"Thousand Models" AI Developer Series - Student Competition
Smart Macau · AI for a Better Life
Register NowBackground & Vision
The AI era has arrived — are you ready? The “Qwen Thousand Models Forge” Student Competition is jointly organized by the University of Macau, Alibaba Cloud, and BoardWare Intelligence Technology Limited, providing technology and scenario resources to turn your creativity into real solutions. Whether you’re a tech beginner or an experienced developer, this is your arena — build practical skills, accumulate portfolio works, connect with industry, and become a navigator of the new AI generation.
AI for All to Learn
Through hands-on participation and experience, enabling students to keep pace with AI development
AI for All to Understand
Comprehensively enhancing AI literacy and practical capabilities of Macau's teachers and students
AI for All to Apply
Deepening industry-education integration, building an innovation ecosystem, and nurturing top talent
Qwen Thousand Models Forge, Innovating the Future — UM Youth, Navigate the AI Era!
Competition Theme
Rooted in Macau's strategic positioning as "One Centre, One Platform, One Base," focusing on key sectors and leveraging AI technology to empower industrial transformation and inject strong technological momentum into Macau.
Application Tracks
Macau Tourism & Culture
Smart Tourism · Quality Upgrade
- AI Smart Guide & Real-time Multilingual Translation
- Personalized Travel Itinerary Recommendation System
- Tourist Flow Prediction & Visitor Experience Optimization
Old District Revitalization
Community Revival · Renewed Vitality
- Digital Preservation & AR Restoration of Historic Buildings
- Smart Business Management for Community Shops
- Interactive Storytelling & Dissemination of Cultural Heritage
Elderly-Friendly Services
Technology for Good · Warm Companionship
- Senior Health Monitoring & AI Companion Assistant
- Smart Medication Reminders & Remote Consultation Support
- Accessible Information & Community Mutual Aid Network
Barcosense AI Glasses: See Beyond · Sense Within
Barcosense AI Glasses, developed by Barcosense, is a next-generation smart glasses terminal integrating Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) and AI large model technologies. It supports AI object recognition Q&A, EEG attention monitoring, voice interaction, and first-person recording.
Participating teams can design innovative application solutions around this device, combining it with the three theme directions (tourism, old district revitalization, elderly services). Teams interested in this track may apply to receive development glasses, then submit their projects after completing development.
※ The application scenarios listed above are illustrative examples intended to inspire creative thinking. Participating teams are free to explore any AI application direction related to Macao's social development and are not limited to the scenarios described above.
QwenPaw Challenge
Participating teams build AI Agents or AI application scenarios with practical value based on Alibaba Cloud's Qwen large language model and the QwenPaw AI Agent framework, focusing on the three major themes.
Creative Excellence
Unique and eye-catching ideas and concepts with complete implementation
Application Value
Practical utility or potential for rapid adoption, solving real-world problems
Technical Exploration
Applications built on the Qwen large model with technically challenging implementations
Open Format
Any medium you can imagine can become your project
Web App
Web applications, Dashboards, Browser extensions
Mobile App
iOS/Android Apps, Mini Programs, PWA
IM Chatbot
WeChat/WhatsApp/Telegram Bot
IoT Hardware
Sensors, Smart Home, Wearable devices
Robotics
Physical robots, Drones, Automation prototypes
Multimedia
AR/VR experiences, Interactive installations, AI creation
Key Milestones
Open to all UM undergraduate and postgraduate students
Learn about competition details
and participation process
Preliminary evaluation and screening
Supplementary training activities & online courses
One-on-one mentor guidance
Award ceremony held at the University of Macau
Awards
+ MOP 1,000 Gift Pack
All participating students will receive a practice experience certificate, and award-winning teachers and students will receive University of Macau award certificates. Additional awards include Outstanding Supervisor Award (5) and Outstanding Team Award (3).
Advance to Finals for Lucky Draw
All teams that successfully advance to the finals can participate in the on-site lucky draw, with exciting prizes to add surprises to your finals journey!
Valued at MOP 8,999
Judging Criteria
Whether the scenario task is truly completed, and whether the results are accurate and verifiable.
Whether it demonstrates planning, tool invocation, multi-step execution, and failure recovery capabilities.
Whether it has clear scenario value, differentiated design, and practical application potential.
Whether it clearly explains the design approach, implementation process, and application results; if applicable, includes notes on AI ethics or high-risk applications.
Whether the work can be clearly demonstrated, and questions from judges can be answered with explanation of solution limitations.
Organization
Organizers
UM Residential Colleges
UM Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UMTEC Limited
Co-organizers
Alibaba Cloud (Macau) Limited
BoardWare Intelligence Technology Limited
Technical Support
USD 50 Bailian Platform voucher per team
Competition management system
Local technical support & training services
Mentorship
Alibaba Cloud / BoardWare Technical Experts
Joint guidance & one-on-one support
