Guizhou University (GZU) has reached a significant milestone by securing recognition for 51 projects in the 2024 Guizhou Provincial Higher Education Teaching Achievement Awards, as announced by the Guizhou Provincial Department of Education. This impressive achievement includes 41 awards for undergraduate programs and 10 for postgraduate programs.

Among the top honors, the Special Prize was awarded to the project titled “Building a ‘334455’ Major Ideological and Political Education System Rooted in Western China, ” supervised by Yang Wei, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the University. This innovative framework integrates high-quality CPC leadership with educational innovation, emphasizing moral cultivation through a “trinity mechanism,” comprehensive student development via “three-dimensional nurturing,” and disciplinary advancement through “four major actions.” It also promotes collaboration through “four synergies,” establishes a “five-pillar matrix” for coordinated growth, and strengthens the “five-education chain” (moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor development). The project has led to transformative outcomes, including improved teaching standards, advancements in faculty’s academic performance, innovative talent cultivation models, and enhanced contributions to regional socioeconomic progress.

Additional Special Prizes recognized interdisciplinary excellence, including Vice President Chen Xiangsheng’s project titled “Plant Protection Discipline Development: A ‘Four-Stage, Five-Connectivity’ Approach” and Vice President Wang Jinrong’s “Innovative ‘Idea-Industry-Research-Competition’ Model for Graduate Mathematics Education.” In total, 14 projects received Special Prizes (11 for undergraduate programs and 3 for postgraduate programs), along with 8 First Prizes (6 for undergraduate programs and 2 for postgraduate programs), 12 Second Prizes (9 for undergraduate programs and 3 for postgraduate programs), and 3 Third Prizes (15 for undergraduate programs and 2 for postgraduate programs).

Editor: Zhang Chan

Chief Editor: Li Xufeng

Senior Editor: Ding Long

Translator: Li Xiaorong