Teaching Reform of Materials Science and Engineering Foundation under the Background of "Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutral"

Abstract

Universities have always been pioneers, advocates and leaders of economic and social reform, and should play a key role in this systematic change. In July 2021, the Ministry of Education issued the Action Plan for Carbon-neutral Scientific and Technological Innovation in Institutions of Higher Learning, which clarified the major tasks for universities to provide scientific and technological support and talent support for the dual-carbon target. The first to realize the campus carbon neutral, and promote the carbon neutral scientific and technological innovation and the training of high-quality talents with the construction of campus environment, is a positive response to the national strategy and the action plan of the Ministry of Education. In the Work Plan for Strengthening the Construction of the Training System for Higher Education issued in May 2022, the Ministry of Education particularly stressed that universities should strengthen green and low-carbon education, strengthen the construction of teaching resources in the field of "dual-carbon", and promote the high-quality training of "dual-carbon" related professionals. The key to controlling dual carbon lies in material technology. Therefore, it is particularly important to cultivate materials professionals with dual carbon concepts and related technologies. Based on this, the members of our teaching group have carried out a series of teaching reforms for the course "Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering" based on years of frontline teaching experience. They have combined theoretical teaching and practical teaching, providing strong guarantees for cultivating competitive talents in the field of dual carbon control.