tofurther refine the training mechanism that promotes learning, teaching,and innovation through competition. It will focus on addressing majorneeds in the medical field, foster interdisciplinary integration betweenmedicine, engineering, and the natural sciences, and strive to cultivateoutstanding medical professionals with innovative thinking and a strong senseof social responsibility. Additionally, the university will foster aninnovative atmosphere among faculty and students, stimulate students'innovative potential, and facilitate the practical application of more researchoutcomes, thereby contributing unique strengths to the advancement of China’shealthcare sector and the realization of the Healthy Chinainitiative.

Overviewof Award-Winning Projects from South China University of Technology