"Competition" Drives New Heights of Industry-Education Integration in the Network Information Security Major

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202515541

Author(s)

Jie Qiu

Affiliation(s)

School of Artificial Intelligence, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, Guangxi, China

Abstract

In the digital era, the gap between traditional practical teaching of network information security majors and industry demands has become prominent. This study takes Yulin Normal University as an example to explore a new path of industry-education integration with competition-promoted learning as the link for practical teaching reform. It first analyzes the current problems of practical teaching, such as disconnected teaching content from actual needs, weak practical links, and insufficient practical experience of teachers. Then, it elaborates on the connotation, advantages of competition-promoted learning and characteristics of typical competitions like CTF. Furthermore, it introduces the construction and practice of the new industry-education integration path, including university-enterprise co-construction of practical teaching bases and curriculum & teaching method reform. Finally, it presents the reform effects, such as students' outstanding competition achievements and improved comprehensive abilities, and discusses future development trends under the impact of new technologies. This study provides a reference for improving the quality of network information security talent cultivation.

Keywords

Network Information Security; Competition-Promoted Learning; Industry-Education Integration; Practical Teaching Reform; CTF Competition; Talent Cultivation

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