On December 3, the final of the Curriculum Teaching Track of the 3rd Liaoning Province College Students’ Career Planning Competition was held at Liaoning Mechanical & Electrical College of Technology. Representing Liaoning University (LNU), Zhao Senhao, a teacher from the Division of Information, and Hu Wenhui, a teacher from the School of Art, both delivered outstanding performances and were awarded Gold Medals. This dual victory marks a historic milestone, representing the university’s best-ever result in the history of this competition.

In the competition, Zhao Senhao and Hu Wenhui competed alongside teachers from many prestigious universities such as Dalian University of Technology and Northeastern University. Based on the “Three-Step” philosophy, the two contestants took school-based training as the starting point, highlighting the innovation regarding open classrooms, focusing on cultivating students’ ability to solve real-world problems, and aiming to promote students’ high-quality employment and serve Liaoning’s revitalization. They reported the design concept and practical effects of our university’s college students’ career development and employment guidance courses, and demonstrated a solid theoretical foundation, sharp critical thinking skills, as well as a profound understanding and firm practice of the university’s education philosophy.

This competition was sponsored by the Liaoning Provincial Department of Education, co-organized by the Liaoning Provincial College Students’ Employment and Entrepreneurship Center, and undertaken by Liaoning Mechanical & Electrical College of Technology. After an online review, the competition organizing committee selected 48 contestants from those recommended by various universities to enter the provincial semi-finals to advance to the provincial final, including 36 in the Higher Education Group and 12 in the Vocational Education Group.