The industry 4.0 event is also spotlighted at the competition. Last year at the WorldSkills Lyon 2024, Chinese participants Lu Junwei and Xie Huiyuan winning in this category, earned the prestigious Albert Vidal Award, recognizing competitors with the highest overall points across all skill competitions.

"The industry 4.0 skill contest has seen extensive participation, with competitor coming from universities, colleges and schools on various levels across the nation," said Yuan Hairong, chief expert of Team China in the event at the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 and head of the technical department at Siemens Factory Automation Engineering Ltd.