Second “Beautiful China” Innovative Design Competition for Graduate Students —  Environmental Space Design Track were successfully held at NUA Art Museum. This  competition was guided by the Department of Degree Management & Postgraduate  Education of the Ministry of Education, hosted by the Association of Chinese Graduate  Education and the Children & Youth Science Center of the China Association for  Science and Technology, and organized by NUA. Launched in August, the competition  attracted an impressive 1,972 teams, comprising a total of 6,012 faculty and  students from 302 graduate training institutions across China. Following preliminary  evaluations, 463 teams from 133 universities advanced to the finals, culminating  in the selection of 39 first prizes and 92 second prizes. After the award ceremony,  an exhibition of outstanding works and an academic forum were also held. Several  authoritative scholars in the field of design delivered keynote speeches on the topics  related to “Beautiful China” and disciplinary innovation. This initiative aimed  to cultivate innovative design awareness among graduate students, enhance their  practical skills, and promote the overall improvement of educational quality in art and  design disciplines nationwide.