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The Practical Dilemmas and Optimization Strategies of the Cultivation of Outstanding Engineers in Local Application-Oriented Undergraduate Universities

Author(s)

Ping Li1,*, Wei Li1, Jinfeng Wang2, Yiqiao Li3, Aijuan Yan1

Affiliation(s)

1The Institute of Higher Education, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning, China 2School of Marxism, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning, China 3Zhan Tianyou College (CRRC College), Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Against the dual backdrop of the transition to intelligent civilization and the intensification of great-power competition, national strategies are urgently calling for the independent cultivation of outstanding engineers. As the core carriers supporting regional economic development and the supply of engineering and technical talents, local application-oriented universities play a vital role in responding to national strategies, leading the regional innovation ecosystem, and advancing their own connotative development. Based on regional innovation theory, field theory, and symbiosis theory, this study adopts a vertical-horizontal integration approach of interdisciplinary, interprofessional, interfield, and interdepartmental collaboration, combined with literature research, in-depth interviews, case analysis, and systematic analysis methods to conduct an iterative study on the new training mode of outstanding engineers in local application-oriented universities. It systematically proposes the educational philosophy, target literacy, educational mode, and reform paths of the industry-education integration mechanism for cultivating outstanding engineers. To adapt to the development of new productive forces and the construction of new-type industrialization, it is imperative to systematically promote the quality improvement and optimization of core elements in cultivating outstanding engineers, including faculty teams, curriculum systems, textbook development, and practical platforms.

Keywords

Local Application-Oriented Undergraduate Universities; Outstanding Engineers; Practical Dilemmas; Optimization Strategies

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