Volume 3 · Issue 3 (2026)
Exploring Collaborative Training Model for Hydrology and Water Resources Curriculum System under Digital Twin Background
Wenping Zhang1, Jiangyuan Zhang1, Weihua Xiao1, Haibo Bian2, Rong Tang1, Keyuan Shen3
1 College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China
2 Hunan Xiangyinhe Sensing Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410006, China
3 China Railway Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410208, China
Abstract: The construction of smart water resources is a significant indicator of high-quality development in water conservancy, while digital twin technology serves as the key and core driver for advancing smart water resources. The hydrology and water resources curriculum covers a broad scope of knowledge, involves abstract content, strong theoretical logic, and practical engineering applications. However, existing issues include outdated teaching systems, insufficient collaboration between practical teaching and industry-academia-research integration, inadequate training platform development, and generally suboptimal cultivation of students' higher-order cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills. This paper proposes a collaborative training model integrating practical teaching, industry-education collaboration, resource platform construction, curriculum-based ideological education, and evaluation mechanisms under the digital twin framework. By incorporating ideological education elements into the curriculum, it establishes an industry-academia integrated collaborative training model. This approach provides theoretical support for the development of smart water resources programs in higher agricultural institutions and the cultivation of interdisciplinary talents in water resources management + big data, environmental engineering + Internet of Things, and other composite water resources fields.
Keywords: Smart Water Conservancy; Digital Twin; Industry-Education-Research Collaboration; Ideological and Political Education in Courses; Hydrology and Water Resources Curriculum System.
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