Research on the Innovation of Applied Talent Cultivation Models in the New Era from the Perspective of Industry-Education Integration: A Case Study of BIM Curriculum Reform

In the context of the transformative demands of the digital era, higher education institutions are confronted with the significant challenge of aligning academic training with industrial needs. This study proposes a novel Four-Stage Collaborative Model for Industry-Education Integration, grounded in the principles of “demand orientation, competency core, and collaborative education”, to address the persistent theory-practice divide in applied talent cultivation. The proposed framework is centred on the reform of the BIM curriculum, integrating interdisciplinary modules through a systematic pathway. Empirical evidence demonstrates that this model significantly reduces graduate adaption periods and enhances innovation capabilities, and student teams achieve over 90% award rate in BIM-related competitions. The integration of authentic real-world projects and hybrid pedagogies has been identified as a key factor in addressing the skill gaps that have been identified in global engineering education. These gaps include, but are not limited to, fragmented disciplines and passive learning methods. This research offers a replicable blueprint for cultivating future-ready talents, advancing the goals of the New Engineering Education initiative in China and global digital transformation agendas.