Gingko College of Hospitality Management successfully held the First "Ginkgo Cup" Tourism and Hotel + Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle Grand Final

In order to give full play to the leading role of innovation in the development of the tourism and hotel industry, develop the twin-city economic circle of Chengdu and Chongqing, promote the deep integration of culture and tourism in the two regions, help the structural reform of the economy, and promote fuller and higher quality employment and entrepreneurship for college graduates in the twin-city economic circle of Chengdu and Chongqing, the first "Gingko Cup" was held on April 29, hosted by the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle University Employment and Entrepreneurship Union, and co-hosted by Gingko College of Hospitality Management and Chongqing College of Commerce. The first "Gingko Cup" Tourism and Hotel + College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition finals of Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle was successfully held in the multi-functional hall of Gingko College of Hospitality Management. Teachers and students from 13 colleges and universities in Chengdu and Chongqing participated in the finals together.

Qiao Mu, head of College Student Information Consulting and Employment Guidance Service Center of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, Tang Xueping, deputy director of Chongqing Employment Guidance Center for College and University Graduates, Yuan Yong, director of Entrepreneurship Guidance Division of Sichuan Employment Bureau, Huang Chunsheng, director of Sichuan Employment and Entrepreneurship Training Center, Zhang Ping, director of Sichuan Job Center, Tang Jianguo, director of Sichuan Talent Exchange Center, deputy secretary of Party Committee of Chengdu Employment Service Administration Entrepreneurship Training Director He Bin, Vice President of Sichuan Tourism Association, President of Sichuan Tourism Association Study Tour Branch, Chairman of Chengdu Friendly International Travel Agency Xu Wenxiang, Party and Government leadership team of Chengdu Ginkgo Hotel Management College and leaders and guests from Pidu District Employment Service Administration, Pidu District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Yibin Nanxi District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and other units attended the opening ceremony of the competition. 

Liu Wu Kang，party secretary of Gingko College of Hospitality Management，expressed the welcome to the leadership, experts and participating teachers and students on behalf of the college, he said, this Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle "Gingko Cup" tourism hotel + college students innovation and entrepreneurship competition, is in the context of promoting the construction of Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle national strategy, combined with the development of tourism in Sichuan and Chongqing. And this competition combines the advantages of Gingko College in the field of tourism and hospitality and realizes the close combination of practical problems in the industry and the demand for innovation and entrepreneurship. To focus on the innovation and entrepreneurship section of "tourism and hospitality +", this competition will form new momentum and create a new ecology of the tourism and hospitality industry with multi-industry integration and innovation and creativity. 

Qiao Mu pointed out in his speech that this competition is a brand activity to serve the entrepreneurship and employment of college students in Chengdu and Chongqing, and he also hoped that all young people would cherish the rare competition and exchange opportunities, do their best, give their best, compete with style and level, and show their best skills and spirit. 

Xu Wenxiang delivered a speech on behalf of the industry. He pointed out that the holding of the competition is not only a beneficial exchange between Sichuan and Chongqing universities but also a positive interaction between Sichuan and Chongqing higher education and tourism, which will certainly have a positive effect on the construction of twin-city economic circle in Chengdu-Chongqing region. 

Tang Xueping said in his speech that since last year, the colleges and universities in Sichuan and Chongqing have been boldly exploring and closely cooperating with each other, and have jointly carried out various employment and entrepreneurship activities for more than 200 times. This competition is another practical action to further deepen the implementation of the cooperative development of employment and entrepreneurship in universities in the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle.

The competition closely follows the theme of "tourism and hotel" and attracts 582 projects from 47 colleges and universities in Sichuan and Chongqing to apply in the preliminary project declaration stage, and finally, a total of 20 projects from 13 colleges and universities enter the finals through online evaluation and regional competition. At the site of the finals, the innovative and creative projects of Travel B&B, Kuan Zhai Culture and Creativity, Pincheng Book Bar, Self-Media Master, New Travel Home ...... made people's eyes shine. During the competition, the participants were confident and relaxed, and fully demonstrated the vitality and ideas of young entrepreneurs. The final round was conducted in the form of a live PPT project roadshow and defence. Finally, the judges selected the projects by comprehensively examining their innovation, team situation, market demand, project feasibility, growth and social benefits, and made personalized suggestions for the next development of the entrepreneurial projects in combination with the players. 

After rigorous evaluation by the judges, the "Sichuan Haitang Zhizao Culture Communication Co., Ltd." of Leshan Normal University and the "Baili Mellow" of Chongqing Vocational College of Commerce won the first prize of the competition. In this competition, 2 first prizes, 4 second prizes, 6 third prizes, and 6 excellent instructor prizes were contested.

The person in charge of the event said that the successful holding of the finals in Gingko College of Hospitality Management is not only a demonstration of the strength of the college's schooling ability, management level and the schooling concept of "Achievement of students and service to society", but also a test of the college's high standard, high quality and high-level competition organization ability. Gingko College will further focus on the market development needs of the tourism and hotel industry, continuously deepen the reform of dual innovation education, continue to increase the investment in dual innovation education, establish moral education, never forget the original intention, continue to build and expand the brand influence of the "Ginkgo Cup", and make greater contributions to the construction and development of high-level private universities in Chengdu and Chongqing, and to the development of the tourism and hotel industry. We will continue to build and expand the brand influence of "Ginkgo Cup", and make greater contributions to the development of high-level applied private universities in Chengdu and Chongqing, and the development of the tourism and hotel industry.