Recently at the 2026 Mathematical Contest in Modeling and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, out of 294 participating BNBU student teams, 101 secured awards, including 8 Finalist awards, 26 Meritorious Winners and 67 Honorable Mentions.

The Finalist winners are:

On 27 May, the university held an awards ceremony and BNBU President Prof Chen Zhi and BNBU Vice President (Research and Development) Prof Pan Jianxin offered their heartfelt congratulations to the students.

Prof Chen Zhi

Prof Pan Jianxin

Group photo of the ceremony

Dr Wu Jingjin of the Faculty of Science and Technology is the supervisors of the Mathematical Modelling Team. He believes that their instant problem-solving ability is rooted in the university's day-to-day teaching: "The competition requires participants to produce a complete answer to a completely unfamiliar problem within a short timeframe. Our regular curriculum, group assignments and presentations are specifically designed to cultivate students’ ability to explore and integrate knowledge."

Dr Wu Jingjin

Dr Wu Minglu of the Faculty of Business and Management, superivsor of one of the student teams, pointed out that the university’s English-medium teaching approach and excellent faculty have made students from BNBU highly competitive in the competition. Furthermore, in his view, the fact that students from FBM were able to secure an F Prize is precisely the result of interdisciplinary learning.

Dr Wu Minglu

From MPRO

Photos provided by Hanna He, Koga Song and the interviewees

Editor: Cecilia Yu