In 2025, the 13th Future Designers National Digital Design Art Competition (NCDA) Award Ceremony was held in Chengdu. As one of the important events in the "Ranking of Discipline Competitions in National General Higher Education Institutions", a total of 1,893 universities participated in this competition. More than 290,000 works were collected, and 29 provincial competition areas were set up. The participation rate of universities in the "985 Project" and first - class universities reached 95.2%, and 100% of universities with a design - related discipline evaluation of C or above participated. The participating works went through layers of selection, including school - level competitions, qualification competitions, provincial preliminary competitions, provincial finals, and the national finals. Finally, provincial and national award - winning works were selected.

Students from Shenzhen University (SZU) stood out in the fierce competition with their outstanding creativity and solid professional skills, winning 173 awards, reaching a new high in history! Among them, there were 19 national - level awards, including 5 first - prizes, 11 second - prizes, and 3 third - prizes. There were 154 provincial - level awards. At the same time, SZU won the National Outstanding Organization Award and the Provincial Excellent Organization Award, fully demonstrating the comprehensive strength of the design discipline and the effectiveness of talent cultivation in our university.