Author(s)

JinMing Zhao^*, JiaXin Cui, Qiang Gong, JiaRen Li, XiaoNan Wang, Ao Li, Xu Liang, JingYang Ge, HeBin Wang, YaoYao Shen

Affiliation(s)

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.

Corresponding Author

JinMing Zhao

ABSTRACT

In response to the reform imperative of engineering education under modernization, a novel education model named PTF (one-Pyramid, Two-axis, Four-driving) learning ecosystem is proposed and validated. The model comprises a Pyramid-style, hierarchical sequence of four types of innovation and entrepreneurship competitions—foundation, professional fundamentals, professional integration, and top comprehensive—along with a progression of projects from college-level scientific innovation to national-level innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Two platforms are established: an Innovation Education-Service-Platform and an Integrated-Practice-Platform, which enable sustained positive attention and growth in project activity, thereby enabling qualitative change. Four driving elements are identified:  Cultural Driver, which builds an immersive environment for innovation; Institutional Driver, which provides structured guidance and motivation; Resource Driver, which supplies the physical and intellectual infrastructure; and Outcome Driver, which ensures practical validation and value creation. The PTF model offers a viable paradigm for the reform of modern engineering education to cultivate adaptable and innovative talents with in-depth thinking abilities who can tackle future complex challenges.

KEYWORDS

Innovation education; Modernized education; Engineering practice

CITE THIS PAPER

JinMing Zhao, JiaXin Cui, Qiang Gong, JiaRen Li, XiaoNan Wang, Ao Li, Xu Liang, JingYang Ge, HeBin Wang, YaoYao Shen. A PTF framework for undergraduate innovation education: integration within the modern emerging engineering education. World Journal of Educational Studies. 2025, 3(5): 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/wjes3070.

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