[Teacher team construction and leapfrog development pathways for bioengineering disciplines in industry-oriented...

Building a high-level bioengineering discipline is a fundamental measure for promoting the development of the bioeconomy, and its advancement relies on the significant contributions of university faculty. Industry-oriented universities are inherently connected with both industries and academia, possessing unique advantages in serving industry needs, cultivating specialized talent, and supporting social development. Therefore, the question of how to achieve leapfrog development in bioengineering disciplines has imposed higher demands on the scientific research, teaching, and professional ethics of university faculty. This paper focused on the demands and contributions of the bioengineering discipline across related fields such as biomedicine, agriculture, food, environmental protection, resources, and chemical engineering. Progressing layer by layer from the core of discipline development, the responsibilities and requirements of faculty, the development elements of a "good professor", to the pathways for leapfrog development of the discipline, it systematically elucidated that bioengineering faculty should ground themselves on the discipline's characteristic of "world-class and industry-grounded", adhere to the principle of "excelling in learning to serve as a teacher and upright in character to serve as a model", and integrate their personal development into discipline construction and industry needs. "Good professors" advance teaching reform through outstanding teaching capabilities, academic accumulation, and collaborative service. On this basis, high-level faculty teams are formed around "Good professors", implementing a collaborative education model involving mentor groups that integrates industry, academia, and research. Centered on the integration of industry and education, scientific research achievements and industrial practice are transformed into teaching content to create a disciplinary feature that emphasizes teaching innovation and industrial empowerment. Through openness, collaboration, and resource integration, diverse practical platforms are established, thereby leading the leapfrog development of the discipline. This offers experience and recommendations for industry-oriented universities to advance the bioengineering discipline through faculty development.