Ningxia Student Sci-Tech Innovation Competition & The 24th Student Information Literacy Enhancement Activity Successfully Held

The Ningxia Student Sci-Tech Innovation Competition & The 24th Student Information Literacy Enhancement Activity were held at the Middle School Department of Beijing Normal University Yinchuan School.

With the participation of the Center for Educational Technology and Resource Development and the Ministry of Education, this event was hosted by the Education Department of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The organizers were Ningxia Digital Education Center and the Ningxia Education Digital Management Center, and the co-organizers included the Yinchuan Education Bureau and the Yinchuan Second Middle School.

The event consisted of lectures, a teaching achievements exhibition, a sci-tech innovation competition in robotics, a computational thinking competition for programming, and inclusive sci-tech experiences. Nearly 600 teachers attended the lectures, with 21 schools sharing their experiences in innovation education. Eight hundred ninety-nine student teams and 1,232 participants competed in 12 projects, such as innovative manufacturing, A.I., and creative programming.

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