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Reform Initiative for Engineering Masters’ Education with Energy and Power Characteristics: A Case Study of North China Electric Power University

Guide to Education Innovation / 2025,5(4): 223-235 / 2025-12-17 15 6

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• Authors: Yuanxin Liu¹² Weimiao Liu¹ Jian He² Jian Zhang¹*
• Information:

  1. School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing;
  2. National Graduate College for Engineers, North China Electric Power University, Beijing

• Keywords:
  Master of Engineering; Training program; Innovative achievements; Electric power industry; School-enterprise cooperation
• Abstract: In light of the global energy and power sector’s rapid shift towards decarbonization, digitalization, and intelligence enhancement, a structural misalignment has arisen between the traditional master’s degree training model in engineering and the industry’s changing requirements. In addressing this difficulty, North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), characterized by its unique industrial focus, has taken an innovative initiative by implementing the Outcome-Based Education framework. The institution has implemented a backward design approach to create a new, continuously enhanced, collaborative training model that encompasses the entire educational process. Since its adoption, this strategy has exhibited exceptional outcomes in enhancing the integration of industry and education, ensuring a precise alignment between talent development and industrial requirements. This paper utilizes NCEPU as a case study to systematically examine the fundamental concepts, specific measures, and implementation strategies of its reform in the training model for engineering master’s students. It begins with a comprehensive analysis of the industry’s current state and the identification of existing issues, followed by the exploration of optimization strategies for student enrollment and training processes through the reverse chain of graduation outcome reform as the primary pathway. Empirical evidence indicates that an outcome-oriented training system markedly improves students’ practical innovation skills and professional adaptability, ensuring a robust foundation for the development of high-quality engineering talent and presenting a replicable and scalable model for other industry-specific universities to facilitate the reform of engineering master’s education.
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.35534/gei.0504024 (registering DOI)
• Cite: Liu, Y. X., Liu, W. M., He, J., & Zhang, J. (2025). Reform Initiative for Engineering Master’s Education with Energy and Power Characteristics: A Case Study of North China Electric Power University. Guide to Education Innovation, 5(4), 223-235.