Recently,the final of the 4th NationalUniversityStudents’ Chemistry Experiment Innovation Design Competition came to an end.The team fromtheCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, GuangxiUniversity made a historic breakthrough in this competition,winning the second prize in the national finals and the first and third prizes in the South China Region.1,076 teams from 445 colleges and universities participated in the competition,and 90 teams wereselected as finalists after fierce competition in seven regions,including Northeast,Northwest,North,East,Central,Southwest and South China.

Under the guidance of Associate Prof. Su Jing and Prof. Xu Xuetang, the project“Determination of Electric Potential of Primary Battery and lmprovement of Experiment for its Application-Determination of ion Mobility Number by Using Duplex Battery”won the second prize in the National Finals and the first prize in the South China Region.Inaddition,the team under the guidance of LecturerLi Qingyunand the teamunder the guidance of Assistant Prof. Chen Peican won the Third Prize in the South China Region of the competition.

In April this year,nine students were selectedto participate in the South China Competition in three directions, includingpopular science experiment,innovativeexperimentand improvedexperiment.The contestantsof GXU polishedtheir workswith heart and soulunder the guidance of the instructors and displayed the soundspiritof“innovation and creation,the paper chase, and overall first-class”.

The National UniversityStudents’Chemistry Experiment Innovation Design Competition is a national universitystudents’discipline competition hostedby the Chinese Chemical Society and the National Demonstration Center for Experimental Education,aiming to establish a platform for university students to display and exchange their innovation abilitiesand promote thereformof practice teachingin China’s higher education institutions.The competition had a great influencein colleges and universities across the countrysince itwas foundedin 2019.The Chinese Society of Higher Education has enrolledthe competition in the“2023 Competition Catalog of the National Competition Analysis Report for Students in Ordinary Colleges and Universities”,making it the only national Class A event in the discipline of chemistry in colleges and universities across the country.