Research on the Path of Interdisciplinary Talent Cultivation in Chinese Research Universities under the Background of New Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202515340

Author(s)

Nian Yu1, Tianyang Li2, Zhiwei Liao2, Jinglei Wang3,*

Affiliation(s)

1School of Electrical engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China 2School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China 3 Business College, Southwest University, Chongqing, China * Corresponding Author

Abstract

With the deepening of China's new engineering construction, the interdisciplinary talent cultivation of research universities in China is facing enormous challenges and opportunities. To meet the needs of the current global new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, it has become a trend that accelerating the transformation of talent cultivation in new engineering education towards interdisciplinary talent cultivation. This study proposes that new engineering education has the attributes of interdisciplinary knowledge integration, complex system methodology, and agile responsiveness, and forms a "double helix" coupling relationship with interdisciplinary talent cultivation. To solve the problems of organizational barriers, technical bottlenecks in interdisciplinary courses, and one size fits all teacher evaluation in the cultivation of interdisciplinary talents in research-oriented universities, this article proposes measures such as restructuring the disciplinary organizational system, innovating the teaching curriculum system, building interdisciplinary teaching staff, promoting the collaborative education model between industry, academia, and research, and improving the quality evaluation system for talent cultivation.

Keywords

New Engineering; Research Universities; Interdisciplinary Talents; Interdisciplinary Intersection

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