ISTA Secretariat coordinated fifteen (15) member universities (including Dalian University of Technology, Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Northeastern University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Peking University, Southeast University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,  Tongji University, Tsinghua University, University of Science and Technology of China and Zhejiang University) to jointly participate in the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions which was held in Geneva between 10 and 14 April of 2019.

65 invention projects were showcased along with more than 1,000 other entries from 42 countries. All the invention projects from ISTA were highly praised by the judging panels and garnered a total of 88 awards, including 6 Grand Awards, 10 Gold Medals with the Congratulations of Jury, 30 Gold Medals, 16 Silver Medals, 8 Bronze Medals, and 18 Special Merit Awards. The ISTA exhibits had also attracted massive media coverage and attention from international experts and participants.

ISTA member universities had achieved outstanding results in the exhibition for eleven years in a row, a solid proof on their research capabilities, which are internationally acclaimed.