Feature 1: High-standard formulation of training programs. The college develops training programs with breadth, depth, and challenges, tailored to the characteristics and requirements of cultivating top-notch innovative talents. These programs integrate general and specialized education, strengthening students' foundation in general education and practical innovation abilities.
Feature 2: Providing platforms to promote interdisciplinary interaction. The college implements a multi-disciplinary approach integrating engineering, science, and law, with outstanding students from different majors cohabiting in a "one-stop" student community. Efforts are focused on building the Four Education Platforms: mentor-led education platform, cultural environment education platform, special activities education platform, and self-management growth platform, fostering the cultivation of top-notch innovative talents.
Feature 3: Multi-level mentorship system. The college has established a multi-tiered mentoring system including specially appointed mentors mainly composed of academicians, academic mentors mainly composed of high-level talents (such as Changjiang Scholars and the Four Youth talents), growth mentors mainly composed of distinguished alumni, and peer mentors mainly composed of excellent senior students. Mentors regularly or irregularly conduct activities such as micro-salons, academic research, competition guidance, course tutoring, teacher-student discussions, individual interviews, and team activities, providing students with comprehensive guidance in learning, life, and even life goals.
Feature 4: Well-equipped shared community spaces for teachers and students. Counselors and office staff are stationed in the college, implementing a student-centered one-stop service. A nurturing ecosystem where teachers and students live together, and peers accompany each other, is constructed, fostering a home culture within the college community. The physical space and facilities of the community are complete, with designated areas for student accommodation, teacher-student interaction, comprehensive offices, and student activities. Hardware and software facilities are optimized, with rooms for party and youth work, activity rooms for interest groups, seminar halls for discussions, student work corridors, college bulletin boards, and showcases for academic mentors, providing conditions for teacher-student interaction, cultural activities, achievement display, cultural promotion, and self-management growth.
Feature 5: Rich and colorful extracurricular activities. Centered on the requirements of holistic education for all and fivefold education, the college builds a project-based cluster of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education in community activities. Themed activities such as the Living Library, Hongde Volunteer Program, Hongde Academic Workshop, Technology Arena, Art and Sports Room, Class Style Exhibition, and Learning Assistance Team are organized, achieving remarkable results. These activities stimulate students' spirit of striving, positivity, helpfulness, and teamwork, further enriching the college community's home culture and enhancing student cohesion and sense of belonging.