Analysis of the Guidance and Promotion of NSFC on the Cultivation Mode for Professional Degree Postgraduate Education

Abstract

At present, many key technologies in some fields are insoluble that restricts the development of human science and technology. And a large number of innovative, compound, and application-oriented talents are needed in the world. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) plays a promoting role in the development of professional degree postgraduate education. In this paper, there is a quantitative analysis of professional degree postgraduates of China University of Geosciences (Beijing) from different aspects, including dissertation, the number of SCI papers published by postgraduates and journal impact factors. The results indicate that, more than 80% of professional degree postgraduates were involved in projects funded by NSFC during their degree education; the total number of SCI papers published by professional degree postgraduates and the annual number of publications per capita have grown most rapidly in the past 10 years; the NSFC is more favourable and helpful than other forms of foundation funding for professional degree postgraduates engaging in scientific innovation. Therefore, the NSFC promotes the reform of cultivation mode for professional degree postgraduate education and forms the development pattern of high-level innovative talents.