China had established the goal of being the innovative county in 2020. Improving the independent innovation ability of colleges and universities and cultivating innovative talents is the human resource base to achieve an innovative country. One focus of the reform of civil engineering education at home and abroad is how to train innovative talents of civil engineering. We discussed the idea of civil engineering education reform from aspects of emphasizing on integrated innovation capability, coordinating development with social environment, being more concerned about the practice, and strengthening students’ practice ability.