Abstract:
Graduate education has been identified as a key driver of high-quality industrial development, with the training of innovative talent at the highest levels being a particular focus. In the contemporary era, graduate education is influenced by the establishment and development of disciplines, leading to a deviation in talent cultivation and an ongoing misalignment between industry needs. The high-quality development of high-tech industries represented by the aviation industry requires high-level graduate education support. Based on the panel data from 17 civil aviation manufacturing provinces and cities in China from 2013 to 2022, this study conducts an in-depth analysis of the mechanism by which graduate education drives the high-quality development of the aviation industry, focusing on the collaboration between industry, academia, and research. Research results indicate that the current graduate education can effectively cultivate talents with professional knowledge and skills, and fully meet the development needs of the aviation industry through the industry-academia-research cooperation model. Its promotion effect is mainly reflected in three aspects: the creation of knowledge, the application and transformation of innovative results, and the industrialization of technical knowledge. Therefore, relevant departments should focus on implementing differentiated development strategies, optimizing the allocation of graduate education resources, increasing investment in graduate education, establishing a sound mechanism for industry-university-research collaboration, and creating cross-period incentives and risk mitigation mechanisms.