National Challenge Cup Competition

The Challenge Cup is a bi-annual national competition and known as the “Olympics” in promoting innovation in social science, science and technology for university students in China. CUHK always strives to encourage and enhance students’ creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by cultivating their interests and capabilities in research, technological developments and transfers. The University also encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration among students from different faculties to pool the best young innovative brains together for synergetic effects. Since 2007, CUHK sends out students to participate in the Challenge Cup, with outstanding performance achieved.

Other Relevant Competitions

Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

The Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was organised by the Hong Kong New General Cultural Association and winners will represent Hong Kong in the two nationwide competitions. Winning projects under the Innovation category will take part in the “Challenge Cup” National College Students’ Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Contest whilst the winning Entrepreneurship projects will be entered in the China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and/or the “Challenge Cup” (Chuang Qing Chun) China College Students Entrepreneurship Competition.

The 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (2021)