Abstract:In response to the national strategy for science and technology innovation， promote education modernization， and cultivate innovative talents to meet the needs of the new era， this paper focuses on the paths for artificial intelligence to empower higher education. It elaborates on the significance of artificial intelligence in empowering higher education and explores three key pathways： constructing a smart education environment， deepening curriculum construction and the application of artificial intelligence technology in teaching， and optimizing the education evaluation and management systems through big data and artificial intelligence technology. It also reveals specific application of artificial intelligence technology in teaching， management， and evaluation. Finally， taking the practices of Chongqing University as an example， the effectiveness of these pathways in practical applications is shown， to improve the quality and efficiency of education， promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and education， and accelerate the innovation of talent training models.

Abstract:Developing new quality productivity is the historical background and fundamental basis for the current reform of teacher education. As a conceptual representation of contemporary production forms, new quality productivity is a systematic transformation and ecological optimization of productivity forms. New quality productivity is not only an innovation of production material factors, but also an update of development concepts and a transformation of thinking modes. This has fundamental guiding significance for the transformation of teacher education. The National Excellent Plan is a leader in the reform of teacher education and the high-quality development of education, and should respond to the theme of developing new quality productivity in this era. Research suggests that the development of new quality productivity has put forward new requirements for the construction of new infrastructure, curriculum reform, teacher quality structure, and teacher training models. In response, the teacher education of the National Excellent Plan should fully leverage the advantages of research and humanities resources in research-oriented universities, and cultivate a high-quality faculty team that combines the spirit of technological innovation and the spirit of educators. This not only requires a digitalized teacher education model, but also the construction of an integrated teacher education model that integrates production, research, and teaching, to achieve the integration of educational research scenarios in universities, technological application scenarios in enterprises, and primary and secondary education scenarios. It also requires the development and improvement of a series of supporting systems to ensure the realization of the National Excellent Plan teacher education concept and goals.

Abstract:The excellent engineer training program in water supply and drainage science and engineering aims to cultivate excellent talents who can meet the needs of national strategies and industry development in the context of ecological civilization construction. This paper takes the water supply and drainage science and engineering major of Huazhong University of Science and Technology as an example to analyze the outstanding problems existing in the early training process of excellent talents in colleges and universities, such as insufficient integration with major national strategic needs, difficulty and depth of courses that need to be improved, insufficient cross-disciplinary research, relatively insufficient engineering practical ability, and the all-round talent training system is not sound enough. To deal with these problems, we have carried out the reform, innovation and practice of the training system, including the integration of ideological and political elements into the curriculum teaching to closely combine the major national strategic needs, following the training goals of excellent talents to improve professional challenges, depth and breadth, focusing on discipline frontier and interdisciplinary to improve students’ comprehensive abilities in innovative research, reporting and summarizing, and independent learning, strengthening practical teaching to build a three-dimensional integration engineering innovative environment talent training mechanism, and accelerating the creation of scientific research infrastructure platforms such as the comprehensive innovation experimental platform for water treatment and the virtual simulation experimental teaching platform to comprehensively improve the quality of the whole process and all-round training of talents. Through practical testing and industry evaluation, the excellent engineer training system has obvious innovative features and remarkable results. Students’ academic achievements has increased by more than 10% on average, teacher-student interaction has been strengthened, and students have achieved a series of innovation and entrepreneurship achievements including the SZWG Cup and Challenge Cup. Employers’ comprehensive satisfaction rate for graduates of this major reaches 100%. The teaching reform achievements have won many provincial and ministerial awards, which has a certain degree of promotional and reference value.

Abstract:Cultivating high-quality engineering management talents with both ability and moral integrity is of great significance to the high-quality development of China’s engineering construction in the new era. As a core course for engineering management majors and a compulsory course for engineering majors, engineering project management should actively explore the path of systematic design and effective implementation on ideological and political education, give full play to the nurturing function of professional courses, and cultivate high-quality managerial talents in engineering who can take up the great responsibility of national rejuvenation. The thesis puts forward an OOBE concept which is dual-orientated on both objective and outcome, on the basis of which, the framework of construction and implementation of ideological and political education for engineering project management curriculum is constructed. Firstly, a three-dimensional goal of values-qualities-morals for ideological and political education is created, and the ideological and political elements are explored to guide the ideology-capability-knowledge integrated contents design, as well as the scenario-experience-inspiration oriented teaching organization and academic achievements-emotional identity doubled validation are designed to support the implementation. Secondly, the closely division and cooperation team construction, the thematic teaching resources construction, and the interactive interest stimulation and exploratory capability enhancement teaching method improvement are centered on to implement ideological and political education. Finally, diversified assessments verify the effectiveness of the OOBE concepted framework.

Abstract:With the deepening of the construction of the territorial spatial planning system, the work scope and professional quality requirements of urban and rural planning have also changed. To adapt to social demands and market tests, the curriculum system for urban and rural planning must undergo gradual reconstruction. Virtual teaching & research studio, a pedagogical community based on the information technology platform, presents an opportunity to the transformation of professional education. Firstly, from the four dimensions of knowledge, skills, methodologies, and values, the paper elaborates on the requirements for the current transformation of professional education to adapt to urban planning industry changes. Subsequently, it reviews the development of virtual teaching & research studios in the key field of territorial spatial planning since 2021 and analyzes the positive impact of platform construction on the transformation of urban and rural planning professional education. Furthermore, it puts forwards the implementation path of urban and rural planning professional education transformation based on virtual teaching & research studio construction. It reveals that：A knowledge dissemination framework based on knowledge mapping helps break down professional barriers; The establishment of joint teaching teams, both inside and outside the university, aids in promoting the integration of industry, academia, research, and education, as well as technological updates; Sharing teaching resources in virtual teaching & research studios enhances the practicality of design courses; The interaction with physical teaching and research studios facilitates modular teaching implementation.

Abstract:With the ongoing improvement in higher education, the subject contest has received increasing attention as a crucial means of fostering talent development. As important participants in the subject contest, undergraduate students face many problems during the contest process, such as low recognition of the subject contest, lack of confidence in participating in the subject contest, a single channel of access to information regarding the subject contest, and poor atmosphere for participating in the subject contest, which lead to suboptimal effectiveness of student participation in the subject contest. How to better promote undergraduate students’ participation in the subject contest has also emerged as a significant research topic in the new era of education. Based on the theory of planned behavior and the theory of social practice, combined with the characteristics of undergraduate students participating in the subject contest, the influencing factors of undergraduate students’ intention to participate in the subject contest were identified and a mechanism model of undergraduate students’ intention to participate in the subject contest was constructed in this study. Taking undergraduate students majoring in engineering management as an example, reliability and validity testing, factor analysis, and structural equation model verification were conducted on 375 valid data by SPSS and AMOS software. The findings indicate that attitudes towards participating in the subject contest, subjective norms, employment or academic advantages have a significant positive impact on the intention of undergraduate students to participate in the subject contest, while perceived behavioral control, a favorable school competition atmosphere, and individual characteristics of undergraduate students have little effect on their intention. On this basis, three suggestions were proposed to promote the participation of undergraduate students in the subject contest, including strengthening the education and training of undergraduate students and improving students’ attitude to participate in the subject contest; expanding the publicity scope of participating in the subject contest and promoting students’ subjective norms to participate in the subject contest; improving the system of participating in the subject contest and highlighting the future advantages of students’ participation in the subject contest.

Abstract:The National Geotechnical Engineering Competition for College Students aims to foster innovative thinking, enhance professional knowledge acquisition, develop hands-on skills, and strengthen teamwork capabilities. This paper analyzes the preparatory process for the fourth edition of the competition, beginning with task interpretation and identification of critical success factors. Through laboratory testing, we determine material properties and mechanical parameters. An initial design solution is developed by integrating theoretical calculations with software simulations, which is subsequently optimized through field testing. We summarize key lessons learned and successful strategies, providing valuable references for students interested in geotechnical engineering and academic competitions.

Abstract:Architecture popular science education base in Chongqing University relies on the advantages of National Demonstration Center of Civil Engineering Experimental Education, Key Laboratory of Mountain Town Construction and New Technology of Ministry of Education, Joint Laboratory of International Cooperation on Green Building and Human Settlement Environment and other platform bases. It opens cutting-edge scientific and technological resources in the fields of construction and planning, engineering construction, disaster prevention and reduction, building environment, and green energy, carries out various science popularization activities. The base adheres to the concept of coordinated development of scientific research, teaching and science popularization, continuously improves the construction system, and carries out exploration and practice from five aspects: construction of science popularization team, planning and management of science popularization place, popular science content development, development of science popularization activities, and output of science popularization works. While carrying out laboratory construction, curriculum reform and personnel training, the base deeps the transformation of scientific and technological resources, promotes the integration of science and education, and makes contributions to the construction of science popularization in China.

Abstract:Graduation project is an important education practice for undergraduates of environmental engineering, and it also plays a key role for the cultivation of innovative professionals for new engineering disciplines. An investigation of graduation project for environmental engineering undergraduates in recent 5 years is made in Chongqing University as well as the requirements of employers for them. A new education method for graduation project of environmental engineering has been presented and put into practice based on the double-tutor system and application of advanced technologies and methods, and the objective is to provide references for the reform of graduation project in environmental engineering at colleges and universities.

Abstract:Aiming at the target requirements of the graduate training plan (version 2020) for curriculum system construction, general requirements of the curriculum system, as well as the course catalogues and settings in similar majors from international and domestic universities have been investigated in detail, and the advantages and characteristics of their curriculum systems are analyzed. A graduate curriculum system for the major of building environment and energy with Chongqing University characteristics is proposed. Some suggestions are put forward, such as construction of international courses, practical courses, online courses, course evaluation mechanisms and ideological and political systems. It provides references for aligning with the national energy strategic development and the double first-class discipline construction objectives, constructing curriculum systems with distinct characteristics, and improving the practical ability of talent cultivation.

Abstract:With the development of emerging technology, higher requirements are put forward for the talents of engineering technology. The country promotes the second degree education to cultivate high-quality interdisciplinary talents. In order to assess the quality of interdisciplinary teaching, promote the popularization and application of interdisciplinary teaching, and advance the reformation of interdisciplinary teaching, a survey of second degree teaching of the major of intelligent construction in Beijing University of Technology is conducted. The unique advantages of interdisciplinary teaching for the second degree and the underlying issues in the teaching process are analyzed based on the contemporary situation and employment environment. In view of relevant policies and the teaching methods, corresponding improvement measures are proposed.

Abstract:As a basic link to support the cultivation of talents in colleges and universities, the construction of curriculum system has attracted the attention of many colleges and universities. Under the background of new engineering construction, the discipline of bridge and tunnel engineering in Harbin Institute of Technology actively explores curriculum system reform. Through the overall analysis of the latest development trend of bridge and tunnel engineering industry, combined with the actual situation of the training of graduate students in this discipline, this paper puts forward six core competencies that graduate students in bridge and tunnel engineering should possess, and on this basis, determines the overall orientation of the curriculum system reform. Learning from the training programs and curriculum systems of Tongji University, Southeast University, Hunan University and so on, scientific and reasonable curriculum system reform is carried out from the perspectives of overall curriculum module and specific curriculum content. In the reform of the core course module of the discipline, the principle of self-reliance and characteristic school running is adhered to, ensuring that graduate students can consolidate basic knowledge and enhance professional ability. In the reform of elective modules, the principle of resource integration and leading the direction is adhered to, opening up new directions based on the traditional direction, and strengthening cross-integration with related disciplines. The reformed curriculum system provides better courses and more reasonable training programs for postgraduates.

Abstract:According to the system standard of engineering education certification and OBE teaching concept, this paper points out some problems that need to be solved urgently in civil engineering application software courses. Taking the course of computer aided design for architectural engineering in civil engineering as an example, this paper discusses the key problems in the course construction, such as course logic, course orientation and effective achievement of course objectives. This paper expounds the classroom teaching design based on the modules of course content, the project-based teaching mode in the course practice, the course assessment method and the measures of continuous improvement in the course reform and practice integrated with OBE teaching concept. The curriculum implementation results show that the teaching method focusing on students’ main role can significantly improve students’ learning autonomy, and the inquiry-based curriculum learning can effectively promote the achievement of the curriculum objectives. The curriculum model and teaching method can provide ideas and reference for the teaching method reform of similar courses in civil engineering.

Abstract:Civil engineering is a discipline that combines theory with practice. Facing the needs of industrial upgrading and technological developing, collaborating with enterprises to strengthen the cultivation of students’ engineering practical abilities is an inevitable choice for the cultivation of civil engineering talents under the background of industry-education integration. Taking the course of asphalt and asphalt mixtures as an example, the reform measures of industry-education integrated courses from the aspects of curriculum syllabus revision, teaching content optimization, teaching method design, and evaluation method innovation are explored. In terms of teaching content, the professional course contents that integrate industry-university-research institution-innovation have been constructed through synchronous updates of course contents with industry development, close integration of practical contents with professional knowledge, and effective transformation of industry-university research projects and engineering cases. As for teaching methods, an integrated teaching innovation model of learning, doing, and creating has been established, which enhances students’ ability and literacy to analyze and solve complex problems from three aspects: knowledge learning, skill training, and entrepreneurial ability. In terms of course assessment, a three-level practical ability assessment system has been developed, strengthening the evaluation of practical processes and abilities. The achievements can provide reference for the reform of other courses.

Abstract:Taking the course construction of basic principles of steel structure for overseas students in Huaqiao University as an example, and benchmarking against the first-class courses construction standards of the Ministry of Education, this paper discusses the experience of first-class course construction of overseas students in Huaqiao University. Four aspects are explored, including integrating curriculum ideological and political education, optimizing teaching design, enriching teaching resources and strengthening process management. The aim is to provide reference for training modern civil engineers to meet the needs of future engineering construction and regional economic construction.

Abstract:Space is the carrier of ecological civilization construction and territorial space planning is a key measure to promote ecological civilization construction. In the process of integrating urban and rural planning into territorial space planning, the concept, focus and technical methods of planning preparation have also undergone corresponding changes. In order to better implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization in the teaching of territorial spatial master planning course and solve the problems and difficulties in the teaching transformation in response to the development requirements of the new era, many architecture colleges have been actively exploring and practicing. This paper takes the undergraduate course of territorial spatial master planning of Kunming University of Science and Technology as an example to explore the specific measures of teaching reform, including the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, the expansion of knowledge structure of the intersection of ecology and urban and rural planning, and the application of GIS and other technologies. Finally, the teaching reform practice is demonstrated from three aspects: evaluation of the carrying capacity of resources and environment and the suitability evaluation of land and space development, the delimitation of the three zones and three lines, and the blue-green space planning of the central urban area, to provide a practical reference path for the teaching of territorial spatial master planning in the urban and rural planning specialty.

Abstract:Territorial spatial planning is an important planning reform practice in China in the new era, which has a significant impact on both urban and rural planning disciplines and professional education. This paper focuses on the teaching effect of territorial space planning, and puts forward suggestions on teaching reform for the needs of territorial space planning from the perspective of students. Teaching and learning are two inseparable aspects of urban and rural planning education. The teaching of territorial spatial planning should pay attention to students’learning feedback and learning rules, and constantly improve the quality of professional education. The education of territorial spatial planning should gradually change from a single course to a whole system of teaching to meet the demands of new planning talents.

Abstract:Deep integration of Internet+ with education and teaching has promoted a rapid development of online teaching. Online teaching has the advantages of rich contents and flexible teaching arrangement. Offline classroom teaching has the advantages of strong interaction, timely feedback, and emotional teaching. How to utilize their advantages becomes an important topic for Golden Course construction in the new era. Considering key online and offline teaching complementary links, an improved BOPPPS based online and offline blended teaching scheme is proposed, including pre-class knowledge autonomous learning, in-class knowledge internalization, post-class knowledge enhancement. The teaching reform practice is carried out in the engineering economics and management course and shows that the new teaching scheme and methods stimulate students’ learning initiatives, meet their hierarchical learning needs, and improve the teaching quality. The research results can provide reference for Golden Class construction.

Abstract:Building first-class undergraduate curriculums that meet the requirements of China’s new era and forming world-class undergraduate curriculum systems with Chinese characteristics are important parts of deepening education reform and revitalizing undergraduate education. This research focuses on the reform of first-class undergraduate courses and proposes an integrated teaching mode that combines theory, cases, simulation and practice. Taking the undergraduate course of engineering valuation as an example, based on the OBE education concept, it centers on the construction and practical application of the integrated teaching mode. While deepening the education reform and promoting the transformation of teaching mode, it integrates teaching with practice, and explores a teaching mode and implementation path that meet the requirements of the curriculum system and cultivation objectives of engineering valuation, as well as the future development needs of the industry. By analyzing typical achievements of actual construction projects, this research aims to provide reference for the reform of first-class courses construction of engineering valuation.

Abstract:The Young Marxist Training Project is an important carrier for the Communist Youth League to carry out ideological guidance. Carrying out the Young Marxist Training Project in colleges and universities is an important link for colleges and universities to accomplish the fundamental task of cultivating people. After analyzing the value, current situation and difficulties of the Young Marxist Training Project in colleges and universities, as well as the implementation cases of Chongqing University, it is concluded that efforts in team construction, curriculum construction, Internet + construction and school-local region linkage can effectively realize the whole life cycle training of the Young Marxist Training Project in colleges and universities, so as to help colleges and universities to fulfil the historical mission of cultivating the new generation of talents who can shoulder the great responsibility of national rejuvenation.

Abstract:As a new type of education form, red research and study, with red culture as the cornerstone, through the linkage of school education and out-of-school education, and the combination of theoretical education and practical social education to purposeful, organized and planned to guide the students to revisit the holy land of the revolution, and to experience the glorious history of the Communist Party of China. Red research and study, has a clear political orientation, a strong characteristics of the times and scientific integration, the integration of red research and study into patriotism education in colleges and universities contributes to the inheritance and promotion of red culture and strengthen cultural confidence; to teach the ideological and political theory course well and implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality and nurturing people; to strengthen young students' beliefs and cultivate patriotic sentiments. Based on the background of the new era, using red research and study to promote patriotism education in colleges and universities should focus on the four dimensions of grasping the rules of education, enriching the content of education, optimizing the educational environment and strengthening safeguards, so as to effectively enhance the effectiveness of patriotism education in colleges and universities in the new era.

Abstract:With the guidance of Party building, the faculty amd staff model Party branch of the Department of Architecture Engineering of China University of Mining and Technology closely adheres to the fundamental task of cultivating morality and cultivating people, and innovatively implements the deep integration model of one-axis and four-wheels (taking political construction as the axis, and taking Party construction + political education, teaching staff, teaching & scientific research and talents training as four wheels) to create the four-highs model Party branch with high ideological and political awareness, high quality of teaching staff, high level of scientific and educational achievements and high quality of talent training. All the achievements provide new ideas for the construction of Party branches in colleges and universities.

Abstract:To foster talents with both moral integrity and professional competence for Chinese-style modernization, ideological and political education in all courses, aimed at holistic development and character cultivation, has been widely implemented across educational institutions in China. However, many teachers still face uncertainties and challenges in practice. Therefore, using empirical research methods, this paper takes a residential area design class as the case to illustrate the specific practice and research before, during, and after the class. Pre-class problem research and curriculum design are crucial for high-quality ideological and political education. By pre-class literature review and analysis, teachers not only prepare themselves but also proactively identify potential issues to formulate strategies and plans. Meticulous curriculum design involves clarifying key knowledge points, delving deep into relevant ideological and political elements, and effective allocation of time for each section. Furthermore, it is essential to emphasize the seamless integration of ideological and political elements with knowledge points, the logical sequence of various ideological and political elements, the concept of seamless teaching, and the use of appropriate teaching methods to prevent negative student experiences. The objective is to achieve a simultaneous and collaborative effectiveness in knowledge transmission, skill development, and value guidance. The classroom is the main battlefield for practicing ideological and political education, and teachers need to organically combine curriculum design with onsite performance, classroom organization, and observation of speech and behavior. Post class surveys and follow-up visits can help teachers summarize and improve the teaching effectiveness.