Research on the Implementation Path of Vocational Undergraduate Education Serving Industrial Development in Jiujiang from the Perspective of Industry-Education Integration
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/wjimt.2026.09(05).08Keywords:
Industry-education integration, Vocational undergraduate education, Regional industrial development, School-enterprise collaboration, Digital transformationAbstract
Against the background of industrial digital transformation and high-quality regional economic development, the importance of vocational undergraduate education in serving local industrial development has continued to increase. From the perspective of industry-education integration, this study takes Jiujiang City as the research object and investigates the practical foundation, existing problems, and optimization paths of vocational undergraduate education serving industrial development through questionnaire surveys, interviews, and case analysis. The results show that vocational undergraduate education in Jiujiang has established a certain foundation in professional development, practical teaching, and school-enterprise cooperation. However, there are still some problems, such as insufficient alignment between professional programs and industrial needs, inadequate integration between practical teaching and real industrial scenarios, and insufficient depth of collaborative school-enterprise talent cultivation. To further enhance the capacity of vocational undergraduate education to serve local industrial development, this study proposes optimization paths including the construction of an industry demand-oriented talent cultivation system, a school-enterprise collaborative practical education system, a digital capability system, and a government-school-enterprise collaborative support mechanism. The findings can provide references for local vocational undergraduate institutions to deepen industry-education integration and improve their capacity to serve regional industrial development.
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