Recently, the Shandong Provincial Department of Education issued the "Notice on the Approval of 2024 Shandong Vocational Education Teaching Reform Research Projects" (LuJiaoZhiHan [2025] No. 6), in which five teaching reform research projects from our university were successfully approved. This achievement highlights our university’s significant progress in vocational education innovation and reflects our active efforts to enhance teaching quality and advance educational modernization.
Teaching is the cornerstone of our university’s development, playing a pivotal role in driving high-quality growth. We attach great strategic importance to teaching reform research projects, viewing them as a crucial pathway to improving education quality and advancing toward becoming a high-level vocational institution. Since the call for project proposals was announced, the university promptly coordinated planning, with the Academic Affairs Office taking proactive steps to meticulously prepare application materials and ensure a smooth submission process. All schools and departments provided strong support, encouraging faculty members to actively participate in teaching reform initiatives, fostering innovation, and injecting sustained momentum into the university’s educational advancement.The approved projects span multiple fields, including digital teaching, talent cultivation models, governance system improvement, and industry-driven evaluation frameworks. Among them, the project "Construction of a Virtual Simulation Training Base for the Smart Grain Industry Chain", led by Professor Wen Hongli, explores an "integrated virtual-physical" teaching model, breaking the constraints of traditional instruction and offering students an immersive learning experience. Another project, "Internal Governance System Reform in Higher Vocational Colleges", headed by Professor Chen Erjian, focuses on modernizing institutional governance by establishing a multi-stakeholder participation framework to support high-quality development. Additionally, Professors Leng Zenglong and Guo Jiliang proposed innovative talent cultivation models for infant care and software technology programs, respectively, while Professor Wei Yanbo developed a "co-construction, sharing, and co-governance" evaluation system for the shipbuilding and marine engineering sector.
Moving forward, our university will continue to strengthen the management of teaching reform projects, emphasizing process supervision, professional guidance, and precise oversight to enhance the quality and impact of research. By leveraging these projects as exemplars, we aim to inspire more faculty members to engage in in-depth educational research, cultivate high-quality outcomes, and refine best practices. Our goal is to develop a series of outstanding provincial and national-level teaching achievements, further elevating education and talent cultivation standards while empowering the university’s high-quality development.
