Recently, the final round of the 14th Hainan Provincial University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (undergraduate group) came to a successful close at the Haidian Campus of Hainan University. Our University participated in this event for the first time. Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue, Head of the Fundamental Sciences Department, delivered an outstanding performance in the science group and won the Third Prize, achieving the BiUH’s first-ever breakthrough in this provincial-level competition.
The participation was coordinated and organized by the Academic Affairs Office, which provided full support and services throughout the entire process, from internal selection and submission of materials to the provincial final.
The Hainan Provincial University Young Teachers Teaching Competition is co-hosted by the Hainan Provincial Department of Education and the Hainan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, organized by the Hainan Provincial Education Trade Union, and co-organized by Hainan University and its trade union. It is a high-level, high-value, and fiercely competitive authoritative event in the field of young faculty teaching in Hainan’s higher education institutions. It also serves as a vital platform for showcasing young teachers’ teaching competence, professional style, and educational attainment.
Themed “Promoting Teaching, Research, Development, and Excellence through Competition,” the final of this edition was held on May 10, 2026. Seventy outstanding young teachers from 12 undergraduate universities across the province competed on the same stage in four categories: Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
In the final results, the competition awarded a total of 8 first prizes, 11 second prizes, and 16 third prizes. Facing high-caliber competitors, Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue remained composed and delivered a steady performance. With a solid disciplinary foundation, clear teaching logic, strong classroom organization skills, and an inspiring teaching style, he won the Third Prize in the Science group, securing a valuable honor for BiUH in its debut competition.
The competition adopted a full-process anonymous review mechanism. Teaching materials submitted by contestants were required to contain no personal information such as names or institutions, truly making teaching quality, instructional design, and classroom presentation the core criteria of evaluation.
The on-site competition segment was a concentrated test of the teachers’ comprehensive abilities. On competition day, each participant had to randomly draw one topic from five prepared teaching segments, undergo a 30-minute preparation, and then deliver a 20-minute classroom teaching demonstration, followed by completing a teaching reflection within a specified time limit.
This means that contestants could not win by merely “polishing a single lesson.” Instead, they had to rely on their long-term teaching experience, solid professional competence, clear knowledge structures, and on-the-spot adaptability. In the competition, Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue demonstrated a steady teaching pace, a natural introduction of problems, clear logical progression, and a classroom delivery that was both rigorous and inspiring—fully showcasing the profound professional foundation and classroom command ability of a math and physics instructor.
As Head of the Fundamental Sciences Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue has long been responsible for teaching and curriculum development in foundational courses such as mathematics and physics, and actively practices BiUH’s “work-integrated” teaching philosophy in the classroom. This pedagogical approach emphasizes “investigating things to acquire knowledge and applying what is learned,” but it does not stop at mere application. It focuses more on whether students can identify, define, and deconstruct problems in complex situations, and articulate their thinking in a clear, reasonable, and logical manner.
In today’s era of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, education also faces new challenges of the times. Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue actively integrates the scientific development concept of “AI for Science” into his teaching, guiding students to understand that artificial intelligence is not merely a tool, but also an essential aid for future scientific research, engineering practice, and knowledge creation.
He emphasizes that in the AI era, what matters is not only the refinement of skills but, more importantly, learning to raise “well-defined questions.” Only when students can clearly define a problem, delineate its boundaries, and articulate its logical relationships can AI truly provide effective assistance based on human ideas, helping students refine their visions and realize their value—rather than thinking for them.
In Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue’s view, mathematics and physics courses are not only science education, but also training in dialectical thinking and, more profoundly, a process of enhancing aesthetic ability. The value of classroom teaching lies not only in enabling students to master knowledge points but also in guiding them to gradually unfold the tendrils of their thinking, thereby achieving an elevation in aesthetic taste.
Through such a classroom, students can not only enhance their problem-solving abilities but also develop a deeper rational spirit, aesthetic awareness, and a desire to explore through their learning process. This is precisely the goal that Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue and the BiUH’s Fundamental Sciences Department continuously pursue in teaching: to make mathematics and physics courses the bedrock of student growth, and an important starting point for them to understand science, technology, and the world, and to realize their dreams.
After the competition, Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue was invited by the Organizing Committee for a special interview and supplementary filming.
This competition marked the BiUH’s first participation in the Hainan Provincial University Young Teachers Teaching Competition. BiUH attached great importance to it. The Academic Affairs Office meticulously organized the internal selection process, coordinated material preparation, pre-competition arrangements, and on-site logistical support, and arranged for dedicated staff to accompany the contestant throughout the process, providing strong support.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue’s award is not only a concentrated reflection of his personal teaching ability and classroom excellence, but also a vivid demonstration of the positive results achieved by the Fundamental Sciences Department in mathematics and physics curriculum development, work-integrated teaching exploration, and teacher professional growth.
Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (BiUH) has always placed great emphasis on enhancing teachers’ teaching capabilities, actively encouraging faculty to ground themselves in the classroom, delve deeply into teaching, and explore innovation. BiUH will continue to use high-level teaching competitions as a lever, giving full play to the exemplary and leading role of outstanding teachers, to drive more faculty members toward continuous breakthroughs in teaching philosophy, teaching methods, and curriculum development, thereby providing solid support for cultivating high-quality applied talents.
This award is both an honor and a new starting point. Ihe future, BiUH will continue to center on student growth, persistently advance teaching reform and curriculum development, and encourage teachers to deeply integrate disciplinary frontiers, industry needs, and artificial intelligence advancements with classroom teaching, thereby continuously improving the quality of talent cultivation.
Once again, congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZHANG Yue!
