Ministry of Education (MOE) announced approvals of undergraduate majors for 2024. Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology (GZIST) has been approved to add 4 new undergraduate majors: New Energy Automobile Engineering, Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System Engineering, and Big Data Management and Application. This is an important achievement of the University to closely focus on the national strategic demands, serve the local economic construction and adhere to innovation-driven development, which further optimizes the layout of the University's professional structure and injects new vitality into our institution.
New Energy Automobile Engineering major focuses on the new energy automobile industry chain, covering such core technology areas as electric drive system, battery management, intelligent network connection, and cultivates innovative talents with the ability of vehicle design, power R&D and production management. The program is aligned with the national “dual-carbon” strategy and assists in the high-quality development of the new energy automobile industry.
Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering major addresses the deep integration of optoelectronic technology with information industry needs, set laser technology, fiber optic communication, optoelectronic detection and other core courses, training in optoelectronic equipment research and development, optical communication system design to solve complex engineering problems in the field of applied talents and to serve the new generation of information technology industry upgrading.
UAV Systems Engineering specializes in unmanned aircraft system design and intelligent control as the core, builds the curriculum system of aircraft design, navigation control, mission load, and cultivates composite technical talents adapted to the needs of intelligent agriculture, emergency mapping, logistics and transportation and responds to the new opportunities of low-altitude economic development.
Relying on the background of the digital economic era, the big data management and application specialty cultivates management talents who master the core skills of data mining, business analysis, intelligent decision-making and who can realize the transformation of data value in the fields of finance, medical care, government affairs. The specialty deeply integrates artificial intelligence technology to create the characteristic cultivation mode of “Digital Intelligence”.
The University will take this opportunity to further strengthen the construction and management of the new majors, optimize the curriculum system, strengthen the faculty, improve the practical teaching conditions, ensure the quality of discipline construction, and make unremitting efforts to cultivate high-quality applied talents with innovative spirit and practical ability.
