Regional planning teaching reform under the background of territorial spatial planning and emerging engineering education

Under the current context of the territorial spatial planning system and the emerging engineering education paradigm, traditional regional planning teaching faces unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Using the regional planning course in the Urban and Rural Planning Program at Beijing Jiaotong University as an example, this paper analyzes key issues in current teaching practices, such as the lagging development of planning theories and methods compared to territorial spatial planning practices, insufficient integration of ideological and political education, limited application of new planning technologies, and overly simplistic assessment methods. To address these issues, this study explores and implements teaching reforms, including restructuring teaching content under the territorial spatial planning framework, deeply integrating knowledge transfer with value guidance through ideological and political education, fostering interdisciplinary and "science-engineering compatible" spatial planning professionals, and establishing a dynamic and comprehensive assessment system. These reform measures aim to enhance the contemporaneity and adaptability of course content, cultivate spatial planning talents that meet the demands of the new era, and provide valuable insights for teaching reforms in related disciplines.