Author(s)

Yan Shen, Danqing Wang

Corresponding Author

Yan Shen

Abstract

General Knowledge Competitions, as an innovative form of academic competition, have gradually became wide-spread in the higher education fields in recent years. It aims at cultivating students' comprehensive abilities, stimulating their interests in learning and enhancing teamwork through interdisciplinary knowledge contests. This paper starts from the background, value, practices and challenges of general education competitions in universities, discusses its important role in higher education, then takes Wuhan University “Sailing in the Knowledge Sea of Luojia” General Education Contest as an example to put forward corresponding suggestions for improvement and provide references for the development of general education in universities.

Keywords

General Education, contest, University Library