Lu Jianjun, secretary of the CPC XJTU committee, presents awards to students and teachers at the ceremony.

The 2024-2025 Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) Students Awards Ceremony and Talent Exhibition were held at Siyuan Student Activity Center on Dec 27.

The ceremony commended outstanding collectives and individuals who excelled in various aspects during the past academic year. In 2025, a total of 30 top 10 Party branches (for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs) and 25 model demonstration Party branches were selected.

The Party branch of the Institute of Health and Rehabilitation Science at the School of Life Science and Technology was honored as one of the nation's top 100 Party branches, becoming a benchmark for the development of grassroots Party organizations.

Four ex-service students who returned to campus were awarded the obligatory military service award for their outstanding performance during their service. The 10 most popular counselors and five nominees selected by students also received commendation.

Zhang Liqun, president of XJTU, delivers a speech at the ceremony.

The ceremony showcased the university's major advances in innovation and entrepreneurship education. Over the past academic year, the university achieved a historic breakthrough in the "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Entrepreneurship Competition, winning the Superior Cup in all tracks.

It also won 14 national gold awards in the China International College Students' Innovation Competition, setting a new record. Additionally, it topped the contribution rankings in the China Postgraduate Innovation & Practice Competitions for 12 consecutive years.

The Outstanding Student Model is the highest honor XJTU awards to students. This academic year, 11 undergraduates, 16 master's students, and 16 doctoral students received this honor in recognition of their exceptional overall performance.

The ceremony also recognized student representatives who received national scholarships, national incentive scholarships, university-level scholarships, and social scholarships. This year, a total of 1,376 undergraduates and 760 graduate students were awarded national scholarship honors.

Several outstanding class advisors, advanced class collectives, model dormitories, and teacher-student teams who had contributed to campus culture, labor education, and logistics services were also commended.