To further enrich campus cultural life, showcase students' artistic talents and create a positive campus cultural atmosphere, on the evening of December 26, 2025, the "Voices on the Journey of Research, Music Opens a New Chapter" Top Ten Singers Competition of the three institutes, jointly organized by the Institute of Engineering Technology, the National Center for Materials Service Safety and the Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, was successfully held in the viewing room of the main building of Changping Innovation Park.

Cai Aihui, Director of the Changping Innovation Park Administrative Committee; Chen Yulai, Director of the Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology; Xia Xiuqin, Party Committee Secretary of the National Center for Materials Service Safety; Peng Xiaoyan, Deputy Party Committee Secretary and Deputy Director of the Institute of Engineering Technology; Tai Xiaodong, Deputy Party Committee Secretary and Deputy Director of the National Center for Materials Service Safety; and more than one hundred teachers and students from the three institutes attended the competition.

The competition specially invited Zhan Xiaoke, Lei Chenxu and Xiu Xiaoxian from the university choir, as well as Xiang Qi and Jin Kexuan from the School of Arts and Communication of Beijing Normal University, to serve as guest commentators.

The competition kicked off with the lively rhythm of the opening dance "Zoo." Fifteen groups of contestants took the stage one after another, ranging from soulful and soothing folk songs to dynamic and upbeat pop numbers; through diverse forms of performance and wonderful stage presentations, they showcased the vibrant and enterprising spirit of today's graduate students.

Opening dance "Zoo"

Contestants' performances

01 "Wukong" — Zhao Jingming, CICST

02 "Jiangnan" — Xi Yajun, Xu Mengxue, NCMS

03 "We Are Different" — Liu Yuqi, CICST

04 "Meet Yourself" — Pan Yan, NCMS

05 "All of Me" — Liu Mengyu, IET

06 "When the Grapes Ripen" — Li Lei, NCMS

07 "Cheng Aiying" — Li Shitao, NCMS

08 "The Nameless" — Wang Zhaoli, Yang Runan, IET

09 "If Love Has Destiny" — Li Zhiyi, CICST

10 "Miracle Reappears" — Li Zhaoyang, Li Chenglin, IET

11 "The Spanish Lady" — Lu Ni, NCMS

12 "Pearl of the Orient" — Wang Yansen, NCMS

13 "Against the Light" — Zhao Wenyang, Song Yi, CICST

14 "A Smile That Charms" — LüTonghuan, IET

15 "Love, Whatever It Takes" — Mo Hengyao, IET

During the competition, several rounds of interactive "bullet-screen lucky draw" segments were interspersed. The audience sent bullet-screen messages through the WeChat wall to cheer for the contestants and took part in draws for exquisite gifts; the atmosphere on site was lively with frequent interaction.

After all the contestants had finished, the panel of judges gave comprehensive scores based on singing skills, stage performance, song content and other aspects. After fierce competition, one first prize, three second prizes, six third prizes and five excellence awards were finally selected. The list of winners is as follows:

First Prize

Li Lei, "When the Grapes Ripen"

Second Prize

Lu Ni, "The Spanish Lady"

Liu Mengyu, "All of Me"

Li Shitao, "Cheng Aiying"

Third Prize

Mo Hengyao, "Love, Whatever It Takes"

Zhao Wenyang, Song Yi, "Against the Light"

Pan Yan, "Meet Yourself"

Wang Yansen, "Pearl of the Orient"

Li Zhiyi, "If Love Has Destiny"

LüTonghuan, "A Smile That Charms"

Excellence Award

Xi Yajun, Xu Mengxue, "Jiangnan"

Li Zhaoyang, Li Chenglin, "Miracle Reappears"

Wang Zhaoli, Yang Runan, "The Nameless"

Liu Yuqi, "We Are Different"

Zhao Jingming, "Wukong"

At the end of the event, Chen Yulai and members of the university choir jointly led the closing song "Tomorrow Will Be Better"; all the contestants and the audience sang together, the singing filled with beautiful hopes for the future, bringing the competition to a warm and complete conclusion.

Closing song "Tomorrow Will Be Better"

This Top Ten Singers Competition not only built a stage for students to showcase their talents and give voice to their dreams, but also, with songs as a bridge, deepened the emotional bonds among the teachers and students of the three institutes and injected fresh momentum and youthful vitality into the construction of campus culture. May this grand gathering, convened in the name of song, become a moving starting point for the vigorous growth of campus culture; let us all cherish our passion and quietly await the brand-new chapter of 2026.