露天开采量占固体矿床开采总量的80％以上，具有生产规模大、投资多、投资风险大的特点。随着露天矿开发的不断深入，其正朝着生产规模大型化、设备大型高效化、控制自动化、工艺连续化、联合开拓方式的方向发展。由于高校相关专业人才培养仍然沿袭传统教学模式，已难以适应露天采矿技术快速发展的需求。文章在分析国内外露天采矿技术发展方向的基础上，根据中国露天采矿行业的自身特点，提出在高校相关专业露天开采课程教学中紧密结合露天采矿业发展的最新动向，调整露天开采课程设置，增加实践环节比例，不断加强露天开采课程的教学创新，从而探索出露天开采专业人才培养的一种新模式。

Surface mining, its gross is more than 80% as that of solid mineral deposit already exploited at present, has some characters such as large capability, vast investment, high economical venture. With development of surface mining technology, it is prone to be huge and efficient equipment, automatic control system, continuous technique, combined development system. As for this rapid development, however, traditional education model adopted by domestic university can not meet the growing increasing demand. Based on the present situation of surface mining technology in the world, a new pattern of training professional talent was brought out. That is to say, in order to enhance the educational efficiency, and keep up with the latest international technology development of surface mining, we will have to adjust the present curriculum setting and increase the ratio of practice.