The "8th ConferenceonMechanical Engineering Education & 2025 Council Meeting of Mechanical Education Union of Excellent Engineering",hosted by the China Mechanical Engineering Society,was held in Guangzhou.On September 20, the finals of the second "Kede Cup"Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition was heldsimultaneously as an important event of the conference.

Yan Li,Vice Presidentof Xi’an Technological University,led her team to compete in the conference and finals. Three faculty teams from School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering excelled, winning the first prize in the curriculum system reform, the first and second prize in the research–teaching collaborative innovation. The total awards ranked first among universities in Northwest China.