The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed the integration of industry and education, and since the Third Plenum, it has emphasized the use oriented approach and the cultivation of students' employment oriented approach. After the expansion of enrollment in schools, there is an urgent need for abundant scientific research projects to comprehensively cultivate students' research abilities.

Zhongdi Digital relies on its own resource endowment, actively responds to the call, and creates a talent training system of academic high-end exchange, technological innovation breakthroughs, and application practice verification, building a perfect practical carrier for industrial development and education and teaching.

Developing one of the most authoritative high-end events in the domestic GIS education industry - the University GIS Forum, to recognize and encourage young representatives of teachers and outstanding students in the field of GIS in universities.

Establishing a joint training platform for universities - GIS laboratory in universities, and establishing MapGIS laboratories with more than 200 universities across the country to enhance students' hands-on practical abilities.

Establish national GIS talent assessment standards and evaluation system - National GIS Application Technology Test, which is the only national professional technical level exam in the domestic GIS industry. In the past 4 years, it has helped nearly 10000 people obtain exam certification.

Establishing the most influential competition in the field of GIS in China, the National College GIS Skills Competition, has become a professional stage for GIS students to showcase their innovative thinking and enhance their practical abilities, and to deliver more outstanding GIS talents with innovative thinking and practical skills to the industry.

Building a professional platform for GIS industry talent community - New China Land Education, establishing a bridge between universities and corporate talents, committed to solving the practical problems of shortage of high-end talents and weak competitiveness in China's GIS industry

Among them, there are many project achievements that have been implemented, such as the integration of New China Education with industry trends, relying on resources from Hubei University, China Digital, and other parties to launch a joint training program for professional and master's degrees, cultivating innovative, versatile, and practical GIS software development talents needed by modern enterprises.

This project is aimed at practical employment applications and customized training based on the actual needs of enterprises, committed to cultivating mid to high end software developers.

Since the launch of the joint training program in 2021, nearly 50 master's students from Hubei University have been enrolled, and all graduates have found well paying jobs.

The specific cooperation model is a three-stage joint training path involving schools, New China Education, and enterprises.

During the first year of graduate school, the school conducts professional course learning, New China Education online course learning, skill assessment, and study weekly reports.

New Zhongdi Education provides students with a complete course training system of GIS theory, project development practice, and industry application, enabling students to comprehensively master the basic theory of GIS and proficiently master GIS development skills and applications.

This course truly meets the needs of the industry and has also won the "Excellent Teaching Achievement Award".

During the second year of graduate school, students go to enterprises for paid project training. In the third year of graduate school, students can choose to continue their internship in the enterprise or return to school to write papers.

The internship companies that New China Education connects with include multiple enterprises in Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin and other places, including state-owned enterprises, central enterprises, and GIS software companies that rank among the top in the industry.

This training method can not only help students participate in systematic learning of GIS development, major project research and development of GIS famous enterprises, accumulate valuable project experience, lock in high-level positions in the workplace in advance, but also provide talent vitality for the development of the GIS industry.

As a pioneer in domestic GIS, Zhongdi Digital has been tirelessly exploring the integration of industry and education in the GIS industry. It not only provides new ideas for talent cultivation in universities, but also promotes the talent upgrading of the entire GIS industry.

In the future, with the participation of more universities and enterprises, this industry university research model will undoubtedly provide stronger talent support for the high-quality development of the geographic information industry.