High-quality Development Path of Graduate Education in Aquaculture Discipline: A Case Study of Guangdong Ocean University

Aquaculture is a discipline system that focuses on exploring the growth, development, reproduction, aquaculture, and resources of aquatic animals and plants, and their complex relationships. Under the tide of the "high-quality development" strategy, the aquaculture discipline is also facing new opportunities and challenges for transformation, upgrading, and deepening development. Therefore, exploring and practicing an effective path for the high-quality development of graduate education in aquaculture is not only the key to promoting the transformation of graduate education in aquaculture from scale expansion to quality improvement, but also has immeasurable value for implementing the strategy on developing a quality workforce and the strategy of scientific and technological powerhouse. The high-quality development of graduate education in aquaculture can be promoted from the following aspects: optimizing and improving the construction of the graduate education system, focusing on enhancing the quality of high-level talent cultivation, strengthening the overall strength of the graduate supervisor team, actively promoting the adjustment and upgrading of the disciplinary and professional structure, strengthening the construction of resource platforms and deepening the implementation of collaborative education mechanisms, and continuously expanding and deepening the new pattern of international exchange and cooperation. Through the comprehensive promotion of the above paths, the aim is to fully build a model for the improvement and governance of graduate education quality.