通知公告

To all Universities, Colleges, and Institutes:

International College Students Intelligent Agricultural Equipment Innovation Competition (Hereinafter referred to as the "competition") aims to cultivate students' innovative spirit and practical ability, stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship inspiration, and promote the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the field of agricultural equipment engineering and international exchange and cooperation for students majoring in agricultural engineering. The competition has become extremely influential in the field of agricultural equipment engineering, and has achieved remarkable results in cultivating students' innovation and entrepreneurship ability and comprehensive quality. According to the regulations, the 11^th competition will be held now. Now relevant matters are hereby notified as follows：

I. Purpose of the competition

With the theme of "Pooling Wisdom in Agricultural Machinery for a Brighter Future, Empowering Agriculture through Technology", the competition aims to cultivate modern agricultural equipment innovation and entrepreneurship talents with "strong professional knowledge and hands-on ability, as well as excellent innovation and entrepreneurship ability" urgently needed by the industry, and creates a comprehensive international education platform, contributing to the innovative development of modern agricultural equipment industry.

II. Organization

The competition sets up leading organizations and working organizations. The leading organization consists of the Competition steering Committee and the Competition Committee, which has a secretariat (affiliated to Jiangsu University). The working organizations include the working group of the competition organizer and the competition evaluation expert group. 

III. Organizers

The 11^th International College Students Intelligent Agricultural Equipment Innovation Competition is organized by the following collaborating institutions:

1. Co-hosts:

· International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)

· Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery (CSAM),

· Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE),

· Jiangsu Province and Education Ministry Co-sponsored Synergistic Innovation Center of Modern Agricultural Equipment (SIAE)

· International University Consortium for Agricultural Engineering (IUCAE).

2. Organizer:

Gansu Agricultural University.

3. Co-organizer:

China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA), Jiuquan OK Seed Machinery Co., Ltd.

IV. Competition Requirements

1. Participant requirements and Limit number of works for each participant:

(1) Participant requirements

Participant must be formally registered before September 2025 (including September) in the full-time non-adult of higher education institutions and vocational colleges, including junior college students, undergraduates, full-time and part-time (full-time study) graduate students. Participant may apply in teams of two to five members.

This contest is mainly open to international students/overseas students. Mixed teams with domestic students are permitted, provided that two requirements are met: first, an international student shall serve as the team leader; second, international students account for half or more of the total team members. Registration materials shall include the team leader's student ID and proof of international student status.

(2) Limit number of works

For Class A and D works, each student may preside over a maximum of 1 project, preside over 1 and participate in 1, or participate in a maximum of 2 projects.

2. Entry categories:

The works are divided into two classes: A and D.

Class A: Scientific or Technological Inventions in Intelligent Agricultural Equipment

· A1: Invention of intelligent tillage equipment,

· A2: Invention of intelligent planting equipment,

· A3: Invention of intelligent field management equipment,

· A4: Invention of intelligent water-saving irrigation equipment,

· A5: Invention of intelligent harvesting agricultural equipment,

· A6: Invention of intelligent farm products origin processing equipment;

· A7: Basic parts (hydraulic parts, transmission system, sensors, electric drive, navigation system, etc.)

· A8: Other intelligent agricultural equipment.

The author with the highest academic degree serves as the team leader, and the teams are divided into Undergraduate Group and Graduate (Master's and Doctoral) Group based on the leader's educational background.

Class D: Conceptual Design

The works refer to future-oriented intelligent agricultural machinery and intelligent agriculture, and have advanced awareness or subversive intelligent agricultural equipment creative design, or intelligent agricultural equipment machine modeling design.

The author with the highest academic degree serves as the team leader, and the teams are divided into Undergraduate Group and Graduate (Master's and Doctoral) Group based on the leader's educational background.

Special statement

To avoid the requirement of 5 (1) that A works must have a prototype or a real model, some participant used the A works to apply for D works. To avoid above phenomenon, we give the following statements:

(1) D works must be subversive creative design or industrial design. In the process of formal examination, the work will be one-vote veto by the secretariat when it does not belong to this connotation.

(2) All recommended departments should strictly check the connotation of class D works. Once find out the works that belong to the connotation of class A are recommended to apply for class D, the eligibility for application of the next year class D works will be stopped.

3. Declaration for quantity  

(1) The number of works submitted by universities (colleges and institutes) shall be no more than 20 for class A+D.  

(2) The number of works submitted by higher vocational college shall be no more than 8 for class A+D.

4. Supervisor  

Each supervisor (including co-supervisors) may instruct at most one work for Class A and one work for Class D respectively. Supervisors shall be responsible for the originality and authenticity of the works, and the number of supervisors for each work shall be limited to 1-3.  

5. Requirements for works  

(1) The works should be the prototype, physical model, software, virtual concept and other achievements independently developed and designed by the student team. The papers and patents involved must be the results of the last two years (September 2023 to September 2025). Works must have a prototype or physical model; Category D: Concept video (MP4, 720P, 200M or less).  

(2) The results that have been awarded by national competitions shall not be used for declaration.  

(3) It is not allowed to apply directly with the achievements of the tutor.  

(4) Do not plagiarize any achievement declaration that does not belong to me.  

(5) The core content of the works shall not be the same or repeated with the previous 10  works.  

(6) It is forbidden to use intellectual property rights (such as patents, papers, etc.) without the signature of the participating students.  

For violation of competition results, falsification of works, the competition commission after check will be on the official website or the relevant conference within the scope of present colleges during the event list, participating college, teachers and students, at the same time disqualified from winning works, outstanding teachers qualification and qualification of "challenge cup" of colleges and universities; If the situation is serious, relevant personnel will be held responsible according to the rules of the competition.

V. Registration

Table 1  Competition schedule

1. Competition registration (Annex 1)

All colleges and universities shall fully publicize and launch the competition, and the participating units shall fill in the Competition Application Form. Please send all the attachments (Annex 1,PDF and Excel format ) to  icsiaeic2026@163.com before  April 1, 2026. 

2. Work application

(1) Submitted time of Summary List of Works(Annex 2)

For class A and D, please send the Summary List of Works with official seal to icsiaeic2026@163.com in the format of PDF and Excel before April 1, 2026.

(2) Submission time of R&D (design) report and attachments(Annex 3)  

The application form for Class A ,R&D report and attachment (PDF format, within 5M), and the application form for Class D, design report and concept video (within 720P, 200M) should be send to  icsiaeic2026@163.com before April 10, 2026.

(3) Special reminder  

The key information of the works, such as the name of the works, the team members and the supervisors, should be subject to the summary list of the sealed version submitted by each university. In principle, it should not be modified later.  

3. Final, Exhibition and Rewards (Estimated May 2026)  

With each participating college or university as a unit, please follow the final competition notification to send the electronic version of the work submission form to the organizer's email address. Additionally, please send the electronic version of the exhibition board design (in JPG format, the design size of the exhibition board is 0.9m ×1.2m, and the pixel is 72dpi) to the competition email address.

During the final competition, AD works will undergo on-site questioning and defense, and participating teams must bring their self-developed prototypes, physical models, and concept videos to the venue for display.

For AD works that are particularly large in size or weight and difficult to carry or transport, participants may apply to present via live video connection after obtaining approval from the competition organizing committee. Pre-recorded videos are not allowed for presentation. Failure to present on-site or via live video connection will result in the inability to win first, second, or special prizes.

VI. Award Types

1. Student awards

There are top prizes (may be declared vacant), first prizes, second prizes and excellence prizes. During the competition, the judges will determine the number of prizes based on the entire number and quality of the works.

2. Outstanding supervisor award

The competition will award the “Outstanding Supervisor Award” to the supervisors of the top prize works.

VII. Other Matters

1. A participation fee will be charged for this session of the competition, and the specific fee standard will be announced prior to the final.

2. Please visit the following websites to keep updated:

· The official website of the competition (http://uiaec.ujs.edu.cn/).

· Gansu Agricultural University Official Website(https://www.gsau.edu.cn/).

3. Contact information:

· Ms. Liu, Gansu Agricultural University; Tel: icsiaeic2026@163.com;

· Mr. Hou, Jiangsu University; Tel: 2011@ujs.edu.cn;

4. Contact information:

· Competition Exchange QQ Group: 912633556.

5. Other related information of the competition will later be released on the official website (http://uiaec.ujs.edu.cn/). 

Annex 1: Entry Form

Annex 2: Summary List of Works Form

Annex 3: Application Form

Annex 4: Class A,D Evaluation Rules

Attachments and forms.rar

11^th International College Students Intelligent Agricultural Equipment

Innovation Competition Committee

December 1, 2025