Reconstruction of the Cultivation Model for Mechanical Professional Degree Postgraduates Oriented Toward a Manufacturing Powerhouse

Abstract

Under the backdrop of the Manufacturing Powerhouse Strategy and the Emerging Engineering Education Initiative, the cultivation of mechanical professional degree postgraduates must address issues such as excessive academic orientation, weak practical teaching, and insufficient industry-academia collaboration. This paper proposes a new model centered on practical innovation, with academic and industrial supervisors as dual cores, termed "One Core, Dual Centers." The model is built on systematic analysis of mechanical professional postgraduate education issues. The model was developed through a systematic four-phase process: diagnosis of prevailing issues in mechanical engineering education, framework design centered on practical innovation with academic-industrial dual supervision, decomposition into five measurable competency domains, and implementation of supporting mechanisms. This problem-driven model achieves deep industry-academia integration through its competency-outcome focus and systematic architecture. This model forms a closed-loop from problem diagnosis to solution design, emphasizing the practical and applied nature of professional degree education. The model emphasizes the cultivation of students' knowledge application, communication, project summarization, innovative development, and project cycle management abilities through multi-dimensional guidance. By optimizing the curriculum system, strengthening industry-education integration, and refining evaluation mechanisms, it aims to align mechanical professional degree postgraduate education with the demands of the smart manufacturing industry. The goal is to produce interdisciplinary, system-integrated, and innovative engineering talents to support the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse.