From October 12 to 15, the final of China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (CICSIC) 2024 was held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). Four projects of Lanzhou University (LZU) were selected to participate in the final round. The projects “Solving the Problems of N-Methylation: Research and Application of New Modified Zr(OH)4 Catalyst” and “Grassland Restoration: Beautician of Plateau Ecosystem” won gold awards in the Higher Education Main Track and the “Youth Red Dream Journey” Track respectively. This is the first time for LZU to win gold awards of the two tracks at CICSIC, and LZU is the only university in Gansu Province who has won gold awards in the competition. There were also two projects won silver awards.