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25 August 2026, Volume 25 Issue 3
    

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    The Spirit of Westward Academic Relocation and the University's Mission
  • The Contemporary Transformation of the Spirit of Westward Academic Relocation： From “Marching Toward Science and Building the Great Northwest” to Serving Major National Strategic Needs
    HE Yu-fang, LAN Fei
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 8-15.
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    The Spirit of Westward Academic Relocation was nurtured by the national strategic deployment of the newly founded People’s Republic of China and the active dedication of intellectuals. In the new era， the reinterpretation and inheritance of this spirit is not a mere retrospective commemoration of history， but a reconstruction of practical capabilities and embodies the unity of subjective initiative， organizational coordination， and institutional support. The contemporary transformation of the Spirit should proceed in three dimensions： value objectives， organizational approaches， and implementation mechanisms. Specifically， its focus should shift from supporting industrial development in western China to serving major national strategic needs； from the geographical relocation of universities to the integrated development of education， science， technology and talent； and from the dedication of intellectuals as a group to mission-oriented， organized research and the development of regional innovation systems. To fundamentally achieve this transformation， it is essential to cultivate individual capabilities through value-based guidance， strengthen organizational capabilities through mission-driven initiatives， and establish sustainable mechanisms through institutional integration， so as to enable the spirit to ultimately underpin the advancement of Chinese-style modernization.
  • The Formation and Evolution， Core Connotation and Value Implication of the School‑Running Tenet “Seek True Learning， Serve Practical Industry”： An Investigation into Beijing Jiaotong University’s School‑Running History
    ZHANG Li-xue
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 16-23.
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    In his reply letter to the faculty and students of the four Jiaotong Universities， General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to adhere to the school‑running tenet of “Seek True Learning， Serve Practical Industry”， setting forth earnest expectations for the universities’ development. An examination of the educational history of Beijing Jiaotong University reveals that this tenet has undergone an evolutionary process spanning intellectual origins， paradigm establishment， disciplinary expansion and value integration. Its core connotations can be encapsulated as a truth‑seeking and pragmatic scholarly paradigm， a practice‑oriented ethos of applying knowledge to real‑world needs， and an educational philosophy premised on the unity of knowledge and action. As the shared spiritual underpinning of the four Jiaotong Universities， the tenet “Seek True Learning， Serve Practical Industry” has run through their 130‑year course of educational development. Furthermore， it provides historical insights and theoretical references for Chinese universities to develop world-class universities rooted in China’s national conditions and promote the diversified development of global engineering education， thereby boosting the construction of a leading country in education.
  • Historical Evolution， Core Connotation and Practical Paths of the School-Running Tenet of “Seek True Learning， Serve Practical Industry”
    HUANG Xiao-juan, LIU Guo-rui
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 24-31.
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    The school-running tenet of “Seek True Learning， Serve Practical Industry” represents a vital intellectual achievement of the localized exploration of modern Chinese higher education. Centered on the core value of “pragmatism”， this tenet forms a dialectically integrated organic whole. “Seeking true learning” means pursuing genuine knowledge， exploring truth， and adhering to original aspirations， embodying the rigorous scholarly philosophy of investigating things to attain knowledge. “Serving practical industry” emphasizes diligent practice， proficient application， and commitment to social missions， reflecting the pragmatic character of integrating knowledge with action. In the new era， the four Jiaotong Universities should uphold this century-old school-running tenet by continuing their time-honored educational traditions and consolidating the cultural foundation for national development. It is essential to focus on national strategic needs， build a highland for independent talent cultivation， innovate collaborative education models， promote in-depth integration of learning， research， industry and education， and improve long-term guarantee mechanisms to ensure the effective implementation of the school-running tenet.
    • Focusing on National Strategic Needs and Serving Socio?Economic Development (Applied Economic Research)
  • Multidimensional Collaboration： Practical Paths for Integrated Advancement of Education， Science and Technology， and Talent
    WANG Yong-feng
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 32-38.
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    Education， science and technology， and talent constitute the fundamental and strategic support for Chinese-style modernization. To promote their integrated advancement and strengthen systematic integration and collaborative efficiency， it is essential to focus on four practical paths： first， constructing a linkage mechanism for multiple stakeholders to mobilize coordinated efforts from the government， universities， enterprises and other entities； second， facilitating the circulation and integration of core elements to foster a virtuous cycle among education， science and technology， and talent； third， strengthening institutional connection and coupling to realize in-depth integration of supporting policies， overall resource allocation and organizational coordination； fourth， improving a performance‑enhancing system to build a long-term closed-loop mechanism integrating evaluation， feedback and incentives. Optimizing the practical paths for the integrated advancement of education， science and technology， and talent enables the organic connection of the education chain， science and technology chain， and talent chain， which provides solid support for the coordinated development of a powerful country in education， science and technology， and talent.
  • A Preliminary Study on the Construction of the Transportation Discipline System from the Perspective of Philosophy and Social Sciences
    ZHOU Xiao-xue, ZHANG Li-xue, LI Shi-zhen, TIAN Yong-jing
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 39-44.
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    Philosophy and social sciences serve as essential theoretical tools for humans to understand and transform the world. Deepening understanding of the attributes and characteristics of transportation disciplines and promoting the development of the transportation discipline system are of great significance for enriching and expanding China’s independent knowledge system in philosophy and social sciences. At present， China’s transportation sector is steadily moving toward a new development phase marked by the transition from a major transportation country to a transportation powerhouse. Against this backdrop， transportation is no longer confined to the single research domain of traditional natural sciences. It is urgent to apply the stances， viewpoints and methodologies of philosophy and social sciences in light of the practical needs and the disciplinary characteristics of the transportation field， explore and interpret the laws governing transportation development， further advance the development of the transportation discipline system， and provide strong support for accelerating the building of a transportation powerhouse.
  • Leveraging University Disciplinary Strengths to Support Transportation Governance of the Capital Megacity and Transportation Integration of the Beijing‑Tianjin‑Hebei Region
    XIAO Xiang, WANG Chao, LI Hong-chang, QIU Xiao-dong
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 45-51.
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    In response to major national strategic priorities， including carbon peaking and carbon neutrality， building China into a transportation powerhouse， coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region， and the construction of a modern comprehensive transportation system in the capital region， a research team at Beijing Jiaotong University has continuously conducted studies on key issues related to urban transportation development in Beijing and regional transportation coordination in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The team integrates multiple research approaches， including field investigations， transportation operation monitoring， policy evaluation， expert workshops， and transportation big-data analysis. The team focuses on issues such as the formation mechanisms of automobile dependency， optimization of public transportation operations， coordinated operation of suburban railways， and the development of regional commuting systems. Based on these studies， two major insights have been developed. First， transportation governance in megacities cannot rely solely on infrastructure expansion； greater emphasis should be placed on the coordinated advancement of demand‑side management， prioritized development of public transport and refined governance. Second， the key to integrated transportation development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region lies in strengthening coordinated rail transit operations， improving suburban railway and regional commuting systems， and leveraging high-quality development of high-speed railway to support regional coordination and the building of a country into a transportation powerhouse.
  • Pathways of University Integrated Design Disciplines for Rural Revitalization： A Practical Exploration Based on Beijing Jiaotong University
    QIN Si-yang, XU Gao-feng, LI Jun-jie, WANG Xin, MENG Xiao-ying, XUE Lin-ping, PAN Xi
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 52-58.
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    Rural development is shifting from a stage dominated by physical spatial construction toward a more systematic approach that gives equal emphasis to spatial upgrading， cultural revitalization， industrial upgrading， and collaborative governance. Emerging from the interdisciplinary integration of architecture， urban and rural planning， and design， the discipline of Integrated Design possesses comprehensive advantages in working across scales， specialties， processes， and agents. Drawing on Beijing Jiaotong University’s practices in supporting rural revitalization in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region， this study identifies four pathways through which universities can leverage Integrated Design： organizing interdisciplinary and integrated actions in response to the complex needs of rural areas； linking research innovation， talent cultivation， and social services to facilitate knowledge production， capacity building， and practical transformation； promoting university-local collaboration through real-world settings such as traditional village conservation， spatial governance， cultural communication， and rural industry branding； and ensuring the continuity and sustainability of services through platform development， continued implementation and operational support， and comprehensive evaluation. These pathways can help translate the disciplinary strengths of universities into comprehensive capacities for advancing rural revitalization and major regional strategies.
    • The Belt and Road Initiative and Building a Country with a Strong Transportation Network
  • A Study on the Belt and Road Initiative Promoting the Building of a Community of Shared Future for Mankind from the Perspective of Marxist World History Theory
    ZHANG Lun-yang
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 59-65.
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    From the perspective of Marxist World History Theory， the shift of national history to world history is an objective outcome of the development of productive forces and the expansion of worldwide communication. Nevertheless， the current evolution of world history has long been constrained by the logic of capital， manifested as an exploitative core-periphery structure， a risk-transfer model and the alienation of inter-state relations. The vision of building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind constitutes a theoretical transcendence and path‑breaking innovation over capital-dominated globalization. It reconstructs the global communication order based on the principles of extensive consultation， joint contribution and shared benefits， shifting the underlying logic of development from one‑sided profit-seeking to win-win outcomes. As a concrete practice of this vision， the Belt and Road Initiative follows a dialectical evolutionary trajectory of hard connectivity， soft connectivity and people-to-people bonds： it realizes cross-border integration of production systems through infrastructure and industrial networks， completes the institutional construction of international relations via institutional alignment and multilateral mechanisms，and ultimately consolidates value consensus and strengthens recognition of shared responsibilities， laying a solid foundation for advancing the building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind.
  • Towards the Rule of Law in Transportation in the New Era： Rule Supply and Institutional Guarantees for Building a Transportation Powerhouse
    TAO Yang
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 66-73.
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    Transportation serves as the “vanguard” of economic and social development. Accelerating the building of China into a transportation powerhouse is a crucial pillar of Chinese-style modernization， and the rule of law underpins the steady and long-term advancement of the transportation powerhouse strategy. At present， China’s transportation rule-of-law system still faces prominent challenges： the comprehensive transportation legal framework has yet to form a systematic， complete， and coordinated system； the supply of rules for new business forms such as autonomous driving and the low-altitude economy lags behind； cross-regional coordination in transportation administrative law enforcement remains ineffective； and institutional safeguards for fair competition within a unified market are insufficient. Rule supply and institutional guarantees have thus become two core pillars urgently requiring strengthening for the advancement of transportation rule of law in the new era. In the dimension of rule supply， it is essential to accelerate the enactment of foundational laws such as the Transportation Law， fill legal gaps in areas like multimodal transport， integrated transport hubs， and digital transportation， build a forward-looking regulatory system for future transportation， and leave ample room for technological innovation through experimental approaches such as “regulatory sandboxes”. In the dimension of institutional guarantees， it is necessary to deepen the reform of comprehensive transportation law enforcement and improve cross-departmental and cross-regional coordination mechanisms. Only by achieving a dual-wheel drive of rule supply and institutional guarantees can a systematic， complete， scientifically standardized， and effectively functioning transportation rule-of-law system be established， thereby injecting robust legal momentum into the construction of a transportation powerhouse in the new era through sound laws and good governance.
  • Practical Exploration of Taking Root in Railway Frontiers and Serving the Development of a Transportation Powerhouse in the New Era： A Case Study of the School of Traffic and Transportation，Beijing Jiaotong University
    SUN Dong-mei, MENG Ling-yun
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 74-79.
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    In April 2026， General Secretary Xi Jinping replied in a letter to all faculty and students of the four Jiaotong universities， charting the course for the 130-year-old Jiaotong Universities to serve national development. Standing at the historical threshold of its 130th anniversary， the School of Traffic and Transportation， Beijing Jiaotong University， will take the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s reply letter as the fundamental guideline for the disciplinary construction and development of its transportation studies. Closely following the strategic deployment of “One Network and Four Modernizations”， the school will firmly pursue an innovative development path featuring prominent railway strengths alongside coordinated road traffic and multi-modal transport. Focusing on cutting-edge railway technologies， it will conduct sustained research in intelligent railway transport organization， intelligent operation and maintenance of high-speed railway infrastructure， improvement of railway safety resilience， and digital-intelligent governance of road traffic， building an innovation hub for digital and intelligent rail transit development. Rooted in its profound railway heritage， the school will deepen industry-education integration to cultivate interdisciplinary and top-notch innovative talents capable of shouldering the mission of building a transportation powerhouse， thereby contributing solid wisdom and strength to accelerating the construction of China’s transportation powerhouse.
  • Carrier Dimensional Upgrading and Discursive Expansion： Communication Pathways for National Image Construction in the Overseas Development of the Transportation Sector
    LIU Kai, GONG Yan-wei
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 80-86.
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    The overseas development practices of China’s transportation industry provide a valuable window for national image construction and international communication. Transcending the “media dependency” mindset， the transportation sector provides five pathways to construct national image： upgrading communication carriers； transforming communication modes from unidirectional transmission to embedded symbiosis； enhancing the subjective perception of audiences； deepening communication content toward conceptual dimensions； and transforming the communicator’s identity into a “community co-builder.” Based on existing practical experience， China’s transportation industry should firmly establish the concept of “transportation as media” and construct diverse value symbols as well as an embedded cross-cultural communication system. Furthermore， from the dimensions of value extension， conceptual embedding， and narrative innovation， it is essential to explore comprehensive systems and full pathways for deeply integrating the vision of “a community with a shared future for mankind” into the overseas development of the transportation sector.
    • Industry-University-Research Collaboration and Talent Cultivation
  • Reflections on Talent Cultivation for Transportation‑related Majors in Research‑Oriented Universities under the Background of Independent Cultivation of Talents
    ZHU Xiao-ning
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 87-91.
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    Against the backdrop of the in‑depth advancement of the strategy of building China into a transportation powerhouse and the development of the digital‑intelligent era， an urgent need arises for the reform of talent cultivation for transportation‑related majors in universities. This reform involves the reconstruction of program identities， the in‑depth renewal of curriculum content， and the adaptive adjustment of teaching approaches and methods.This paper analyzes the shifts in industrial priorities driven by the strategic tasks of the transportation industry and puts forward new requirements for the cultivation of transportation talents， namely independence， openness， internationalization， and digital intelligence. In light of the tiered training goals of research-oriented universities that prioritize broad foundational knowledge for undergraduates and technical proficiency for postgraduates， this paper proposes an integrated full-chain training model of “enrollment–cultivation–employment” and a curriculum-based project-driven learning model. It further discusses the institutional guarantees conducive to advancing educational and teaching reforms.
  • Research on Talent Cultivation Model of Outstanding Engineers for Traffic Engineering Empowered by Industry-Education Integration
    WANG Jiang-feng, YAO En-jian, YUE Hao, WEI Li-ying, WU Xian-yu
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 92-98.
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    To proactively respond to the challenges brought by the new‑round scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation， the cultivation of engineering and technical talents serving national strategies has become a linchpin of national competitiveness. Currently， the new global wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation is well underway. Driven by the rapid advancement of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence， big data and Internet of Things， competition in comprehensive national strength among countries worldwide has grown increasingly fierce， placing higher demands on the development of China’s higher engineering education and the cultivation of innovative engineering and technological talents. Aiming at the pressing challenges in the cultivating of outstanding engineers for traffic engineering and drawing on practical experience from the School of Traffic and Transportation， Beijing Jiaotong University， this paper holds that in response to the demand for cultivating engineering and technical talents to support the national strategy of the “transportation powerhouse”， an innovative talent‑training model featuring “one objective， three combinations and four types of resources” for outstanding traffic‑engineering engineers should be constructed. This model relies on industry‑education integration to nurture innovative talents and central‑local collaboration to realize the sharing of high-quality resources. Furthermore， a talent‑cultivating system for outstanding traffic‑engineering engineers that integrates scientific research， technological development and engineering practice should be established to resolve the difficulty of sharing high-quality resources for students’ engineering‑practice and innovation‑ability development.
  • Analysis of the Three‑Dimensional Field of Ideological and Political Courses in Colleges and Universities in the Digital‑Intelligent Era and Its Practical Paths
    SHI Hui-ling, WANG Zhen
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 99-103.
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    Driven by digital‑intelligent technologies， the space of ideological and political education in colleges and universities has undergone profound changes. From an interdisciplinary perspective integrating Marxist epistemology with educational ecology， university ideological and political education urgently needs to transform its unidirectional， linear and unit‑based physical space into a multi‑directional， multi‑linear and multi‑faceted three‑dimensional field. By expanding classroom space to integrate in‑class and out‑of‑class scenarios， enabling diverse subjects to co‑exist through university‑external linkage， empowering education with digital‑intelligent technologies to realize online‑offline integration， and building a teacher‑student‑AI interactive community， Beijing Jiaotong University has greatly advanced the three‑dimensional development of the ideological and political education field in the digital‑intelligent era. It has achieved a substantive leap from “knowledge impartation” to “value identification” and further to “behavioral practice”， offering referential experience for relevant reforms.
  • Human‑AI Collaboration and Integration of Knowledge and Action： Construction and Practice of Digital‑Intelligent Experimental Teaching Model for Economics and Management
    GOU Juan-qiong, GUO Ming, YING Wen-chi, MU Wen-xin, SHANG Xiao-pu, LU Jian-dong
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 104-110.
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    The development of the New Liberal Arts and digital‑intelligent transformation have placed new demands on the cultivation of economics and management talents. Faced with the risks of cognitive outsourcing and alienation brought by “instant knowledge access” in the AI era， as well as the structural demand for compound competencies arising from industrial transformation， this paper proposes a new digital‑intelligent experimental teaching model featuring “human‑AI collaboration and integration of knowledge and action”， based on more than ten years of teaching reform practices at the School of Economics and Management， Beijing Jiaotong University. This model reconstructs teaching philosophy oriented toward human‑AI collaboration， shifting teaching content from discipline‑specific knowledge to problem‑solving within complex task contexts. It empowers “learning through thinking” via a human‑AI collaborative cognitive guidance system to integrate knowledge acquisition， practical engagement and reflective improvement. It develops a teaching organization model featuring tripartite collaboration among teachers， students and AI and an agency-centered higher-order competency development path of “scenario‑learning‑competencies”. The principle of “integration of knowledge and action” runs through the whole process of complex‑task practice， intelligent cognitive guidance and competence evaluation， so as to advance the integration of industry and education and the reform of intelligent experimental teaching.
  • On Teaching Models for In‑depth Industry‑University‑Research Integration in Art‑Engineering Interdisciplinary Fields： A Case Study of the School of Architecture and Design， Beijing Jiaotong University
    ZHANG Ye, HU Ying-dong, ZHENG Fang, DONG Qing-feng, ZENG Zhong-zhong, LU Yuan, LI Jing-ya
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 111-118.
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    The new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation has generated an urgent demand for talents with art-engineering integration. However， the long-standing disconnection between industry and education in design disciplines within engineering-oriented universities severely constrains the cultivation of compound innovative talents. Grounded in the interdisciplinary characteristics of architecture， urban and rural planning， and design studies， this research focuses on three core contradictions in the industry-education integration of art-engineering interdisciplinary disciplines： the structural mismatch between disciplinary silos and industrial demands， the insufficient understanding and conceptual deviation regarding art-engineering integration， and the institutional absence of industry-education-research collaborative mechanisms. It proposes a tripartite platform system—comprising studios， key laboratories， and innovation institutes—as a pathway to address these challenges. Studios enable project-driven authentic scenario teaching； key laboratories facilitate the transformation of cutting-edge research into pedagogical resources； and innovation institutes serve as channels for the commercialization of research outputs. The synergistic operation of these three components establishes a closed-loop education ecosystem spanning the entire “industry-education-research” chain. Practice has demonstrated that this model effectively promotes the bidirectional translation of research outcomes into both pedagogical assets and industrial applications， offering a replicable implementation pathway for the high-quality development of art-engineering interdisciplinary design fields and the cultivation of compound top-notch innovative talents.
  • Talent Cultivation for Global Competence-Oriented Area Studies in Industry-Featured Universities：Internal Logic and Interdisciplinary Pathways
    HAO Yun-hui, ZHANG Jin
    Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University（Social Sciences Edition）. 2026, 25(3): 119-126.
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    Against the rapid disciplinary advancement of area‑studies， talent cultivation faces practical dilemmas such as homogenization and insufficient integration with industry needs， making it urgent to seek breakthroughs in talent‑cultivation philosophy， logic， and pathways. Philosophically， global competence and area‑studies share three‑fold alignment： training objectives for national‑strategy services， core competencies of cross‑cultural understanding， and the practice‑oriented pursuit of integrating knowledge with action. This provides value guidance for resolving the challenges in talent cultivation. Logically， industry-related features serve as a natural bond for universities to carry out area‑studies talent cultivation， closely aligning with the national strategy of “industries going global”， promoting multidisciplinary integration driven by industrial needs， and cultivating well‑rounded， application‑oriented talents who integrate knowledge with action — thus offering a practical vehicle for realizing the value of global competence. In terms of pathways， industry-featured universities should focus on cultivating “domain‑proficient” talents. They should leverage industrial endowments to define training orientations and draw on real‑world issues from overseas practice to build an interdisciplinary training system that deeply integrates language proficiency， regional expertise and industry-related competence.
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