Core Viewpoint - The rapid development of emerging industries necessitates adjustments in higher education professional settings to align with the transformation and upgrading of industries in the new era [3][4]. Group 1: Professional Adjustments in Higher Education - During the 2026 National Two Sessions, a member of the National Committee, Liao Xiangzhong, announced the elimination of 16 undergraduate majors, including translation and photography, emphasizing the need for educational reform in the era of "human-machine division of labor" [3]. - Since 2018, the university has implemented annual reforms categorized as "four batches," with a significant increase in the intensity of these reforms last year, including the closure and transformation of certain majors [3][4]. - Other universities are also accelerating their adjustments, with South Central University optimizing its professional settings by constructing a rapid layout mechanism for urgently needed majors, reducing its undergraduate programs from 104 to 89 [4]. Group 2: New Professional Trends - Under the influence of social and economic development, as well as the new technological revolution represented by AI, significant adjustments are being made to academic disciplines, majors, and courses [5]. - According to statistics from the Micu Research Institute, from 2020 to 2024, four new popular undergraduate majors have seen over 200 new program points each, including artificial intelligence, digital economy, intelligent manufacturing engineering, and big data management and application, with artificial intelligence leading with 406 new program points [5]. - Many "Double First-Class" universities have announced the establishment of new colleges focusing on urgently needed frontier technologies and emerging industries, particularly in fields such as artificial intelligence, future technologies, aerospace technology, quantum science, and information dissemination [5][6]. Group 3: Educational Innovation and Resource Allocation - Artificial intelligence continues to empower educational innovation, integrating with various professional fields to form a series of "intelligent+" emerging interdisciplinary majors [6]. - It is crucial for universities to adapt to the demands of economic and social development by increasing new majors while eliminating those that do not align with these needs, thereby ensuring that limited resources are invested in the cultivation of high-level talents essential for national economic development [6].