Recently, the official list of award recipients for the Sixth Shanghai University Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition was announced. Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (SLU) won one Special Prize, one First Prize, three Second Prizes, and two Excellence Awards. In addition, SLU received the Outstanding Organization Award. The award levels achieved, total number of awards received, and number of finalists all set new records, marking the SLU’s best performance since it began participating in the competition. Among the award recipients, Tao Qicheng from the School of Humanities and Arts was awarded the Special Prize and will advance to the national competition.
This year’s competition was guided by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, hosted by the Shanghai Higher Education Association, and organized by Tongji University. Centered on the theme “Promoting Teaching Innovation and Cultivating First-Class Talent,” the competition closely aligned with the objectives of building a leading country in education, further advanced higher education teaching reform, and effectively supported the development of New Engineering, New Medical Science, New Agricultural Science, and New Liberal Arts initiatives.The competition featured nine tracks: New Engineering, New Medical Science, New Agricultural Science, New Liberal Arts, Foundational Courses, Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education, Industry–Education Integration, Artificial Intelligence, and Experimental Teaching. A total of 285 teachers (or teaching teams) from 39 general undergraduate institutions across Shanghai participated in the competition. Following university-level competitions and municipal-level online and on-site evaluations, the final awards included 31 Special Prizes, 61 First Prizes, 90 Second Prizes, 103 Excellence Awards, and 24 Outstanding Organization Awards.
SLU selected and recommended seven outstanding faculty members to compete in the municipal competition. Ultimately, three teachers distinguished themselves through their exceptional capabilities and advanced to the on-site finals. With solid and profound teaching expertise, innovative concepts aligned with the demands of the times, and distinctive course designs, the participating faculty members stood out in the municipal competition, fully demonstrating SLU’s strong teaching professionalism and deep commitment to fostering student development.
Awards Received by SLU at the Sixth Shanghai University Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition
| Award Category | Lead Instructor | Course Title | Competition Track |
| Special Prize | Tao Qicheng | Art Appreciation | Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education Track |
| First Prize | Zhou Xiaoxia | Finance | New Liberal Arts Track |
| Second Prize | Zhang Lechuan | Social Security Studies | Foundational Courses Track |
| Ding Xue | Introduction to Financial Technology | New Liberal Arts Track | |
| Jiang Wanxing | Organization Theory and Design (English) | Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education Track | |
| Excellence Award | Shi Ce | Advanced Mathematics B: Calculus (Ⅰ) | Foundational Courses Track |
| Zhao Xin | Japanese Oral Communication (Ⅰ) | Foundational Courses Track | |
| Outstanding Organization Award | Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance | ||
SLU places great importance on enhancing faculty teaching capabilities and advancing innovation in classroom teaching reform. It has consistently regarded high-level teaching competitions as an important driving mechanism and continues to build a professional, multi-dimensional empowerment platform for faculty teaching development. The university-level competition for this edition officially commenced in October 2025, with the competition process spanning nearly six months. Through overall coordination, careful planning, and systematic implementation, SLU established a three-tier cultivation and selection framework consisting of preliminary selection at the college level, university-level competition, and municipal-level selection. Through multiple rounds of rigorous evaluation and merit-based selection, seven outstanding faculty members were ultimately nominated for the municipal competition from among 35 excellent teachers recommended by schools and colleges across SLU.
During the competition preparation period, SLU leadership paid close attention to progress and made multiple visits to the front line to conduct research and provide guidance, helping to chart the direction of teaching innovation. SLU specially invited senior experts in education and teaching from Shanghai and other provinces and municipalities, as well as distinguished national competition award-winning educators, to regularly organize dozens of comprehensive, refined, and high-quality preparatory activities, including thematic training sessions, intensive teaching workshops, and one-on-one mentoring. These efforts provided strong support for participating faculty members during the final preparation stage. Meanwhile, colleges and schools across SLU focused on addressing key challenges in classroom teaching, using competition as a means to promote both teaching and research. Closely adhering to the student-centered educational philosophy, they continuously restructured new ecosystems for teaching and learning, optimized talent cultivation models, and achieved deep integration between teaching competitions and routine educational practice.
SLU will take this competition as an opportunity to fully leverage its demonstration and radiating effects, promote outstanding teaching practices and experiences, and continuously enhance the quality and effectiveness of classroom teaching as well as the quality of talent cultivation, thereby laying a solid foundation for SLU’s high-quality, connotative development.
(Photographed by Lu Huijin)
