To address the deep-rooted challenges in traditional fiber material talent cultivation

including “students fleeing the industry

teaching disconnected from cutting-edge developments

and ineffective university-enterprise cooperation”

the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tiangong University has developed an innovative talent cultivation model oriented towards national strategic needs and fiber industry transformation. The school adopted a distinctive “core-dual track” model consisting of the elite innovation track and excellence engineer track to foster interdisciplinary integration of science and engineering and cross-disciplinary engineering collaboration. Furthermore

the school introduced a “Four New” curriculum system that incorporates ideological and political education

course content

novel teaching methods

and innovative evaluation modes. A multi-level curriculum on fiber materials was also developed

together with an industry-education collaborative model

thereby enhancing students’ innovative practice capabilities and engineering literacy. Following these reforms

the postgraduate enrollment rate exceeded 40%

the employment rate remained above 90%

and enterprise satisfaction markedly improved. This transformation from “being required to study fiber” to “wanting to study fiber” provides a replicable pathway for cultivating talent in fiber materials.