Abstract:To comprehensively improve the quality of independent talent cultivation and focus on cultivating top-notch innovative talents is an important task for the development of education in the new era. Higher education is an important institution for cultivating high-level talents. Improving the quality of independent cultivation of high-level talents comprehensively is an urgent requirement for achieving high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement. It is an inevitable logic for running universities with Chinese characteristics and building world-class universities rooted in China. After years of development， China’s higher education has entered a new stage of development， creating an era with a super large scale of training， advancing towards a stage of high-quality development， and also experiencing a period of double first-class construction. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and General Secretary Xi Jinping have put forward a series of requirements for the development of high-level research-oriented universities and pointed out the direction for progress. A high-level research-oriented university is a top university responsible for the independent cultivation of high-level talents. It is the closest and high-quality combination of education， technology， and talent. In the future， higher education will move towards an era led by high-level research-oriented universities. Faced with the requirements of high-quality economic and social development in the new era and the construction of Chinese path to modernization， high-level research-oriented universities should enhance their historical self-confidence and historical consciousness to comprehensively improve the quality of independent training of high-level talents， grasp the characteristics of the development stage of higher education， actively respond to the challenges of a new round of scientific and technological revolution， enhance the awareness of actively responding to changes， and focus on promoting the all-round development of people. It is to promote the systematic reform of talent cultivation model and comprehensively improve the quality of independent training of high-level talents.

Abstract:In the context of global digitization, countries are taking digital education transformation as an important approach. Under the blueprint of creating a digital China, various fields are actively promoting digital development, and education is an important part of it. Artificial intelligence is the main force driving the deepening of education digitization, and the deep integration of artificial intelligence and education in various ways, degrees, and aspects is promoted throughout China. To improve the overall level of deep integration of artificial intelligence and education, China and its various regions have successively introduced policies and systems. However, there is still a significant gap between the current development of the western region and the national strategy of digital education. This study focuses on the deep integration of artificial intelligence and education in 12 western regions, including Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, etc., at the end of the 13th Five Year Plan period and since the 14th Five Year Plan period. After quantitative and qualitative analysis, it is found that there is an imbalance between single policy supply and multiple application demands in the deep integration of artificial intelligence and education in western region, there is also a certain gap between the guidance of policy implementation and the compatibility of practical applications. Based on this, it is necessary to generate a guiding pattern of comprehensive structural and systematic policies, value scale accompanying policies, and practical operational linkage policies in parallel.

Abstract:This article uses CiteSpace to conduct a cluster analysis of nearly 8 years’ documents from the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education in the ISI Web of Science. The study finds that the international research of sustainability in university include four hot topics: the case study of sustainable development of universities, cultivation of environmental literacy of university students, implementation and evaluation methods of sustainable development in engineering education, conceptualization of sustainability ability and teaching strategies. The evolution of international sustainable higher education research can be divided into three stages: before 2010, the research focus is university students’ environmental literacy and environmental education; from 2010 to 2013, the focus is on the potential of the university itself as a sustainable development innovator; since 2013, more attention has paid to the acquisition of students’ sustainable development ability, the external practice learning and community collaboration get widespread attention as an important teaching strategy. In the hot topics, the advanced research includes the cultivation of sustainable development ability of university students and the curriculum design for sustainable literacy.

Abstract:China formally joined the Washington Accord, which symbolized that engineering education accreditation system of China has been recognized by the international engineering community, achieved international substantive equivalence, and entered a new stage of development. The complexity of higher engineering education quality determines that the quality governance of higher engineering education must have rich theoretical and practical connotations. After joining the Washington Accord, China has the strengths of system, law and institution, and weaknesses of insufficient innate governance capacity, low level of internationalization and low degree of scientization; ushers in a new era and new vision for the development of higher engineering education, and faces the challenges of integrating international rules and regulations and periodic qualification inspection, in carrying out the quality governance of higher engineering education. It is imperative for China to systematically define and establish governance objectives, subjects, objects and approaches, explore the quality governance model of higher engineering education with Chinese characteristics, so as to lay the foundation for deep participation in the governance of global higher engineering education.

Abstract:In view of the needs of engineering education certification for building environment and energy engineering in the new era, the top-level design of the course syllabus is carried out on the basis of understanding the engineering education certification system and the course of fundamentals and equipment of heat-mass transfer is taken as an example. The course syllabus design method and writing idea are expounded in detail from the aspects of course information and objectives introduction, corresponding relationship between course objectives and graduation requirements and their index points, course main content and allocation of class hours, course teaching methods, course assessment and evaluation methods, and course recommendation materials. The application verification of engineering education certification in building environment and energy engineering in Lanzhou Jiaotong University in 2021 shows that the course syllabus design method meets the requirements of engineering education certification, and the course teaching method and course evaluation are reasonable, which is conducive to the evaluation of achievement of course objectives. This study can provide reference for the revision of course syllabus of other majors for engineering education certification.

Abstract:This paper constructs a model of college innovation and entrepreneurship education satisfaction based on data of college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship education satisfaction questionnaire. The results show that: student satisfaction is positively correlated with cultural system, education system and practice system; student behavioral intention has a positive correlation with cultural system and education system; student satisfaction has a significant positive influence on behavioral intention.

Abstract:From the view of integrated education of innovation and entrepreneurship and professional ability, based on the formation mechanism of virtual teaching research section, this paper analyzes the learning community and dynamic growth model of teachers under virtual teaching research section, to provide a theoretical basis for defining the function of teaching research section in this study. Based on the current situation of engineering education and professional certification, a virtual teaching research section is constructed under the integration of civil engineering professional education and innovation and entrepreneurship education, and the implementation effects of its organizational frame, function, talent cultivation, and teacher development are analyzed.

Abstract:To resolve the problems of the lack of systematicness and standardization of teaching content, the great dependence on off campus practice resources, and the low learning initiative of students in the production practice of building environment and energy application engineering specialty, a project driven immersion teaching mode of production practice course is put forward. Based on the actual engineering situation as the carrier, the knowledge of construction management, intelligent operation and maintenance, etc., is systematically connected in series with all element knowledge points of the HVAC system. Students play the role of various types of work in the production process, deeply immerse in the teaching process, and become the main body of active practice and knowledge exploration. The implementation process, teaching content, process and diversified scores formation mechanism of the teaching mode can fully stimulate students’ interest in actively participating in the practice, to truly achieve the combination of theory and practice, exercise hands-on skills and strengthen theoretical knowledge, and also helps to cultivate the spirit of labor.

Abstract:Model making is an important way to cultivate practical ability of civil engineering professionals, and it is also a basic way of civil engineering practice teaching. It effectively promotes students to transform planar design thinking into three-dimensional design thinking. The teaching mode of the model making course adheres to the four-in-one teaching principle, which organically combines the four aspects of classroom teaching, team seminars, computer operation and model making. This paper analyzes the problems existing in the teaching mode of architectural model making courses and explores the countermeasures, aiming to make a beneficial attempt for the practical teaching of civil engineering and the cultivation of compound civil engineering talents.

Abstract:Territorial spatial planning is a planning system of multi planning integration of main function area planning, land use planning, urban and rural planning. The territorial spatial planning system, as a basic platform for the comprehensive integration of GIS theory and technology throughout the whole process, provides strong support for multiple links such as technical standards, basic research, planning preparation, and information platform construction. In the context of territorial spatial planning system construction in China, facing the old and new problems in the teaching of urban and rural planning GIS courses, strengthening the foundation is an effective way to leverage the supporting role of GIS courses in the territorial spatial planning system. The GIS course for urban and rural planning must further strengthen its fundamental supporting role in planning, and strengthen the teaching of GIS basic theories and methods. The teaching content, teaching methods and teaching organization need to innovate actively and keep pace with the times, seek the teaching emergency way that connects with the territorial spatial planning system of the new era, and constantly improve the students’ technical practical ability and innovative thinking ability, so as to cultivate practical and innovative talents who meet the needs of the territorial spatial planning system in the new era.

Abstract:Engineering education accreditation is an important way to follow international standards and get recognized. The accomplishment of course learning objectives plays an essential role to support the accomplishment of the speciality’s training objectives. Based on the organization and development of the field practice program of the course road survey and design of Southeast University, this paper establishes an evaluation system for the accomplishment evaluation of learning objectives by combining course assessment and survey from students who participated in the field practice of road survey design in the past several years. Results showed that field practice teaching could strongly support the accomplishment of learning objectives especially on the aspects of solving complex engineering problems, using modern tools, teamwork ability and personal communication skills. It also benefits students of creating a greater sense of professional recognition.

Abstract:“LARP 780: Topics Theory & Design Curious Landscapes” is a new online creative design course offered by the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Pennsylvania during the pandemic. This paper analyzes the teaching characteristics of the course through the introduction of its organization and content. In response to the problem that the basic education in China is dominated by logical thinking training while the development of perceptual thinking in landscape architecture education is seriously lacking, a number of implications of the course for domestic landscape teaching are proposed. Firstly, strengthen perceptual thinking cultivation in basic design courses. Secondly, set up teaching topics and contents around perceptual thinking training. Thirdly, value site-based experiential teaching tools. Finally, help students turn the results of their experiences into a source of creative design. It can provide reference for site experience teaching of landscape architecture in China.

Abstract:Civil engineering enrollment and education are towards the mode of broad-category, and thus it is urgent to build a batch of interdisciplinary and comprehensive professional courses to meet the need of broad-category education. Sponge city means a city works like a "sponge" that absorbs, stores, seeps, and soaks water when it rains, and "releases" and utilizes the stored water when needed. Sponge city involves water system, building system, road system, and underground space system. Its design and construction require the knowledges and techniques from civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, architecture, urban and rural planning, landscape architecture, and environmental science. Therefore, the courses on sponge city meet the educational objectives of broad-category, i.e., wide vision, solid foundation, strong practical ability, and diversification. However, the existing courses on sponge city have the problems of incomprehensive teaching content, low student participation, and insufficient ideological content. Since 2017, Tsinghua University has opened the course of introduction to sponge city for undergraduates majored in the broad-category of civil engineering. After five years of teaching practice and reform, a systematic curriculum system and teaching methodology have been formed for the introduction to sponge city with the characteristics of broad-category, in which the depth and breadth of the course content are well balanced. The teaching team is composed of professional faculties, industry experts, and staff from the renovation campus management center. The ideological contents are included in the different teaching process. The course of introduction to sponge city is suitable for the mode of broad-category.

Abstract:For the effectiveness of the ideological and political education in engineering practice sections, a method is proposed for conveying ideological and political elements based on the scenario-based teaching framework. The first, to achieve the training quality requirements of comprehensive practice as teaching objective, relying on the basic theoretical framework of situational cognition, we revealed the relationship between the quality requirements of engineering graduates and scenario-based learning elements. Secondly, based on the presented relationship, the approach combining the practical materialism education view with scenario-based teaching characteristics was composed. Finally, according to the two construction theories, i.e., conceptual change learning and cognitive flexibility in the scenario-based teaching model, the cases of ideological and political reform of practical teaching courses were studied. Also, the relevant measures and corresponding results were demonstrated.

Abstract:Integrating ideological and political elements into professional curriculum teaching is an inevitable trend and important direction of higher education curriculum reform. Taking civil engineering materials for the basic course of civil engineering as an example, according to the characteristics of the course, such as numerous and trivial knowledge points, strong engineering background, and multiple experimental links, through in-depth digging of ideological and political elements, a curriculum-based ideological and political education design method is proposed, mainly including the introduction of major country projects to stimulate students’ professional enthusiasm, practical engineering accidents to teach students engineering ethics, engineering cases as the teaching unit to cultivate students’ pragmatic style, the second classroom to cultivate students’ independent exploration ability. In addition, based on the actual situation of Southeast University, the practice path and evaluation method of curriculum-based ideological and political methods are introduced. The results show that this method can help stimulate students’ professional enthusiasm and patriotism, cultivate social responsibility, professional morality, engineering ethics and craftsman spirit, and implement the concept of full-staff education, full-process education, and all-round education, which can provide references for curriculum-based ideological and political construction of similar majors.

Abstract:In the teaching of professional courses, how to effectively solve the problems of fragmentation and hardness in curriculum-based ideological and political education is the fundamental to realize the infiltrating of curriculum-based ideological and political education. Integrating the ideological and political content with professional curriculum content allows students to learn their expertise and skills while gaining the right values. By analyzing the connotation of engineering professional curriculum-based ideological and political education and the guiding role of Bloom’s educational goal classification theory in the construction of curriculum-based ideological and political education content level, this paper explores the general way of teaching design and implementation of curriculum-based ideological and political education of engineering majors from the perspective of educational theory and classroom implementation, and puts forward the measures and methods of systematically constructing curriculum-based ideological and political education by analyzing the practice in urban design curriculum. Finally, it is proposed that professional teachers should strengthen curriculum-based ideological and political education from three levels: orientation, cognition and practice.

Abstract:Under the new situation of higher education reform and development such as emerging engineering education and curriculum-based ideological and political education, new requirements have been proposed for the training of future transportation talents. Subgrade and pavement engineering is one of the core courses for road and railway engineering discipline, which also undertakes the important task of exploring and practicing curriculum education. In the recent 3 years, it starts from the in-depth exploration of the various elements for curriculum-based ideological and political education (ideal and faith, political identification, national sentiment, cultural literacy, career ideal and morality). Materials with ideological and political characteristics from road infrastructure construction and maintenance are systematically collected and summarized. Then the curriculum syllabus is revised by interactive discussions among the faculty team, and finally, the teaching design is improved that merging ideological and political education elements into professional knowledge. Meanwhile, attention is paid to collect on-class questionnaire feedback reflecting the practical teaching effect from the student perspective, which aims to optimize and improve the ideological and political element arrangement and teaching quality of the course. The overall target of ideological and political element every week and case study every chapter is gradually achieved.

Abstract:Maintaining the channel well and plant your field well. It is an important content of ideological and political education in universities to enable various courses to go hand in hand with ideological and political theory courses and form a coordination effect. Engineering geology is one of the basic courses for undergraduate majors in civil, hydraulic, and ocean engineering. Based on the content and characteristics of this course, the necessity and urgency of integrating into curriculum-based ideological and political education is analyzed. The elements of ideological and political education are excavated and designed. Practical teaching has promoted the construction of the first-class undergraduate course engineering geology. The research can provide reference for curriculum-based ideological and political education of civil, hydraulic, and ocean engineering majors.

Abstract:The course on the history of urban construction and planning is oriented towards cultural consciousness and builds a framework of cognition-comprehension-reflection-self-reliance for curriculum-based ideological and political education. Combining the history of urban construction in ancient and modern times and the development of urban and rural planning ideas in two teaching sections, and tapping the elements of curriculum-based ideological and political education in terms of cultural self-confidence, road self-confidence, craftsmanship and family and country sentiment, it is to build a backbone-branching pathway for the integration of elements in curriculum-based ideological and political education. Applying diverse teaching methods to guide students to learn and inherit Chinese excellent urban planning traditions, comprehend the laws of world urban development and practise professionalism in the industry, it is to achieve the goal of curriculum-based ideological and political education for a same direction of knowledge transfer and people nurturing. It can provide reference for curriculum-based ideological and political education of relevant theory courses in urban and rural planning.

Abstract:Integrating ideological and political education into the whole process of professional education is the trend of teaching reform in colleges and universities. Asset evaluation is a course that tells the theory and practical knowledge of asset evaluation. It is a basic course for asset evaluation, accounting, finance and other business majors. Under the educational function and task requirements of professional courses, according to the characteristics and content of asset evaluation course, its ideological and political teaching objectives are explored. By comprehensively clarifying the ideological and political teaching system of this course, the ideological and political elements related to the knowledge of asset evaluation course are mined. Through teaching designs such as talking about life, discussing hot events, reading literature, analysising cases, conducting practical training, the ideological and political elements are organically embedded in the professional knowledge of the course by adopting online and offline teaching methods. Meanwhile, organizational measures such as strengthening professional teachers’ consciousness and ability of ideological and political responsibility, and forming a community of ideological and political construction of the course, are adopted, which are beneficial to stimulate and cultivate students’ professional standard consciousness, team spirit, family and country feelings and other characters and lifelong learning ability.