Theoretical research and practical exploration of a new model for cultivating top pharmaceutical engineering talent in the new era

Against the background of deepening higher education reform, traditional pharmaceutical engineering education fails to match modern industrial demands for innovation, social responsibility, and industry-adapted competencies. This study constructs an integrated talent cultivation framework that merges ideological and political education, innovation education, and professional training. The framework is defined as a non-commercial university–industry knowledge transfer model and analyzed from an interorganizational network perspective. It was piloted and validated at our University with data collected from 300 students, 20 faculty members, and 50 industry representatives. Results show a 98.0% graduate employment rate, 60.0% of graduates joining leading enterprises, a 50.0% increase in innovation competition participation, over 90.1% improvement in students’ social awareness, and 90.1% employer satisfaction with graduates’ innovation and adaptability. Boundary-spanning units and person–organization fit are analyzed to reinforce organizational and human resource dimensions. This model connects academia and industry and provides a scalable approach for pharmaceutical engineering talent development and higher education reform.