Announcement on the "Youth Chapter · A Promising Xinjiang" Youth Integrated-Media Works Collection and Exhibition Activity

I. Activity Objectives

Focusing on the themes of Xinjiang's development in the new era, school education, fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, and the dedication and responsibility of youth, and closely aligned with the core of ideological and political education, this activity calls for outstanding integrated-media works from the broad youth community and in-school teachers and students. From a youth perspective and adapted to lightweight online communication, it showcases the vibrant, lively and concrete image of Xinjiang's young people in the new era, encouraging young people to see role models around them, appreciate the value of striving, receive ideological and political edification, and achieve self-growth through the process of creation, benchmarking and learning.

II. Activity Period

October 2026 – December 2026

III. Organizational Structure

Organizers: The Cyberspace Administration of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, the Department of Education of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and the Communist Youth League of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee.

Media support: China Youth Network.

IV. Collection Themes

(1) Youth Achieving Excellence · Practical Endeavor

Targeting young league members, Western China volunteer program participants, graduate student teaching-corps members, young people engaged in hometown social practice, youth in emerging fields, and young backbone talents in rural revitalization, this theme collects their practical scenes and stories of devoting themselves to Xinjiang's development and grassroots development, showcasing the youthful strength of young people from all walks of life who stand firm in their posts, serve society, and strive diligently. Works are mainly short videos, covering grassroots achievement documentaries, volunteer-service vlogs, role-model story shorts, etc.

(2) Ideological Empowerment · New Discourse on Theory

Targeting in-school teachers, ideological and political educators, and youth student lecture teams in Xinjiang's universities, this theme collects works that reflect the innovative practice of university ideological and political education, the results of explorations into education models, and the outcomes of translating theoretical study into practice, showcasing exemplary cases, innovative approaches and practical results of Xinjiang's university ideological and political work. Works are mainly short videos and illustrated articles, covering ideological micro-courses, clips of classroom-based ideological education, documentaries of innovative ideological cases, short youth theoretical-explanation videos, campus micro-lectures, etc.

(3) Campus Education · Students' Chapter

Closely following the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education in the new era, and centering on classroom ideological education, daily moral edification, students' growth and success, and a new campus civility, this theme targets in-school youth teachers and students in Xinjiang's universities, collecting stories that reflect the effectiveness of campus education, the spirit of teachers and students, and the transformation and growth of youth, presenting the vivid practice of Xinjiang's campuses in strengthening roots, nurturing hearts and educating people in the new era. Works are mainly short videos and illustrated articles, covering ideological micro-course videos, campus moral-education documentaries, students' growth stories, etc.

V. Work Requirements

(1) Clear Theme with Correct Orientation

All works must adhere to the correct political direction, public-opinion guidance and value orientation, promote the main melody and spread positive energy, and fully demonstrate the spiritual outlook of young people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang in the new era—loving the Party and the country, taking root in the border regions, and taking on responsibilities and dedicating themselves. Works that are vulgar, homogenized, or lacking substantive content are strictly prohibited.

(2) Grounded in Reality with Innovative Features

Participants should base their work on their own work, study and life practice, integrate the youth discourse system and Xinjiang's local characteristics, actively explore innovative creative perspectives, narrative expressions and presentation vehicles, and highlight youthful, localized and online innovative traits. Empty preaching and clichéd content detached from reality are strictly prohibited.

(3) Standardized Creation Suited to Presentation Forms

Submitted works must strictly fit the presentation form of the corresponding track. Short videos should have clear pictures, smooth audio, complete editing and coherent narrative; ideological-case texts should be logically rigorous, clearly structured, complete in elements and truthful in data; quality micro-courses should use plain, accessible language, with well-produced courseware and precise, standard content.

(4) Original and Compliant, Strictly Protecting IP

The participant owns the complete copyright and guarantees that the submitted work does not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of any third party, including copyright, portrait rights, reputation rights, privacy rights, trademarks or patents. The participant shall bear liability and compensate for any dispute arising from the work. The organizers have the right to use the entries for public-interest display, publicity, promotion and broadcast, while the participant retains the right of attribution.

VI. Submission Methods and Related Rules

(1) Submission Address

The only official submission channel for this collection is the special activity webpage of China Youth Network. Individual and institutional participants must log in to the official China Youth Network special page and complete account verification, information filling, material upload and submission following the page guidance. Email submission, offline reporting, third-party platform submission and other methods are not accepted. All entries are uniformly collected, reviewed, categorized and evaluated on the special webpage backend, with the best displayed.

(2) Submission Materials

The participant must submit the corresponding track's entry and supporting materials in full; none may be missing. All submitted materials must be complete, truthful and valid in version. Supporting materials may include on-site activity photos, implementation data proofs, communication-effect screenshots, education-result certificates and other relevant materials, fully supporting the authenticity of the work's results. Subject to meeting the requirements, the same work may be submitted to multiple directions at the participant's discretion.

(3) Format Requirements

Short-video works must be in MP4 format, with clear pictures, smooth audio, no watermark, no redundant intro/outro, and file size meeting the system submission requirements, with a duration within 5 minutes; illustrated-text works must be in Word document format, with neat layout, standard fonts and clear paragraphs; micro-course videos must be in MP4 format, within 10 minutes, with accompanying courseware in PPT format, stable footage, clear explanation and rigorous content. The naming of submitted works follows the collection system page.

(4) Definition of Invalid Submissions

Any of the following shall be deemed an invalid submission and excluded from the collection and review, with no separate notice for supplementary submission or correction: works with deviated orientation, themes inconsistent with the call, or detached from collection requirements; failure to complete submission within the prescribed time; missing submission materials, non-conforming formats, or non-standard naming that is not rectified as required; plagiarism, spin-off rewriting, or copyright theft; damaged submitted files that cannot be viewed or played normally and are not resubmitted overdue; duplicate submissions, malicious multiple submissions, or false material supporting evidence; and any infringement disputes, privacy issues or other situations not complying with the collection rules.

VII. Review Criteria

(1) Review Criteria for "Youth Achieving Excellence · Practical Endeavor" Works

The review comprehensively considers the work's ideological connotation and value orientation, requiring real scenes, truthful content and no staged performances, while possessing novel creative perspectives and youthful narrative techniques, with good visual and audio editing quality, able to truthfully record the youthful demeanor of young people of all ethnic groups taking root in the border regions and working hard and dedicating themselves, and possessing good social communication effect and exemplary leading role.

(2) Review Criteria for "Ideological Empowerment · New Discourse on Theory" Works

The review comprehensively considers the work's ideological conception, scholarly expression, instructional design, presentation quality and youth-communication fit, requiring rigorous and accurate theoretical explanation, clear and feasible teaching-translation path, and expression free from rigid preaching, making good use of online and youth-oriented narrative means, able to reflect the practical value of university ideological education reform exploration, and possessing a replicable and promotable exemplary effect.

(3) Review Criteria for "Campus Education · Students' Chapter" Works

The review comprehensively considers the work's value orientation, narrative creativity and new-media presentation level. The work should be based on the youth stance, avoid adult preaching and formulaic narrative, be good at excavating educational connotations from daily campus details, and achieve the educational effect of fostering virtue through education and nourishing people silently with plain and fresh narrative and natural, sincere emotion, possessing strong empathy and positive guidance value.

VIII. Activity Arrangement

The collection consists of two phases: phased selection and year-end final review. At the launch ceremony of the "Writing the Youth Chapter on the Great Land of the Motherland" major ideological-and-political online themed publicity (Xinjiang chapter) to be held in early November, the first round of outstanding works list will be announced and award certificates issued; the final closing review will be carried out at the end of the year.