The results of the 2025 Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM), organized by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, were recently announced. Our university's students achieved excellent results, securing a total of 73 awards. These include 4 National Second Prizes, 17 Provincial Grand Prizes, 25 Provincial First Prizes, and 27 Provincial Second Prizes. This year's competition marked a dual breakthrough for our university, achieving new highs in both the number of national awards and the total number of awards received.

The university places great emphasis on the organization of the CUMCM. Since the registration process began in July, a total of 220 student teams, comprising 660 undergraduate students, participated in the university-level competition. The team of faculty advisors conducted systematic training focusing on core modules such as nonlinear programming model construction, numerical calculation methods, software tool application, ordinary differential equation modeling, and academic paper writing. This training laid a solid foundation for the participating teams. Through a rigorous selection process, 133 teams were ultimately chosen to represent the university in the provincial-level competition.

The CUMCM was established in 1992. As one of the first 19 competitions included in the Ministry of Education's "Ranking List of University Discipline Competitions," it has been recognized as one of the four major national university student competitions since 1994. It currently ranks fifth in the "University Competition Evaluation and Management System" directory and has become the largest comprehensive discipline competition platform in China.

This competition effectively stimulated students' interest in learning mathematics and significantly enhanced their comprehensive ability to apply mathematical models and computer technology to solve complex problems. It holds profound significance for promoting the teaching reform of mathematics disciplines at our university and strengthening the cultivation of mathematical modeling skills among both faculty and students.