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The 2026 Guangdong “Emerging Talents Camp” opened at South China Normal University on July 18. The following 12 days, 150 outstanding first-year high school students from across the province studied at nine universities and research institutions.
A group photo of all the participants.
The camp trained the students across five frontier fields, including artificial intelligence and life sciences, through nearly 30 research micro-projects. This year’s program adopted a model of 12-day intensive training plus 2-year follow-up. The training covers general studies, project-based learning, and final presentations, followed by two years of academic mentoring and career planning. Dedicated places have been reserved for students from county-level high schools to extend quality science education resources to eastern, western, and northern Guangdong.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Li Biliang, deputy director of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, said the camp is a key step in advancing the development of a leading country in education and accelerating the cultivation of top innovative talent. He noted that Guangdong has established the nation’s first provincial guidance center for science education in primary and secondary schools, co-founded with SCNU, and put forward the “SHINE” (Science, Humanities, Innovation, Independence, Excellence) philosophy.
Li Biliang gives the opening speech.
Wang Chunchao, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice president of SCNU, spoke on behalf of the organizing institution. He said the university will draw on its strengths in science, engineering, and teacher education, and, through the provincial guidance center for science education, provide strong support for the camp and create an immersive research environment for the students.
Wang Chunchao delivers remarks.
At the ceremony, representatives from partner institutions, municipal education authorities, and former participants spoke, and a new participant led the oath. Officials then presented the camp flag. Following the ceremony, Gao Yuanning, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Peking University, delivered the first lecture of the Scientist Forum series.
Also attending the opening ceremony were Wang Enke, former president of SCNU and director of the Guangdong Provincial Guidance Center for Primary and Secondary School Science Education; Zhao Qi, director of the Department of Basic Education and Information Technology of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province; and nearly 300 representatives from partner institutions, municipal education authorities, schools, and industry organizations.
The camp is led by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, organized by the Provincial Guidance Center for Primary and Secondary School Science Education, and jointly run by nine universities and research institutes. The closing ceremony is to be held on July 29 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Shenzhen.
Group photo of all the participants.
Source from SCNU News Agency
Translated by Chen Bao, Tang Ying
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Yiwei
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