Practical Challenges and Optimization Pathways for Industry-Education Integration in Application-Oriented Universities in the Digital Era

Abstract

In the context of the digital era, industry-education integration in application-oriented universities is undergoing significant transformation. This study conducts a multidimensional deconstruction of such integration using the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. Throughout the digital transformation process, challenges persist across various dimensions: technologically, characterized by inadequate digital infrastructure and the prevalence of "data silos"; organizationally, reflected in rigid multi-stakeholder collaboration, sluggish reorganization of operational processes, and inefficient resource integration; and environmentally, evidenced by policy implementation gaps, insufficient market support, and misalignment with societal needs. Consequently, it is imperative to establish a collaborative virtual-physical integrated space platform-based, leverage data as the vital link to streamline the flow of essential elements, reshape multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms through governance frameworks, revamp talent development systems with curricula at the core, and energize innovation momentum via faculty development. By reconstructing key elements, harnessing technological empowerment, reorganizing structures, and optimizing the environment, this system facilitates the digital transformation and high-quality development of industry-education integration, providing theoretical insights and practical pathways for cultivating application-oriented talents suited to the digital age.