The Fifth National Teaching Innovation Contest for College Teachers was held at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) from Aug 16 to 19. This year's competition was themed on "promoting teaching innovation, cultivating first-class talent".

This year, the competition featured 32 divisions, covering all undergraduate universities and academic disciplines. A total of 127,000 teachers participated in the university-level competitions, 34,000 teachers advanced to the provincial competitions, and ultimately, 2,253 teachers representing 588 courses qualified for the national on-site competition.

A series of academic exchange activities aimed at enhancing teachers' teaching abilities were also held concurrently. These activities provided a platform for educators to exchange ideas and practices in teaching innovation.

To enhance the experience of participants during the on-site evaluation of the competition, BIT developed the official intelligent Q&A robot -- ChatTIC. Built on the general DeepSeek model and fine-tuned using a specialized knowledge base to create a custom intelligent agent, ChatTIC introduces a new mode of information interaction for the competition, providing participants with an efficient and interactive way to access information and support during the event.