Taking Zhanjiang College of Science and Technology as an example, this paper makes research on the enhancement of innovation and entrepreneurship consciousness and the ability of the participating students after the competition to the students who have participated in the China International "Internet +" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (hereinafter referred to as the "Internet +" Competition) in the past years or who are currently participating in the competition this year [1]. The results show that the ability to obtain and deploy resources, the ability to prevent risks, and the ability to implement actions have a great impact on the self-perception of students' innovation and entrepreneurship awareness and ability after participating in the "Internet +" Competition. Meanwhile, relevant suggestions are put forward in the hope of improving the innovation and entrepreneurship ability of university students and promoting the construction of applied innovation and Entrepreneurship University in our university.

Rongxin Liang, Jiayu Liang, Jiayan Xu, Yuqi Yuan, Yanhong Wu. Exploring the Cultivation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Consciousness and Ability of College Students in Private Universities under the Background of "Internet+" Competition. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 19: 176-183. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2023.051927.

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