On December 11, 2021, sponsored by the Guangdong Horticultural Society, organized by the Higher Horticultural Education Branch, and co-organized by the College of Horticulture of South China Agricultural University and the Yingdong College of Agriculture and Biology of Shaoguan University, the first teaching reform of the Higher Horticultural Education Branch of the Guangdong Horticultural Society The seminar was held in the College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University.

Group photo of participants

South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhongkai College of Agricultural Engineering, Foshan University of Science and Technology, Shaoguan College, Jiaying College, Huizhou College, Vegetable Institute of Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Environmental Horticulture, Fruit Tree Institute of Municipal Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Agricultural and Commercial Vocational Technology Fourteen member units including the College, Guangdong Vocational and Technical College of Science and Trade, and Guangdong Ecological Engineering Vocational and Technical College participated in the conference. The theme of this conference is Optimizing the talent training system and building a first-class horticulture specialty. The conference was presided over by Professor Ma Chongjian, Secretary-General of the branch.

The person in charge of the participating units speaks

South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhongkai College of Agricultural Engineering, Foshan University of Science and Technology, Shaoguan College, Jiaying College, Huizhou College, Vegetable Institute of Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Environmental Horticulture, Fruit Tree Institute of Municipal Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Agricultural and Commercial Vocational Technology Fourteen member units including the College, Guangdong Vocational and Technical College of Science and Trade, and Guangdong Ecological Engineering Vocational and Technical College participated in the conference. The theme of this conference is Optimizing the talent training system and building a first-class horticulture specialty. The conference was presided over by Professor Ma Chongjian, Secretary-General of the branch.

At the seminar, each member unit combined the national reform policies, industry development and employment situation of the horticulture major in recent years, and focused on curriculum system design, teaching resources and practice base sharing, undergraduate education, enrollment and employment, and integration of industry, university and research. Fully discussed. The participating units unanimously suggested that in the future, efforts should be made to organize more series of competitions related to horticultural professional skills, to promote teaching, learning, reform, and construction through competitions, so as to effectively improve the professional skills and practical ability of horticultural students. .

   Professor He Jinming, the chairman of the branch, made a concluding speech. He emphasized that to cultivate students with high professional quality, first of all, teachers must have confidence in gardening and set a good example for the growth of students. He advocated that teachers in all schools should pay attention to the research of teaching reform, and promote the research of teaching reform to the same important position as scientific research, so as to comprehensively improve the level of theoretical research of teaching reform. Finally, he called on participating units to strengthen the construction of second classrooms to improve students' professionalism in all aspects.

Professor He Jinming, Vice President of Shaoguan University and Chairman of the Higher Education Branch, made a concluding speech

The teachers attending the meeting have gained a lot and expressed that through this seminar, they have expanded new ideas and new directions for the promotion of horticulture education under the background of the new era and new agricultural sciences.

   Hu Guibing, Dean of the College of Horticulture, Wu Zhenxian, Vice Dean, and Huang Xuming, Professional Director, attended the seminar. On behalf of the College of Horticulture and the Guangdong Horticultural Society, Professor Hu Guibing welcomed the participants and introduced the importance and professionalism of the construction of the horticulture profession. For development ideas, the professional director, Professor Huang Xuming, introduced the construction plan of the first-class national major of horticulture in South China Agricultural University. Professor Wu Zhenxian, the deputy dean, introduced the collection and use of basic professional data, and put forward the idea of sharing resources of horticulture in the province and improving the quality of student training.

   The convening and successful holding of this conference will contribute to the establishment of a talent training system adapted to the new situation, the implementation of the fundamental tasks of Lide Shuren for the horticulture majors of various universities and colleges in the province, and the mission of strengthening agriculture and rejuvenating agriculture, and promote new developments. The construction of agricultural sciences has contributed to the overall rural revitalization to have a positive impact.(Picture/text Fang Fang, Yuan Yuan)