On the morning of April 14, THE University held the 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Promotion Meeting and the 8th China International "Internet plus" College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Preparatory Meeting on the fifth floor of Houde Building. President Li Fei, Vice President Zhang Wei, party branch secretaries and deans of all departments, responsible persons of relevant functional departments, employment and Entrepreneurship Guidance center and entrepreneurship college attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Zhang Wei.

Liu Chuanhui, dean of the School of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship, interpreted the spirit of the notification document of the 8th China International "Internet +" College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and analyzed the new changes of this year's "Internet +" competition from the perspectives of the competition positioning and objectives, competition requirements, competition time, track and so on.

Lin Ying, director of the Employment and Entrepreneurship Guidance Center, interpreted the Guidance of Xiangyang Polytechnic on Further Strengthening the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Work and the implementation Plan of Xiangyang Polytechnic on participating in the 8th China International "Internet +" College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and made arrangements for the tasks of the competition.

First, governments at all levels are attaching more importance to entrepreneurship and innovation. More and more opportunities for universities to participate; Competition is getting bigger and bigger; The road to gold is getting harder and harder. Second, we should improve our understanding: insist on the first-class project, the school-wide project, the landmark project and the characteristic project. Third, we need to ensure implementation. We need to lay a solid foundation to improve the ecosystem of business startups and innovation. Watering and fertilization, so that entrepreneurship and innovation seedlings grow up; To select the best in the competition, so that the mass entrepreneurship and innovation projects shine; Work together to highlight the characteristics of entrepreneurship and innovation.