CEFContemporary Education Frontiers3029-18793029-1860WHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/CEF.v3i11.1687ArticleResearch on Innovation and Practice Path of Industry-Education Integration Model for Big Data Specialty under the Background of Hainan Free Trade Porthttps://artdesignp.com/journal/CEF/3/11/10.18063/CEF.v3i11.1687MaoLiangyu20253112025-12-20Within the strategic context of institutional openness and deep digital economy development in Hainan Free Trade Port, the big data industry has emerged as a core engine driving regional economic transformation, leading to a structural surge in demand for interdisciplinary and application-oriented technical professionals. Current industry-education integration practices face deep-seated bottlenecks, including fragmented collaboration mechanisms, outdated curriculum systems, and disconnected practical scenarios, making it difficult to effectively align with the precise requirements of a free trade port for data-driven talent. Grounded in industry-education integration theory and industrial ecosystem theory, this study systematically analyzes the demand characteristics and integration status of Hainan Free Trade Port’s big data sector, identifies structural contradictions in school-enterprise collaboration, and innovatively proposes an industry-education integration model centered on “demand precision, collaborative depth, and dynamic pathways.” By establishing a four-pillar collaborative mechanism featuring “government guidance, industry leadership, school participation, and enterprise engagement,” reconstructing modular curriculum systems, designing tiered practical training pathways, and improving dynamic evaluation and policy incentive frameworks, the study establishes replicable and scalable operational paradigms. Focusing on logical coherence and practical applicability in model design while minimizing empirical data dependence, the research emphasizes value co-creation aligned with real industrial needs, providing systematic solutions for big data talent cultivation in free trade ports to effectively support high-quality coordinated development of the digital economy and industrial ecosystems.Hainan Free Trade Port, Big data specialty, Industry-education integration, Free trade port innovation, Big data pathway for free trade port development

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