Recently, the conference on the construction of electronic information majors among the five universities in Northeast China and the final of the first radio reporting machine production competition were held at Harbin Engineering University. Experts and scholars from Harbin Institute of Technology, Jilin University, Dalian University of Technology, Northeastern University, and Harbin Engineering University gathered together to discuss the reform of the new engineering curriculum and explore new models for cultivating top-notch innovative talents. The construction of new engineering disciplines is an important measure for universities to deepen education and teaching reform, with the core of cultivating engineering talents with innovative spirit and practical ability. What is the current situation of new engineering construction in universities and what experience has been accumulated? What new changes have occurred in teaching methods in the context of rapid development of artificial intelligence? What new trends will talent cultivation models present in the future? Regarding this, a reporter from Science and Technology Daily interviewed relevant experts. Targeting industrial demand to promote curriculum reform, as early as 2017, the Ministry of Education held a seminar on the construction of new engineering disciplines at Tianjin University, forming a vision and action plan for the construction of new engineering disciplines. In 2018, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction and Development of New Engineering and Implementing the Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan 2.0", requiring in-depth research and practice of new engineering, exploring the establishment of new concepts, standards, models, methods, technologies, and cultures for engineering education. In 2023, five departments including the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Plan for Adjusting and Optimizing the Setting of Disciplines and Majors in General Higher Education", proposing to deepen the construction of new engineering disciplines and upgrade the existing engineering disciplines with all elements. Nowadays, universities across the country are actively promoting the construction of new engineering disciplines, carrying out curriculum reforms, and carrying out many innovative practices. Harbin Engineering University is accelerating the construction of an industry university research practical education curriculum system Qiao Yulong, Vice Dean of the School of Information and Communication Engineering at Harbin Engineering University, introduced that in order to meet the needs of the industry and cultivate students' systematic thinking, Harbin Engineering University has broken the traditional "isolated" teaching situation of courses, and reconstructed a new curriculum system with course knowledge integration as the traction, project practice training as the carrier, and knowledge graph construction as the support. For example, in the course of Associate Professor Yu Lei at Harbin Engineering University, students systematically learned the knowledge of operational amplifiers, AD/DA conversion, and other skills required to make a dual channel signal generator. By applying this knowledge, students not only complete their studies, but also have the opportunity to participate in the National College Electronic Design Competition, truly achieving the integration of courses and competitions. Gong Xiaofeng, Vice Dean of the School of Information and Communication Engineering at Dalian University of Technology, stated that they have adopted a gradual reform approach, actively utilizing new technologies such as artificial intelligence, and offering multiple related courses. They have adopted an integrated teaching model of "theory practice thinking creativity", mobilizing multiple educational elements such as "teaching learning research competition", and creating an undergraduate talent training curriculum system centered on "highly integrated project-based core courses". The School of Electronic and Information Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology offers integrated practical courses on software and hardware innovation through educational models such as "master+team". Through project-based learning, students are exposed to cutting-edge technological issues and industry demands, and their innovative problem-solving and comprehensive hands-on practical abilities are exercised. Using emerging technologies to optimize teaching methods "The application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence in the field of education is becoming increasingly widespread," said Zhan Dechen, a national level teaching master at Harbin Institute of Technology. In the process of constructing new engineering disciplines in universities, technologies such as artificial intelligence also play an important role. These technologies are increasingly being applied in the development of new engineering courses, textbook writing, and experimental stages in universities. Zhan Dechen stated that new technologies such as artificial intelligence will make the new engineering courses in universities more "intelligent". The Digital Intelligence Classroom will equip students with digital teachers and AI assistants to achieve precise teaching and promote the construction of new engineering courses; The application of digital technology can also transform complex engineering knowledge into a "one map to understand" knowledge graph, clearly depicting the knowledge system of talent cultivation and providing intelligent support for "teaching and learning". The knowledge graph research team of Northeastern University, relying on the School of Computer Science and Engineering of Northeastern University, has launched an independently developed "Knowledge Action Companion Learning" intelligent teaching assistant system. The system is embedded with databases from over 20 disciplines including computer science, materials science, metallurgy, medicine, and law, as well as over 50 course knowledge base graphs. It combines cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies such as big language models and knowledge graphs to empower the intelligent construction of whole disciplines and batch courses. In the experimental stage of new engineering, new technologies such as artificial intelligence also play a crucial role. At the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Harbin Engineering University, the laboratory is undergoing intelligent transformation and upgrading. The modular and systematic experimental equipment for circuit electronics is being updated, and the application of digital twin technology has laid the foundation for creating a cross temporal and autonomous practice environment in the laboratory. Xiang Jianhong, the deputy director of the experimental center, stated that starting from the spring semester of 2025, students can conduct experimental previews and open experiments remotely on the computer without the need for physical equipment. In addition, the practical model of empowering the construction of new engineering disciplines with new technologies such as artificial intelligence provides assistance for the development of education in the central and western regions, further promoting educational equity. In Xinjiang Kashi University, which is more than 5000 kilometers away from Harbin Engineering University, teachers and students of the two universities can not only share experimental equipment resources, but also carry out remote interactive teaching activities to achieve "the same lesson" through "AI+Internet" technology. With the further acceleration of knowledge updating and iteration speed, the integration of new engineering disciplines with new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data will be more closely integrated in the future, and students' learning habits, knowledge acquisition channels, and ability improvement requirements will undergo significant changes. In order to adapt to these changes, universities will pay more attention to strengthening their educational characteristics and promoting interdisciplinary integration. Gao Bo, Vice Dean of the School of Communication Engineering at Jilin University, believes that from the perspective of national strategy and industrial demand, the future construction of new engineering disciplines requires schools to actively adapt to changes, create interdisciplinary cutting-edge courses, build a modular, hierarchical, advanced and integrated practical course system, and cultivate engineering talents for the future. From the perspective of the quality of cultivating top-notch innovative talents, the development of new engineering disciplines should be based on the characteristics and advantages of the school, and strengthen the cross disciplinary integration Song Xiaoshi, Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Northeastern University, said that for example, Northeastern University is leveraging its strengths in disciplines and majors such as computer science and technology, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, communication engineering, and electronic information engineering to improve its education system and continue to promote the construction of top-notch innovative talent training bases. In addition, against the backdrop of rapid development of the new generation of information technology, the construction of new engineering disciplines should actively respond to the national strategic deployment of the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, and comprehensively and systematically integrate artificial intelligence technology into professional education and teaching. At the same time, the construction of new engineering disciplines not only needs to build a talent cultivation model that is oriented towards the development of cutting-edge new technologies in the future, but also needs to improve the curriculum system of artificial intelligence ethics, cutting-edge technologies of artificial intelligence, etc., and jointly promote the cultivation of top-notch innovative talents, "said Gong Xiaofeng. (New Society)