On June 28, 2025, CESE hosted the campus final of the Industry Track for the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (2025). The participating projects spanned covered cutting-edge fields such as green and low-carbon development, low-altitude economy, and artificial intelligence. During the following project defense and evaluation session, six projects from CESE were awarded the gold prize at the campus competition, and nine teams advanced to the Shanghai municipal semi-finals by fierce competition.