At 14:00, November 8, 2021, the closing ceremony of the 3rd “Belt and Road” International Energy and Electricity Market Business Decision Simulation Competition was held at Lingang Campus of Shanghai University of Electric Power. The closing ceremony, both online and offline, were attended by nearly 200 people, including university leaders from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, contestants, co-organizers, volunteers, media and spectators. Present at the offline closing ceremony were Li Hexing, President of Shanghai University of Electric Power, Xu Ying, General Manager of Shanghai Chenzi Culture Investment Development Co., Ltd., and more than 40 department leaders and students from the International Exchange and Cooperation Office, Student Affairs Office, School of Economics and Management of Shanghai University of Electric Power. The closing ceremony was moderated by Michael C. Lagaya, Director of Career Center, Batangas State University, the Philippines.
Li, when addressing the closing ceremony, expressed his sincere thanks to Batangas State University, undertaker of the competition, the participating teams of universities and relevant staff for their support. He was happy that participating students showed their outstanding ability of business operations and innovation and a positive and friendly team spirit. The competition promoted the exchange and cooperation on electric power culture among universities of various countries, proving an opportunity for mutual learning of energy and electricity among civilizations. Batangas State University made a success of the competition, which provided useful experience for the cooperation of universities in other fields. Li hoped to see more cooperations on more projects.
Tirso A Ronquillo, President of Batangas State University, congratulated the success of this simulation competition on behalf of Batangas State University, extending his heartfelt thanks to the domestic and foreign universities and enterprises that supported and participated in the competition. He said that scholarship knows no borders, hoping that the competition would help all parties amass experience, make progress, build deeper partnerships, and promote friendly communication and exchanges between universities at home and abroad.
Xu expressed her warm congratulations on the success of the 3rd “Belt and Road” International Energy and Electricity Market Business Decision Simulation Competition, while sending best wishes to young college students. To express her expectations of the youth, she told them that “the future is yours, it is ours, but ultimately it is yours”. She believed that on this international stage, young college students can realize their ambition, in both business model and creative innovation.
The closing ceremony involved awarding ceremony. The jury for the final defense of the competition consisted of 5 experts, among whom three were from Finnish CESIM, and two from Batangas State University. The final results of the participating teams were composed of the results of the on-site defense (50%) and the results of the online competition (50%). According to the official confirmation letter by Veijo Kyosti, CEO of CESIM, platform provider of this competition, our TELEPTHIC Team, under the joint guidance of Zhou Bo from the School of Electric Power Engineering, Cai Yiping and Zhang Kewei from the School of Economics and Management, won the championship with a score of 99.7; and the STIMULUS Team from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, SPARTANS KRYPTONITE Team from Batangas State University won the first prize with a score of 98.8 and 96.3 respectively.
On behalf of the champion team, Zhou Bo shared the experience, harvest and inspiration during more than 2 months of guiding students in the competition. Cheng Yihong from the School of Economics and Management as the champion team representative said passionately that the young people have the power to change the world through innovation and cooperation and by breaking boundaries, and that with concerted efforts they will shape a brighter future.
Upon invitation of Batangas State University, to highlight the internationality and theme diversity of the competition, our students performed traditional dance and music, calligraphy and seal cutting at the closing ceremony, demonstrating the outstanding traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
Zeng Fenyu announced that Shanghai University of Electric Power to be the host of the 2022 competition. Our beautiful Lingang Campus will warmly welcome players from all over the world.
Atty.NOEL ALBERTO S.UMANDAP, Vice President of Batangas State University, made wrap-up remarks for the closing ceremony. He said that the success of the competition was inseparable from the tireless efforts, exploration and innovation of each team, full support and suggestions from the instructors, and the hard work of team members. He hoped to see more students from universities in different countries participate in the competition, share their knowledge and experience, establish a deep friendship, and fully show their skills.
The simulation competition, driven by “B&R Regional Association of Energy and Power Universities (RAEP)” and “B&R Cooperation of Energy Industries and Universities (CEIU)”, two organizations initiated by Shanghai University of Electric Power in October, 2018, is a new mode of explorative international production-study-research cooperation among domestic and foreign universities and enterprises in the field of energy and power.
This competition won strong support from the Commission on Higher Education, Philippines. As response to the pandemic, the competition was conducted online from preparations to closing ceremony, involving many countries and schools. A transnational organizing committee was set up to ensure the smooth progress of the competition. Our International Exchange and Cooperation Office and School of Economics and Management guided Batangas State University in each stage of preparations, assisting in communicating with contestants and instructors from all countries. Online meetings were hosted on a regular basis to discuss competition details. Thanks to all these efforts, the first international competition sponsored by our school and organized by the university abroad ended up a big success, an event that lasted for more than 2 months with nearly 400 participants from 7 universities in 6 countries. It further enhanced the international clout of our school.
The International Exchange and Cooperation Office and the School of Economics and Management contributed to this report.