[News from the News Center] On the occasion of the 50th “Earth Day”, the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, the Sichuan Ecological Civilization Promotion Association, the “I Love Competition Network”, and the Peking University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute jointly held the “Third National College Students Environmental Protection Knowledge Competition in 2019”.
YSU prize winners and instructors
The YSU Geosciences Association and other student associations co-organized this event. A total of 6,820 students of our university participated in the preliminary competition. 20 studetns were selected for the national finals and won 2 special prizes, 3 first prizes, 10 second prizes, 3 third prizes, a total of 18 national awards. In addition, the Geosciences Society won the award of the Excellent Co-organizer, and the students of the Geosciences Association won three outstanding organizer awards and seven outstanding volunteer awards. Associate Professor Chu Qingzhong received award of excellent instructor.
In 2019, there are 1.91 million people participated in the preliminary competition, a total of 1,423 colleges or universities participated in the co-organization, and 11,368 students participated in the national finals. The successful cooperation of the student associations such as the Geosciences Society in this event has a certain positive significance for enhancing the environmental awareness of our university students, showing the youthfulness of our university and the influence in our society.
The purpose of the activity is to implement the strategic plan of “accelerating the reform of the ecological civilization system, promoting green development, and building a beautiful China” in the report of the General Secretary of the 19th National Congress, continuously deepening the participation of the public in environmental protection and raising the environmental awareness in college students.
[Translated by Liu Shuai]
