The Ministry of Education and eight other departments recently jointly issued the "Management Measures for Part time Industrial Teachers in Ordinary Undergraduate Universities" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") to promote the integration of industry and education, shortening the adjustment period between universities and enterprises and adding a "catalyst" to the connection of the education chain, talent chain, industry chain, and innovation chain. In response to the spirit of the National Education Conference and the deployment of the "Outline of the Plan for Building an Education Strong Country (2024-2035)", promoting the integration of education technology talents, from "vice presidents of science and technology" entering enterprises to "part-time teachers in industries" entering universities, as well as the implementation of the Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program, in recent years, policies have been continuously implemented to break the structural contradiction of talent supply and demand mismatch between enterprises and universities, innovate new mechanisms for talent cultivation, and accelerate the cultivation of high-level composite talents. The steps of policies are getting bigger and bigger, and can be implemented in every university and every enterprise. How can they find tailored implementation methods from the top-level design of policies, turn policy documents into roadmaps, turn roadmaps into highways for talent development, and make students, universities, and enterprises beneficiaries? The reporter sorted out the documents and conducted in-depth interviews with multiple universities to understand that the introduction of the "Measures" has driven the professionalization of the part-time teaching staff in the industry and mobilized the enthusiasm of enterprises to participate. But there are also some universities that have taken the lead in discovering the many difficulties and obstacles of "part-time teachers from industries entering campuses" in advance, and are exploring feasible ways to smooth the mechanism. The role positioning of industry part-time teachers entering universities is not simply 'knowledge transmitters' or' technical consultants', but requires the construction of unique value points in the educational ecosystem As early as 2023, Xu Weilin, a deputy to the National People's Congress, an academician of the CAE Member, and president of Wuhan Textile University, proposed during the two sessions of the National People's Congress to encourage new teachers in colleges and universities to go deep into enterprises and grass-roots front-line to improve their practical ability. In his view, the entry of industry part-time teachers into universities is an exploration of a new educational paradigm that adapts to the intelligent era, which will accelerate the effective adaptation of talent cultivation to enterprise needs and solve the structural contradictions in the employment of college students. Suzhou University is one of the early universities in China to explore the concept of "industry part-time teachers entering the campus" as the industry part-time teacher team enters the "regular army" stage. In 2011, Suzhou University launched the first batch of provincial-level graduate supervisor industry professors selection work. Since then, experts in materials science and engineering, biology and other fields have been recruited from well-known enterprises or industry research institutes, and they are referred to as "industry professors". Industry professors bring the actual needs and problems of enterprises into the campus, transform them into research topics for cooperation between industry professors and schools, and participate in student training through a dual mentor system. In 2018, Soochow University issued the "Implementation Measures for the Work of 'Industry Professors (Graduate Mentors)' at Soochow University", which clarified the work tasks and assessment requirements of industry professors. Only those who pass the mid-term and final assessments can be renewed, and the problem of not being hired has been eliminated, gradually forming a system management for industry professors to participate in talent cultivation. However, the management effectiveness of regional exploration is still limited. Zhang Jinping, Dean of the Graduate School of Soochow University, observed that the phenomenon of being appointed as an industry professor has not been uncommon for many years. Some schools, in order to complete assessment tasks, only introduce enterprise experts, but subsequent communication and coordination often fail to keep up, and cooperation is only nominal. In addition, the focus of regional policies is often concentrated on universities, and there is a lack of sufficient policy basis for supporting and managing enterprises and industry professors. Zhang Jinping believes that this will lead to low enthusiasm of enterprises in participating in talent cultivation in universities, and the employment assessment mechanism of universities has insufficient constraints on industry professors. The cooperation between universities and enterprises has gradually shifted from "mutual affection" to "half hearted". The Measures provide work tasks for the units where industry part-time teachers work, clarify the responsibilities that the units where industry part-time teachers work should bear, and provide support for universities to implement cooperation with enterprises. Moreover, the Measures explicitly require the competent education administrative departments to increase their support for the work of part-time teachers in the industry, and to introduce multiple incentive measures. With this endorsement, the enthusiasm and initiative of universities to participate in school enterprise cooperation will be greatly enhanced Zhang Jinping said. In the past, there were problems with the management of part-time teachers in the industry, such as non-standard appointment processes, inadequate incentive mechanisms, and incomplete guarantee systems. Li Jingye, Vice President of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), mentioned to reporters that the university introduced the Implementation Measures for the Appointment and Management of Off campus Supervisors for Professional Degree Graduate Students in 2010, which played an important role in the appointment of enterprise practice supervisors for professional degree graduate students and the joint training of students. The Measures have clarified the appointment standards, scope of responsibilities, and assessment mechanism for part-time teachers in the industry, ensuring the effective implementation and maximization of their effectiveness. He also noticed that the Measures proposed incentive policies for the units where part-time teachers in the industry are located. Ensuring the compliance of enterprise experts in participating in teaching and research tasks in universities will greatly promote the enthusiasm of enterprise experts to participate in the integration of industry and education. What changes will the introduction of "assembly line education" to "practical training ground" and "part-time industry teachers" into campuses bring to universities? As the president of Wuhan Textile University and a veteran in the forefront of scientific research, Xu Weilin's thinking is that the entry of industry part-time teachers into universities can not only optimize the structure of the school's faculty, activate school enterprise cooperation, accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, but also possibly trigger a systematic change in the university education ecosystem. This transformation will permeate multiple dimensions such as talent cultivation, scientific research innovation, and social services, forming a transition from an 'ivory tower' to an 'innovation hub,' "said Xu Weilin. Xu Weilin further explained: firstly, to shift the content of education from a "knowledge warehouse" to a "technology frontier outpost", integrating cutting-edge technological achievements into teaching, and allowing students to be exposed to the most cutting-edge knowledge and technology; Secondly, the talent cultivation mode has shifted from "assembly line education" to "practical training ground". Part time industrial teachers can simulate real industrial production scenarios to carry out practical education, and drive the cultivation of students' abilities through real problems; The third is to transform the research paradigm from a "paper factory" to a "technology transformation accelerator". Part time industry teachers can introduce industry cooperation resources, effectively connect industries and universities, establish long-term mechanisms, actively promote collaborative research and development and achievement transformation, and achieve breakthrough results. At Wuhan Textile University, You Xihuo, Executive Director of Zhongnong Huawei Biopharmaceutical (Hubei) Co., Ltd., has been hired as a part-time industry teacher. Under the promotion of You Xihuo, the Li Shizhen Health Research Institute, which has a 300 square meter laboratory and advanced experimental equipment, has been established at the school, covering fields such as biological testing, drug development, and materials science. Nowadays, the research institute has produced 11 invention patents and 8 new products. Xu Weilin positions the role of part-time industrial teachers as participants in the reform of talent cultivation models in universities, practitioners of innovative talent cultivation, and promoters of deepening the integration of industry and education. Students from universities who have taken the lead in experimentation benefit from the model of school enterprise cooperation. During his doctoral studies at Wuhan University of Technology, Xu Wei, a senior engineer at Guizhou Phosphate Group, collaborated with his supervisor to apply for a research project. Afterwards, the supervisor selected master's students from Guizhou Phosphate Group to participate in scientific research projects, and Xu Wei was responsible for leading the master's students in conducting experiments. Later, he was officially hired as an industry mentor at the school. Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group has established a State Key Laboratory, which is responsible for guiding students to study here and participate in scientific research projects. Guo Can, who was studying for a master's degree at Wuhan University of Technology, signed up to come to Guizhou Phosphate Group and spent the following year and a half here. Guo Can started doing experiments with his teacher in his sophomore year and has been immersed in the laboratory for several years. However, the research environment here still makes him feel very novel: in school, Guo Can only needed to do experiments well and focused more on academic research; In the company, the laboratory stage is only a small part of the research and development process, and more consideration needs to be given to how their research can help actual production and whether it is feasible. During the year and a half at Guizhou Phosphate Group, Guo Can studied under Xu Wei and participated in scientific research projects throughout the process, "gaining learning opportunities that were not available in school. When returning to school, classmates commented that Guo Can had "less student spirit" and had become more mature in dealing with people. Before graduating with a master's degree, Guo Canshun joined the company through campus recruitment and continued to work in his major. As a teacher, Xu Wei requires master's students to write a monthly summary, discussing the literature they have read this month, the difficulties they have encountered, and their next plans. Xu Wei told reporters that as an off campus mentor, guiding students means taking on an additional responsibility. In addition to guiding learning, one also needs to consider the physical and mental health and personal safety of students, which can be quite stressful. Prior to this, Xu Wei had also mentored students from other universities, but most of them were recommended by familiar student mentors, and students came to the company for internships for one or two weeks without forming a system. He believes that in such short-term learning, students may not learn much. Xu Wei admitted that he is unsure if he will have the energy to continue working as a part-time industry teacher after graduating with his PhD. If there are job adjustments, mentor retirement, or changes in college leadership in the future, it may lead to the termination of cooperation. For enterprises, the addition of industry part-time teachers to university education work also prepares a "talent reservoir" in advance for talent recruitment, shortens the time cycle of talent supply, and improves the efficiency of enterprise employment. What are the difficulties in introducing industry part-time teachers into universities? Before the promulgation of the "Measures", many universities had already conducted years of exploration in the project of introducing industry part-time teachers into campuses. The reporter found through data analysis that the Education Department of Hubei Province has released a notice for the selection and appointment of "Hubei Industry Professors" in 2022, deciding to publicly recruit about 60 scientific and technological innovation talents, management talents, and high skilled talents to serve as "Hubei Industry Professors" in universities within the province; In 2023, the "Implementation Measures for the Selection and Appointment of Industry Professors (Mentors) in Chengdu" will be released, encouraging and supporting undergraduate universities and vocational (technical) colleges in Chengdu to closely follow the needs of building a strong industrial ecosystem and key industrial chains in Chengdu, and to select a group of engineering and technical talents, management talents, and high skilled talents from enterprises, research institutes, etc. to serve as part-time industry professors (mentors); In 2024, the "Management Measures for the Selection and Appointment of Industry Professors in Jiangxi Province (Trial)" was released, encouraging and supporting universities to establish industry professor positions. What difficulties have the pilot universities encountered in the implementation of part-time teachers in the industry, and do they have any experience to provide reference for universities in various regions? With questions in mind, the reporter interviewed relevant personnel from the science and technology departments and academic affairs departments of multiple universities, providing valuable lessons for the implementation of the "Measures". Zhang Jinping has been working on the management front of graduate education at Soochow University for a long time. He pointed out that the selection and appointment of industry professors as graduate supervisors at the university is mainly based on the recommendation of supervisors, and their professional fields are mainly concentrated in traditional advantageous disciplines such as textiles and electromechanical engineering. Although they have also been involved in the recruitment of industry teachers in emerging fields such as new energy and robotics, their proportion in the recruitment of part-time professors in the industry is relatively small, leading to a long way to go for discipline transformation and talent cultivation upgrading. Especially for some emerging majors with strong competitiveness, they still face many difficulties in recruiting and matching part-time teachers in the industry Zhang Jinping further explained that on the one hand, in the forefront of technology, there is a certain degree of mismatch between the technological level of universities and top enterprises, and there is still no such thing as