Zhong Zhitao

I am a male born in January 2004, with a first-level hearing disability. I am of Han ethnicity and a member of the Communist Youth League. I hold a Master of Business Administration degree and a Specialized Vocational Ability Certificate for Sign Language Interpretation. I am currently a junior student at Changsha Vocational and Technical College. I am a representative of the Seventh Congress of the Disabled Persons' Federation of Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, and a judge for the Zera project of the International Foundation. During my college years, I have held positions such as the president of the school's Deaf Association, an officer of the school's Youth League Committee's Publicity Department, and the head of the office of the Special Education College's Student Union. I have planned and organized numerous school-level activities, which have been positively reported by media such as New Hunan more than ten times. I graduated from the Seventh Batch of the "Young Marxist Project" at Changsha Vocational and Technical College and have been awarded several honors at the school level, including "Outstanding Youth League Cadre", "Outstanding Youth League Member", and "Outstanding Volunteer". The student branch I belong to was also awarded the title of "May 4th Red Flag Youth League Branch" at the school level. Since my enrollment, my academic performance and comprehensive assessment have consistently ranked first in my grade. I have obtained two patents in a row and have received the National Encouragement Scholarship, the National Scholarship, and the 2024 Bank of Communications Scholarship for Disabled College Students for two consecutive years. As the team leader, I led the team to participate in vocational skills competitions and won one international award, four provincial first prizes, two second prizes, and two third prizes. As the project leader, I have conducted in-depth summer practices for two consecutive years and received the title of "Outstanding Practice Report" for the "Return to Hometown" program. I am passionate about public welfare and volunteer services, with a total of 1,007 hours of volunteer service. I have received more than thirty awards and honors at the national, provincial, school, and college levels.