Chao News correspondent Chen Shengwei reporter Ji Yuya
The Spring Festival is approaching, and many enterprises and institutions are planning to give year-end bonuses to employees. At Zhejiang A&F University, many students are also talking about how many "year-end bonuses" they can get at the end of the year.
It turns out that in addition to the regular national scholarships, provincial scholarships, professional scholarships, inspirational scholarships and other types of scholarships and grants, the undergraduates of the university also have the opportunity to receive a special "year-end award", that is, the school issues quality awards for excellent results in innovation and entrepreneurship, scientific research, cultural and sports competitions.
Recently, Sun Xiaona, an undergraduate student of Applied Chemistry 201 in the College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering of Zhejiang A&F University, received good news that she is about to receive a "year-end bonus" with a total of 10,000 yuan. In the past, under the guidance of her supervisor Professor Li Bing, Sun Xiaona published an article entitled "The Multiple Effects of Ferric Chloride in the Preparation of Magnetic Hydrothermal Carbon and Its Efficient Removal of Methyl in Wastewater" in the internationally renowned academic journal "Bioresource Technology". It was decided to award her a student quality bonus of 10,000 yuan.
Like Sun Xiaona, according to the "Announcement on the Proposed Results of Student Quality Awards in 2023" just issued by Zhejiang A&F University. In 2023, more than 6,000 students of the school have achieved results in various academic innovations and comprehensive qualities, and the cumulative total can reach 33420,000 RMB award. These achievements include applying for and obtaining national invention patents, issuing high-level **, obtaining high-level scientific research projects, participating in innovation and entrepreneurship projects and obtaining results, participating in discipline competitions and winning awards, participating in cultural and sports competitions and obtaining results, etc.
The picture shows undergraduates of Zhejiang A&F University carrying out scientific research and innovation in the laboratory. Courtesy of the school.
Zhejiang A&F University's undergraduate quality awards focus more on rewarding innovation and entrepreneurship discipline competitions, publishing high-level awards, obtaining various invention patents and other original achievements. Among the students who won the innovation award in 2023, more than 5,000 participated in various discipline competitions and won awards, more than 100 undergraduates published academic ** in high-level journals, and 93 undergraduates obtained invention patents and other intellectual property rights. According to the relevant reward regulations of the school, the authors of the first can get cash rewards ranging from 500 to 10,000 yuan, and the owners of intellectual property rights can get cash rewards ranging from 300 to 8,000 yuan. In addition, authors can also apply for innovation credit awards with the corresponding **, some of which are included in SCI and EI or published in first-class journals and core journals, and can also be used to replace graduation after the author application and expert review.
The ability of scientific research and innovation is one of the important abilities of college students, and the high-level innovation achievements of undergraduate students are an important embodiment of the quality of first-class undergraduate talent training. Rewarding the high-level research achievements obtained by undergraduates also has a positive incentive and promotion effect on other students to engage in scientific research. At present, many of our undergraduates have participated in various forms of scientific research activities during their time at the university, and we will actively encourage more students to participate in scientific research activities during their time at the university in the future. For rewarding undergraduates' scientific research innovation and comprehensive quality, Professor Guo Jianzhong, director of the Academic Affairs Office of Zhejiang A&F University, said.
It is reported that in recent years, Zhejiang A&F University has continuously strengthened its position as the center of undergraduate teaching by promoting the dean's undergraduate teaching and the integration of disciplines and majors. In order to encourage undergraduate students to carry out scientific research, strengthen the cultivation of students' innovation and entrepreneurship ability, and solve the problems of lack of funds, no laboratories, and no teacher guidance for students to carry out scientific research, Zhejiang A&F University has successively introduced a series of policies such as the establishment of undergraduate students' scientific research and innovation, open laboratory projects, scientific research achievements rewarding innovation credits, and excellent graduation instead of graduation, to encourage students to participate in scientific research and innovation activities.
According to incomplete statistics, Zhejiang A&F University sets up a total of more than 10 million yuan for various activities to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship every year, such as students applying for scientific research projects and entrepreneurship projects can receive funding ranging from 1,500 yuan to 20,000 yuan; Students who make public presentations, obtain patents or achieve entrepreneurial results can also receive a reward of 500 yuan to 10,000 yuan; Students can also receive credit awards for innovation and entrepreneurship achievements; Students can also replace their graduation projects through presentations and innovation and entrepreneurship activities (up to now, nearly 70 graduates of the school have successfully applied for graduation with innovation and entrepreneurship achievements**.
It is good to be able to receive awards from the university for publishing academic research and obtaining invention patents, but more importantly, the school has cultivated a scientific attitude for students to carry out academic research by encouraging them to participate in scientific research and innovation. Chen Jiamin used to be an undergraduate student majoring in horticulture at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, and during his undergraduate years, he followed his supervisor to do scientific research, achieved a lot of scientific research results, enhanced his academic quality, and finally obtained a master's degree from China Agricultural University with the first grade in his major.
Chen Jiamin believes that the university has created a good atmosphere for innovation and entrepreneurship and scientific research through the selection of mentors and the provision of policies, so that many undergraduates can also participate in scientific research and innovation under the guidance of teachers. With the support and encouragement of the university, many undergraduates have also achieved certain research results.
Guo Jianzhong said that encouraging undergraduates to carry out scientific research activities is not only conducive to cultivating students' scientific research and innovation capabilities, helping students establish a rigorous and realistic scientific research attitude, but also enhancing students' mastery of professional knowledge and improving the quality of graduation. He said: "In recent years, we have paid more and more attention to the cultivation of students' scientific research and innovation ability, in the final analysis, to improve the quality of undergraduate talent training, hoping that students can better grow and become talents." By actively encouraging undergraduates to carry out scientific research activities, the scientific research achievements of undergraduates continue to emerge, which also lays a good foundation for them to write graduation and continue their studies, and also plays a positive role in improving the quality of undergraduate graduation. ”
Zhejiang A&F University has always attached great importance to the cultivation of innovative talents. It is one of the important measures for the university to encourage students to enhance their sense of innovation and cultivate their innovation ability. We hope that through continuous efforts, we will create a better atmosphere for academic innovation, actively guide undergraduates to participate in scientific research and innovation, and then improve the quality of undergraduate talent training, and cultivate more outstanding talents with innovative spirit and innovation ability for the society. Professor Shen Yueqin, vice president of Zhejiang A&F University, said.
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