Author(s)

YongGang Zhou¹, Yan Jing¹, Jie Liu², ZhanYing Zhang², ZhiQiang Xia¹, Jian Wang¹, LiJuan Luo¹, YouGen Wu^1*, Yan Liu^1*

Affiliation(s)

¹School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya 572025, Hainan, China.

²Sanya Institute, China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, Hainan, China.

Corresponding Author

YouGen Wu, Yan Liu

ABSTRACT

As a national strategic priority, Southern Seed Breeding (Nanfan) imposes an urgent demand for highly skilled, interdisciplinary talents. However, the conventional graduate training paradigm is ensnared in structural dilemmas characterized by a disconnect between theory and practice, a superficial integration of industry and education, and skewed evaluation orientations. In response, this study establishes and empirically validates a graduate training framework embodying the “One Axis, Dual Drives, and Four Integrations” logic within the southern seed breeding domain, utilizing STIs as practical arenas and employing a triadic analytical framework of value–institution–action. This system centers on the strategic imperatives of southern seed breeding as the axis of value, propelled by the dual engines of scientific-educational synergy and industry-education integration. It advances a four-dimensional fusion encompassing curriculum design, mentorship teams, practical platforms, and evaluation mechanisms, thereby forming a closed-loop educational model of “rooted theoretical foundations, research serving industry, and outcomes enriching teaching.” Empirical verification, based on 136 provincial-level and above institutes in Hainan, demonstrates that this system markedly enhances graduate students’ practical innovation capabilities and industry service competencies, cultivating over 250 talents devoted to agricultural knowledge and passion, transferring more than 30 scientific achievements, and generating over 15 million RMB in technology promotion contracts. By deeply excavating the intrinsic mechanisms embedding national strategic demands into talent cultivation, this research offers a novel paradigm that harmonizes profound theoretical insights with applied efficacy for the reform of professional agricultural graduate education.  

KEYWORDS

Southern seed breeding; Science and technology institutes; Graduate training; Scientific-educational fusion; Industry-education integration

CITE THIS PAPER

YongGang Zhou, Yan Jing, Jie Liu, ZhanYing Zhang, ZhiQiang Xia, Jian Wang, LiJuan Luo, YouGen Wu, Yan Liu. Construction of the “one axis, dual drives, and four integrations” graduate training system for southern seed breeding under national strategic guidance. World Journal of Educational Studies. 2026, 4(3): 1-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/wjes3145.

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