Representatives and participants from Polish universities learn Chinese calligraphy and make shadow puppets at workshops run by Beijing University of Technology.[Photo by Xing Wen/China Daily]

The consortium aims to facilitate cooperation in higher education between the two countries and create a bond by organizing various activities, such as the exhibition.

This time, the competition attracted participants from 31 universities and institutes in China, Poland, Ukraine, South Korea and Estonia with nearly 900 entries covering logo design, crafts, painting, photography, costume design and digital media.

Entries were required to show either the history, culture, art or technology of China or of the participants' countries.

Chen Lizhong, a postgraduate student from BJUT's school of art and design, prepared for the competition for many months. He was not only a contestant but also among the designers of the brochure, the main illustration and the cloth bags used in the event.