Author(s)

Yue Long ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China

Corresponding Author

Yue Long

ABSTRACT

The rise of new quality productivity (NQP) requires systematic reconstruction of the functional system of higher education. The traditional educational paradigm centered on knowledge transfer is difficult to adapt to the characteristics of the times, such as the acceleration of technological iteration and the melting of industrial boundaries. Based on the interactive relationship between productive forces and educational functions, this paper deconstructs the adaptability dilemma between the institutional heritage of educational functions formed during the period of industrial civilization and the development needs of NQP. The research reveals that there is a deep tension between knowledge transfer, scientific research training and social service under the mode of branch logic, linear scientific research and one-way service, and then a three-dimensional framework with innovative literacy, cross-domain integration and technical ethics as the core is constructed. The framework emphasizes that the educational function has changed from instrumental orientation to ecological constructive role, and the system coordination is realized through the reconstruction of curriculum clusters, the weakening of organizational boundaries and the innovation of evaluation mechanism. Theoretical analysis shows that only by embedding regional innovation networks into active nodes can universities break through path dependence and achieve functional re-engineering. The success of remolding educational function depends on the overall evolution of institutional ecology rather than piecemeal repair, and ultimately points to the return of human subjectivity value in technological civilization.

KEYWORDS

New quality productivity; Remodeling the educational function; Structural tension; Paradigm transformation; Institutional ecology

CITE THIS PAPER

Yue Long. Exploring the Reshaping and Practice of Higher Education Functions under the Guidance of New Quality Productivity. Adult and Higher Education (2026). Vol. 8, No. 1, 147-153. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2026.080119.

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