What signals have been released by the Ministry of Education announcing the addition of 24 new majors to undergraduate programs
2024-04-01
Recently, the Ministry of Education issued a notice on the announcement of the filing and approval results for undergraduate majors in ordinary higher education institutions in 2023. Among them, 24 new majors, including electronic information materials, soft matter science and engineering, high-power semiconductor science and engineering, biological breeding technology, ecological restoration, and health science and technology, were officially included in the undergraduate major directory, with 816 majors listed in the directory. The person in charge of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education mentioned that this major setting and adjustment work has four main characteristics: serving national strategies, targeting regional needs, strengthening cross integration, and highlighting employment orientation. The reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Network found through analysis that the newly added majors have a strong color of "intelligence", such as the addition of majors such as material intelligence technology and agricultural and forestry intelligent equipment engineering. In addition, majors such as Chinese Classics, Coffee Science and Engineering, Football, Equestrian Sports and Management also have significant characteristics, attracting the attention of netizens. The trend of artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary interdisciplinary new majors towards intelligence is significant. In 2023, multiple signals have already been released in the "Adjustment and Optimization Reform Plan for Discipline Setting in General Higher Education" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") issued by the Ministry of Education and five other departments. It is mentioned that focusing on "new engineering majors, new requirements for engineering majors, cross integration and innovation", we will deepen the construction of new engineering disciplines and accelerate the adjustment of disciplinary and professional structures. The plan emphasizes the promotion of cross disciplinary integration between existing engineering disciplines, the integration of engineering with other disciplines, and the extension of applied science to engineering, forming emerging interdisciplinary majors and cultivating new engineering fields. Among the 24 newly added majors, there is a clear trend of cross integration and reform in the engineering category. Such as the Materials Intelligence Technology major offered at Beijing University of Science and Technology, the Intelligent Marine Equipment major offered at South China University of Technology, and the Intelligent Visual Engineering major offered at Harbin Institute of Technology. The head of relevant departments at Beijing University of Science and Technology introduced that the Material Intelligence Technology major is a typical interdisciplinary major in artificial intelligence, materials science and engineering, and advanced manufacturing. This major relies on the construction of the School of Intelligent Science and Technology at Beijing University of Science and Technology, leveraging information technologies such as cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and digital twins. Through deep integration of interdisciplinary, cross domain, and research and development platforms, it breaks through disciplinary barriers and cultivates high-level outstanding talents who master advanced material computing design, cutting-edge experimental technology, big data, and artificial intelligence. Among the newly added majors, Harbin Institute of Technology has become a leading university in the field of intelligent visual engineering. According to public information from the school, this major focuses on aerospace and serves national defense, catering to international academic frontiers and major national strategic needs, and cultivating top-notch innovative talents with a combination of "space+optics+information+intelligence". In addition to adding new majors, the reporter found that some universities have also highlighted the characteristics of "intelligence" in their training programs for newly added majors. Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology has added intelligent engineering and creative design majors, focusing on the three major directions of intelligent manufacturing, intelligent fashion, and smart life, and building an interdisciplinary knowledge innovation talent training system with "intelligent engineering" as the core. "The major focuses on cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent engineering and intelligent manufacturing, and revolves around the professional layout based on the entire textile and clothing industry chain." Zhao, Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：China Youth Daily
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