From June 14th to 16th, 2024, the "Preliminary Round (Southwest Region) of the 6th National Teaching Competition for Young Teachers of Circuits, Signals and Systems, and Electromagnetic Fields Courses in Institutions of Higher Learning" and the teaching seminar, jointly organized by the Southwest Regional Working Committee of the Online Open Course Alliance for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Colleges and Universities, the Virtual Teaching and Research Section for Basic Course Groups of Electrical Engineering and Its Automation Specialty of the Ministry of Education, the Virtual Teaching and Research Section for Electrical and Electronic Courses of the Ministry of Education, and the Virtual Teaching and Research Section for Electrical Engineering Courses in Colleges and Universities in the Southwest Region, and hosted by the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Electrical and Electronic Basics (Chongqing University) and the School of Electrical Engineering of Chongqing University, were successfully held at the Huxi Campus of Chongqing University.

Professor Liu Meng, Dean of the Undergraduate School of Chongqing University, and Professor Xie Kaigui, Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Liu Meng emphasized the importance of teaching competitions in enhancing teachers' teaching abilities, hoped that teachers would actively participate in various teaching competitions, and expressed sincere gratitude to the experts who participated in the review and the participating teachers despite their busy schedules. Subsequently, Xie Kaigui comprehensively introduced the teaching and research development of the school and its prospects for the future to the participating experts and contestants, hoping that this competition could also promote academic exchanges among regional universities. Finally, Professor Zhang Huaiqing, the director of the Southwest Regional Working Committee of the Online Open Course Alliance for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Colleges and Universities and the person in charge of the competition organizing committee, announced the official opening of the competition. 66 young teachers from 50 universities in six provinces and municipalities, including Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, and Chongqing, participated in the competitions of the three groups: Circuits, Signals and Systems, and Electromagnetic Fields.

The review experts comprehensively evaluated the participating contestants based on their on - site teaching and teaching design plans in terms of teaching content, teaching methods, classroom effects, and teaching designs. A total of 13 special prizes, 19 first prizes, and 34 second prizes were selected in the Southwest region. The winners of the special prizes will participate in the national finals in August. Chongqing University sent a total of 6 young teachers to participate in the competition. Among them, Mr. Wang Jian from the School of Electrical Engineering won the special prize in the Circuits group.

At the closing ceremony held on the 16th, the expert group commented on the teaching designs and teaching performances of the participating contestants to promote the professional development and teaching ability improvement of young teachers and further stimulate their enthusiasm for curriculum construction and teaching research.

In the teaching seminar session, Professor Guo Baolong from Xidian University, Professor Chen Yanxiu from Guizhou Institute of Technology, and Professor Zhang Huaiqing from Chongqing University delivered special reports respectively, sharing the highlights and experiences in the construction of first - class courses and teaching reform.

The National Teaching Competition for Young Teachers of Circuits, Signals and Systems, and Electromagnetic Fields Courses in Institutions of Higher Learning is one of the 53 teaching competitions for college teachers included in the 2023 National College Teachers' Teaching Development Index of the China Higher Education Association. The competition aims to strengthen the basic teaching skills and ability training of young teachers, give full play to the leading and exemplary role of teaching competitions in improving the quality of the teaching staff, encourage young teachers to update their educational concepts, deeply understand the curriculum content, master modern teaching methods, and strive to create a high - quality and professional teaching staff with noble ethics, excellent professionalism, a reasonable structure, and full of vitality. The National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Electrical and Electronic Basics (Chongqing University) organized this competition, providing a high - quality platform for teachers from 50 western universities to showcase their teaching styles and exchange teaching experiences, promoting mutual learning and reference among schools and giving full play to the demonstration and radiation role of the national - level demonstration center.