Abstract
Continuously improving the training quality of college students to better meet local development needs for high-quality talent is an important goal for universities. The traditional classroom teaching model is teacher-centered, which limits students' opportunities for active participation. In the context of new business education, the model of cultivating business talent through academic competitions has been widely adopted. This model focuses on enhancing students' practical and innovative abilities, aiming to improve their overall competencies and significantly boost their employment competitiveness. This paper explores the importance of academic competitions in cultivating business talents, the existing challenges in business talent cultivation, and pathways of cultivating business talents based on academic competition, and discusses how to enhance the quality of business talent training, improve students' professional knowledge, stimulate innovative thinking, and strengthen teamwork, lifelong learning, and self-management skills. The goal of this paper is to contribute significantly to achieving the strategic objective of cultivating innovative talent in universities and enhancing long-term educational effectiveness.