On November 9, 2025, the 40th All Japan Micromouse Contest, a prestigious international competition for technical skills with a history of over 40 years, concluded successfully at Tokyo University of Science in Japan. The team from Tianjin Renai College claimed the world runner-up title in the fierce contest of the Classic Micromouse, which not only achieved a historic "zero-to-one" breakthrough for Chinese university teams in this event, but also earned glory for Chinese college students on the international stage.

As one of the three top-tier global competitions in the field of Micromouse, the All-Japan Micromouse Contest enjoys a high reputation in the industry for its technical authority and international influence. This year’s competition was particularly intense, attracting more than 100 teams from 24 renowned universities at home and abroad, including Waseda University, Tokyo University of Science in Japan, and Tianjin Renai College in China. The competition featured three core categories: Classic Micromouse, Half-size Micromouse and Line-following Robot, which comprehensively tested the technical strength and innovation capability of participating teams.

Behind this remarkable achievement is the profound foundation of industry-education integration and a compelling example of school-enterprise collaborative talent cultivation. Back in 2024, at the 14th Tianjin University Students’ "Qicheng Cup" Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Artificial Intelligence Micromouse Competition hosted by the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, Tianjin Qicheng Science & Technology Co.,ltd launched the innovative "International Competition Direct Access" Funding Program based on the philosophy of "industry-education integration and school-enterprise cooperation", offering fully-sponsored spots in top international events to first-prize winners of the enterprise track and enabling Chinese students to compete with global technical elites and win honors for the country. Chen Wanru, a student from the School of Information and Intelligent Engineering at Tianjin Renai College, claimed first place in the speed race at this competition with her solid professional skills and consistent on-site performance. She also secured a sponsored spot at the 40th All Japan Micromouse Contest,, laying the groundwork for her team’s stellar performance on the international stage.

Comprehensive support from the integration of industry and education as well as school-enterprise cooperation has always been the strongest backing for the participating team. To ensure the smooth progress of preparation and participation, Tianjin Qicheng Weiye Science &Technology Co., Ltd. set up a special professional support team: Yan Jingyi, Secretary-General of the International Micromouse Competition (China) General Liaison Office, personally led the team to Japan, took full responsibility for event coordination, and provided full-process services covering "accommodation, transportation and competition support".

The achievement of the world runner-up title by the team from Tianjin Renai College not only demonstrates the professional competence and engineering innovation strength of Chinese universities in the field of artificial intelligence, but also showcases to the world the perseverance in research and excellent engineering practice capabilities of Chinese young students, writing a vivid chapter for the achievements of scientific and technological innovation talent cultivation in China's higher education.