CTB Global Youth Research and Innovation Conference Introduction

Launched in 2012 by scholars from Harvard Business School and Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, the CTB engages 10,000 high school students from over 500 schools annually. Focused on project-based learning (PBL) and interdisciplinary academic research, students present impactful innovative projects at world-class academic innovation conferences. Outstanding papers are featured in the CTB Conference Proceedings and Harvard YSA Academic Journal, with research outputs highly esteemed by universities globally.

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CTB Competition Topics

Applied Mathematics

Main research areas: Applied mathematics involves applying mathematics to problems in different fields, such as science, engineering or other different fields. We emphasize both mathematics, the challenge of developing new methods to solve new problems, and real-world emphasis. These problems arise from a variety of applications such as physical and biological sciences, engineering, and social sciences. Their solution requires knowledge of various branches of mathematics, such as analysis, differential equations and stochastics, as well as analytical and numerical methods.

Architecture and Urban Research

Main research directions: architecture, urban planning, landscape planning and design (landscape design)

Arts

Main research directions: art psychology, art economics, art anthropology

Communication and Media

Main research directions:  Mass Communication & Media Studies、Digital Communications and Media/Multimedia、Public Relations

Computer Science

Main research directions: Computing theory and algorithms, metaverse field, computer media and art, programming language and compilation, database and information, software engineering, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, computer graphics and visualization, computer security, interdisciplinary computing research

Cross-cultural Research

Main research directions: Psychology and cross-cultural research, management and cross-cultural research, communication and cross-cultural research, comparative literature and cross-cultural research

Astronomy Geography

Main research directions: physical geography, human geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing

Economics

Main research directions:
Theoretical economics: microeconomics, macroeconomics, world economics, development economics, environmental economics and political economics
Secondary discipline branches of applied economics: behavioral economics, finance, industrial economics, public economics

Education

Main research directions: Educational history, English teaching, applied linguistics, educational management and leadership, curriculum research, learning and teaching, special education, human development and psychology, educational psychology, educational technology

Environmental Sciences

Main research directions:
Scientific perspective: understanding of environmental issues, environmental toxicology, atmospheric environment, water environment, soil environment
Engineering perspective: water supply and drainage projects, solid waste treatment,
Public governance perspective:
Population, resource and environmental economics, environmental planning, climate change, biodiversity and international politics

Life Sciences

Main research directions: zoology, botany, microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry

Linguistics

Main research directions: linguistic theory, historical linguistics, linguistic trajectory of the struggle between thinking and behavior

Literature

Main research directions: Chinese language and literature, foreign languages and literature, comparative literature, literature and art, literary translation, linguistics and applied linguistics

Medicine Science

Main research directions: research on new mechanisms of common pathologies such as development, inflammation, metabolism, microecology, and microenvironment, and precise research on gene polymorphisms, epigenetics, and diseases

Physics and Chemical

Main research directions: Newtonian mechanics and analytical mechanics, electromagnetism and electrodynamics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry

Psychology

Main research directions: Brain Science and Cognitive Psychology, Brain Science and Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Main research directions: Environmental health Epidemiology Public policy Public health education

Public Health

Main research directions: Environmental health Epidemiology Public policy Public health education

Sociology and Anthropology

Main research direction: Sociology studies a variety of social phenomena and human activities in these social phenomena. As a disciplinary concept, there are two ways to understand it. One can be regarded as "general sociology", also known as "general sociology", which studies the basic characteristics and main content of society. The other is that in the development process of sociology itself, numerous branches have gradually formed, that is, "specialized sociology" focusing on a certain specialized field. "Specialized sociology" for a certain specialized field has different names depending on the specific research field, such as family sociology that studies families, cultural sociology, community sociology, industrial sociology, etc., to name a few. .

Physical Education and Sports

Main research directions: Sports training major, National traditional sports major, Sports human science major, Social sports guidance and management major

Technology and Engineering

Main research directions: Materials Science and Engineering, Light Industry Technology and Engineering, Control Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Science and Technology, Information and Communication Engineering

CTB Participation Requirements

1.Participants must be high school students in grades 9 through 12. There are no age or nationality restrictions. All participants must have parent/guardian permission to participate.
2.CTB is a bilingual competition with both Chinese and English tracks. Chinese proficiency is NOT a requirement for participation forinternational teams.
3.Modules and assignment requirements will be available in both languages and all deliverables can be submitted in either English or Chinese.
4.CTB is a team challenge and all participants must compete as part of a team. Teams can range from 1-10 members. The registration fee is 215 USD (1,490 RMB) per person and includes academic tutoring resources, copyright fees, website and online tutoring tools provided before the CTB National Conference, as well as the review, feedback, and guidance on participants' process-oriented academic research results by expert scholars.

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Why Join CTB

Awards Academic Recognition Unique ExperiencesSkill Development

1.Certificates from CTB National and Global Conferences
2.Selected papers featured in CTB Conference Proceedings
3.National & International Honors recognized by Universities Worldwide

1.The outstanding authors in the CTB Conference Proceedings will receive joint
2.recommendation letters from the review panel and organizing committee
3.All outstanding academic achievements are included in the annual CTB digital library

1.Compelling personal stories born out of meaningful innovative research projects
2.Valuable experience of presenting at the CTB Global Conference at Harvard

Cultivation of skills aligned with those taught at world-renowned institutions

CTB Participation process

2023.9.1-2023.11.30

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Online PBL learning guidance research practice

2024.1.2-2024.1.31

Paper submission

Deadline forfree submissions is 23.11.30

2024.3.15-2024.3.17

National forum

Includes CTB electronic Library excellent projects were selected into CTB Chinese Proceedings

2024.4.15-2024.4.21

Harvard Global English Forum

CTB Electronic Library (English) outstanding projects include Harvard SYSA-CTB Special English papers

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