On the afternoon of October 14, Xiangtan Institute of Technology held a Project-Based Teaching Exchange Conference in Room 518 of the Third Teaching Building, where four teachers shared their experiences in implementing project-based curriculum teaching. President Yuan Libin attended and spoke at the event, joined by heads of various teaching and functional departments and relevant teachers.

During the conference, Guo Jianqiang from the School of Automotive Engineering explained his approach to the **"Robotics Drive and Control"** course. His method allows students to follow a structured path of **"practical research - needs analysis - topic determination - information search - hardware design - software design - topic report - project defense."**

Luo Tianchan from the School of Business discussed her method of restructuring the **"New Media Marketing"** course by focusing on **"practical operations of new media marketing for automotive brands."** She reorganized the course based on a project-oriented and task-driven approach. Through active participation in real new media marketing projects with automotive companies, students significantly enhance their practical skills and innovative thinking. She also shared challenges and reflections from implementing project-based teaching.

Zhong Xin from the School of Digital Technology highlighted three key projects within the **"Introduction to Computers"** course: **"computer hardware disassembly and debugging," "software installation and use,"** and **"local area network setup and testing."**

Su Hui, also from the School of Digital Technology, presented the project-based teaching goals of the **"Microcontroller Technology and Applications"** course, focusing on employer needs in today’s job market. Drawing from experiences in college-level electronic design competitions, she discussed the alignment of course content with projects and specified requirements for venues, equipment, and implementation plans.

The four teachers delivered well-structured and innovative presentations, each exemplifying the fresh approach of project-based teaching reform.

In his concluding remarks, President Yuan emphasized the importance of leveraging the advantage of industry-education integration to drive project-based reform. He noted that this reform is central to cultivating innovative talent and that practice-oriented courses should prioritize project-based formats to build students' practical abilities, imagination, and creative thinking. The core of project-based reform is to make students the true subjects of learning. "Instead of students following the teacher’s pace, it should be teachers following the students' pace," he remarked, stressing the need to fully activate students' initiative and enthusiasm for learning.

He highlighted that the success of project-based reform lies in effective project design, which should adhere to three principles: first, it should stimulate students’ interest in learning; second, it should cover essential knowledge points of the course and cultivate innovative thinking; and third, it should closely align with technological frontiers, industry requirements, and real-world contexts. He urged each department to make project-based reform a core focus of their research activities, gradually expanding pilot programs to continuously improve teaching quality.