Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Background and Purposes -- 1.2 Distinctive Features of Engineering Disciplines and Requirements on Engineering Education -- 1.3 The Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 The Umbrella Reform Initiative in the New Times: New Engineering Education -- 2.1 The Trilogy of the National "New Engineering Education (NEE)" Policies -- 2.2 NEE Schemes at Local and Institutional Levels -- 2.2.1 The Tianjin University NEE Plan 2.0 -- 2.2.2 The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) Plan 2.2.3 The South China University of Technology (SCUT) "F Plan" -- 2.3 Major Areas of China's Engineering Education Reform -- References -- 3 Advancing a Synergistic Approach to Engineering Education Through the Massive Teaching-Focused University-Industry Collaboration -- 3.1 Government Coordination Between the Industry Sector and the Higher Education Sector -- 3.2 Selecting Appropriate Partners -- 3.3 Striving for a Higher Education Innovation Ecosystem -- 3.4 Means Through Which the Industry Sector Helps Boost Higher Education Quality 3.5 Jointly Forming a Comprehensive Teaching Reform Plan with Colleges and Universities -- 3.6 Preparing and Updating Teaching Materials -- 3.7 Carrying Out University-Enterprise Joint Teaching -- 3.8 Building and Innovating the Teaching Platforms -- 3.9 Developing and Designing New Courses -- 3.10 Optimizing the Existing Courses in Colleges and Universities -- 3.11 Providing Curriculum-Supporting Resources -- 3.12 Providing In-Depth Praxis Opportunities -- 3.13 Promoting College Students to Participate in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Scientific Research Competitions 3.14 Diversified Implementers of First Mission of Higher Education -- References -- 4 Fueling Changes to Teaching and Learning in University Engineering Education -- 4.1 Contextualizing and Visualizing Knowledge for Situated Learning -- 4.2 Development of Discipline-Based Virtual Communities for Teaching-Oriented Research -- 4.3 Creating Large-Scale Open and Shared Online National Excellent Courses -- References -- 5 Fueling Students' Second Classroom Experience Through Disciplinary Contests -- 5.1 Versatile Disciplinary Student Contests 5.2 Typical Examples of Student Contests in Engineering Field -- References -- 6 Establishing Modern Industrial Colleges and Schools of Future Technology -- 6.1 The Overarching Framework for Modern Industrial Colleges Development -- 6.2 Piloting Schools of Future Technology in Top-Notch Universities -- 7 Carrying Out Engineering Education Research at All Levels -- 7.1 A Special Engineering Research Guideline -- 7.2 Reframing Engineering Education as an Independent Second-Level Discipline in China's Higher Education Landscape |