Recently, the 10th Milan Design Week China Collegiate Design Competition & Exhibition National Finals were successfully concluded. Faculty and students of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (ZZULI) stood out from the competition with solid professional expertise and outstanding innovation abilities, winning two national first prizes, four second prizes and six third prizes. In the preliminary Henan Regional Competition, ZZULI secured 33 provincial-level awards and received the "Outstanding Organization Award". Six teachers were conferred the title of "Outstanding Instructor".

This edition of the competition featured 26 themed competition categories, covering innovative expression of traditional culture, AI‑empowered design, digital cultural creativity of intangible cultural heritage, art therapy, rural consumption and other frontier fields. It attracted over 320,000 entries from over 1,800 universities nationwide. ZZULI's award-winning works cover areas such as product design, interaction design, application of artificial intelligence, and cultural digitization, focusing on real-world issues including intelligent transportation, health assistance, emotional experience, and innovative expression of traditional culture.

In recent years, ZZULI has continuously fostered the organic integration of classroom teaching, project practice and disciplinary competitions, and adhered to the approach of "promoting teaching, learning, and innovation through competitions", continuously enhancing students' awareness of innovation, professional competence and practical abilities. These awards not only fully demonstrate the achievements of practical teaching and talent cultivation in ZZULI's design disciplines, but also accumulate rich practical experience for the continuous improvement of specialty construction and the quality of talent cultivation.

Award-winning Works Display

National First Prize

Title of Work: Nothing Track Balance Scooter

Designers: Chen Shuo, Guo Hao, Zhang Yixin

Instructors: Qu Xinbo, Wu Kai

National First Prize

Title of Work: "Moodscape Cafe" Game Design

Designers: Hu Yuan, Chen Dian

Instructor: Zhang Bowen

National Second Prize

Title of Work: SAND ZONE

Designer: Jin Huiting

Instructor: Xu Jing

National Second Prize

Title of Work: Multifunctional Intelligent Aidstep

Designers: Su Zhenkang, Han Ding, Yang Baopeng

Instructor: Qu Xinbo

National Third Prize

Title of Work: The Millennia-old Owl-shaped Vessel (Zun): Tracing the Shang Dynasty

Designers: Cheng Ziqian, Chen Jiayang, Guo Yu, Zhu Chenxi

Instructor: Wen Liqin