Abstract: It has become an important part in the development of higher education in China to cultivate high-level talents and to develop strategies that boost the construction of world-class universities and first-class disciplines. In recent years, the training of globally competitive talents in architecture has made marked progress. From the viewpoint of architectural frontiers, however, there are still some issues remain unsolved, including narrow knowledge structure, insufficient innovation, lack of connection with the development needs of the industry and the country, and deficiency in the positive interaction between international and domestic education. The Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of Chongqing University focuses on the construction of national first-class majors, and adheres to the concept of "foster virtue through education”, with the goal of "high-level, high-standard, and go-global”, and the guideline of improving students’ capability in innovation, practice and scientific research in global context in the lead. The Faculty has built and implemented the talent cultivation mechanism, namely "VITAL" as the core concept. In the course of practice of the mechanism, long-term and stable cooperative relations with overseas world-class architectural institutes have been established from 5 aspects, comprehensively expanding the students’ knowledge and vision. We have cultivated a bunch of professionals with a broad global vision and a capability for innovation and critical thinking in the field of architecture disciplines.