Industry Leading and Agile Training: Exploring and Practicing the Path of Applied Talent Cultivation in Modern Industry College

Currently, a new wave of technological and industrial transformation is underway, imposing new demands on talent cultivation due to the challenging industrial landscape. Exploring talent cultivation models within modern industry academies is a crucial pathway for enhancing applied undergraduate education. This paper, based on the foundation of industry academies and drawing from the "Agile Development Model" in the field of software engineering, analyses industry characteristics and talent cultivation needs. Combining personal teaching experience in both industry and academia, we propose an innovative "Agile" applied talent development model (AATDM). In this model, the organization of engineering practice teaching within the college involves "agile teams" consisting of 5-7 students and one enterprise mentor or "dual-qualified" teacher. Students undergo "multi-iteration" training within these teams, producing talent "products" that meet the development and needs of the computer industry. This model, validated through four years of daily teaching practice in a modern industry college, significantly improves students' engineering application abilities compared to traditional cultivation models. The talents produced are better adapted to the rapid technological changes in the industry and have a stronger job-matching ability. Case studies and employment data analysis indicate the effectiveness and superiority of this cultivation model. It is a result of applied undergraduate institutions' exploration into modern industry academies and industry-education integration collaborative education mechanisms. This model is of great significance for further promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, achieving multi-faceted win-win outcomes in industry-education integration, and cultivating high-quality talents who can adapt to and lead industrial development.