Author(s)

Haoyu Zhang ¹, Yunyun Bai ¹, Ying Liang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, Shaanxi, 719000, China

Corresponding Author

Haoyu Zhang

ABSTRACT

Currently, our country is in a critical stage of innovation-driven, high-quality development. We must adhere to the principle that science and technology constitute the primary productive force, while talent represents the primary resource, and innovation serves as the primary driver. This major proposition elevates the cultivation of top-tier, innovative talents to the level of national strategic support. This research addresses the critical need for interdisciplinary, innovative talents in the transitioning oil and gas industry. It systematically targets current educational dilemmas, such as the disconnect between standard curricula and practical competition demands, alongside highly fragmented teaching resources. To resolve these structural issues, the study proposes a novel innovation and entrepreneurship talent cultivation mode driven entirely by subject competitions. Key practical implementations include constructing a multi-competition, collaborative educational matrix, integrating competition standards directly into core professional courses through reverse engineering, and building a robust university-enterprise collaborative teaching system. The ultimate goal is to substantially enhance undergraduate students' capacity for independent scientific inquiry and rigorous technical design, thereby comprehensively improving the overall quality of modern engineering education.

KEYWORDS

Subject competitions, innovation and entrepreneurship, petroleum engineering education, project based learning, curriculum reform

CITE THIS PAPER

Haoyu Zhang, Yunyun Bai, Ying Liang. Exploration and Practice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Cultivation Mode Driven by Subject Competitions. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2026). Vol. 9, No. 3, 76-84. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2026.090310.

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