Author(s)

Qianbin Gong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Yangming College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China

Corresponding Author

Qianbin Gong

ABSTRACT

The cultivation of top-notch innovative talents is key to implementing the strategies of strengthening the nation through education and innovation-driven development. As the foundational value and spiritual driving force of this cultivation, ideological and political education faces systemic dilemmas in the practice of local universities. This study focuses on the specific context of local universities and systematically analyzes the structural contradictions existing in three dimensions of ideological and political education: conceptual cognition, content models, and institutional mechanisms. These contradictions include the binary opposition between "ideological-political education" and "innovation" in conceptualization, a mismatch between supply and demand in pedagogical models, and insufficient support and guarantees within institutional mechanisms. In response, a three-pronged innovation path is proposed: shifting the philosophy from "instrumental addition" to "value integration"; constructing a four-dimensional collaborative educational ecosystem encompassing "curriculum, practice, network, and culture"; and establishing an institutionalized support system centered on diversified evaluation, a dual-mentor system, and cross-departmental synergy. This research aims to provide a theoretical reference and practical framework for local universities to build an ideological and political education system for top-notch innovative talents characterized by distinct features and significant effectiveness.

KEYWORDS

Local Universities; Top-notch Innovative Talents; Ideological and Political Education; Educational Model; Evaluation Mechanism; Collaborative Education

CITE THIS PAPER

Qianbin Gong. Research on the Dilemmas and Countermeasures of Ideological and Political Education for Top-Notch Innovative Talents in Local Universities. Adult and Higher Education (2026). Vol. 8, No. 1, 52-59. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2026.080108.

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