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As the main body of the cultivation of innovative talents such as outstanding engineers, what should colleges and universities be?
With the convening of the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress imminent, You Zheng, a deputy to the National People's Congress, president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, revised the suggestions put forward in the past year's research and practice. He believes that from a manufacturing country to a manufacturing power, the key lies in the training of outstanding engineers, and in the face of the new situation and challenges, we must actively explore the training path of outstanding engineers with Chinese characteristics.
You Zheng said that the modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of a modern country, at this stage, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is in the ascendant, as a strategic force to promote the development of China's industrial system, the important role of outstanding engineers is becoming increasingly prominent.
China launched the Outstanding Engineer Education and Training Program in 2010110, and in 2018, the implementation of the excellent engineer education and training program 20。After more than ten years of development, China has built the world's largest engineering education system.
You Zheng has long been engaged in micro-nano technology, intelligent microsystem technology and its application research, and has taken the lead in carrying out research on micro-electromechanical systems, microsystem technology and their application in high-end equipment, as well as technological innovation and engineering practice of micro-nano spacecraft in China. He is the "Teacher You" who has been deeply involved in the front line of engineering teaching for more than 30 years, the "President You" of China University of Science and Technology, and the leader of the intelligent microsystem team who was awarded the title of "National Excellent Engineer Team". At the same time, he also serves as the vice chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology and the executive deputy director of the Science and Technology Commission of the Ministry of Education. Standing at the intersection of education, science and technology, and talents, he has been thinking about how to combine students' innovation ability with engineering practice, and promote national scientific and technological progress and industrial upgrading with talent training.
At the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress last year, You Zheng submitted suggestions on accelerating the construction of an integrated innovation model for talent training in colleges and universities, and improving the matching degree of talent training with national needs, which mentioned the need to increase the training of outstanding engineers. At this year's two sessions, he will "accelerate the improvement of the training mechanism of outstanding engineers and build a solid foundation for the development of a modern industrial system" as an independent theme for in-depth research. To this end, You Zheng led the team to do their homework. In the past year, he has successively visited the China Ship Research and Design Center (71), Yangtze River Storage, AutoNavi Infrared, as well as the University of Cambridge and the University of Manchester, and the University of Evry-Paris Saclay in France.
As a traditional engineering powerhouse, China University of Science and Technology was selected as one of the first batch of national outstanding engineering colleges. In April 2023, the National College of Outstanding Engineers of Huazhong University of Science and Technology was officially established. What are the experiences and problems encountered in the training of outstanding engineers in the past year? Combined with the actual training of outstanding engineers in China University of Science and Technology, You Zheng deeply analyzed the factors restricting the current cultivation of innovative talents such as outstanding engineers, and made suggestions from multiple levels such as the state, society, enterprises, and universities.
We should grasp the key point of comprehensively improving the ability to cultivate talents, and strive to cultivate outstanding engineering and scientific and technological talents who can adapt to and lead a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, so as to build China into a world engineering innovation center and talent highland. You Zheng said, "In the future, Hua University of Science and Technology will continue to face the major needs of the country, deepen the integration of industry and education, adhere to the pursuit of excellence, create a new model of outstanding engineers with the characteristics of Hua University of Science and Technology, and strive to be the vanguard of excellent engineer training." ”
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