OXFORD, Britain, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- High-tech teams specialized in Nano technology and transport app on Saturday won prizes at the British entrepreneur competition for the overseas Chinese students.
Teams dedicated to Transport, a smart app for passengers, and a Nano-lubrication material won top prizes at the finals of the 10th British Innovation and Entrepreneur Competition for overseas Chinese students held at Oxford.
The annual event, sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association UK (CSSA UK), aims to boost entrepreneurship among Chinese students and pave the way for them to establish enterprises when they return to China.
Zhang Cen, CSSA UK chairman, told Xinhua that a total of 500 teams had participated in the competition this year, a record high at the event's history.
These projects, focused on areas ranging from new energy, new material and information technology to maritime industry, culture and management, have showed clear characteristics of being highly tech-savvy and up-to-date, Zhang said.
Hu Xiaofan, an official representing the Chinese Embassy in Britain, said the competition has served as a platform where the overseas Chinese students could display their talents and speciality.
The contest is affiliated to the 12th "Chunhui Cup" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Chinese Overseas Students, which was founded in 2006 by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. Chunhui Cup was created to encourage Chinese overseas students to return to China to start their own businesses.
