Research on the In-depth Integration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education and Professional Education in Universities under the Background of "Internet+"

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202615308

Author(s)

Hongwei Qi, Haiyan Bai*

Affiliation(s)

Baotou Teacher’college, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Driven by the “Internet+” educational transformation, deeply integrating innovation and entrepreneurship education with professional education has become a strategic imperative for universities to cultivate interdisciplinary and competent innovative talent. However, current integration efforts remain largely perfunctory, characterized by disjointed curricula, rigid teaching models, insufficient digital affordances, and underdeveloped faculty capacity. Drawing on university teaching practices, this study identifies the critical barriers to deep integration and proposes actionable pathways across five key areas: curriculum restructuring, teaching model innovation, faculty development, practical platform construction, and evaluation mechanism refinement. These pathways leverage internet technologies, digital platforms, and blended online-offline teaching methods to achieve meaningful integration under the “Internet+” framework.

Keywords

Internet+; Higher Education; Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education; Professional Education; Deep Integration; Talent Development

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