Construction of an Educational Ecosystem for Safety Engineering Curriculum in Industrial Internet Context

In the context of swift Industrial Internet advancement, safety engineering education encounters significant obstacles, such as the divergence between theoretical instruction and industrial requirements, along with the inadequate development of multidisciplinary talent. Conventional educational frameworks, which excessively focus on general safety theories, fail to address the complex competency demands of security professionals in Industrial Internet-driven industrial ecosystems. This study advocates for the development of a safety engineering education curriculum ecosystem based on the Industrial Internet, which amalgamates industrial, academic, research, and application resources to create a dynamically adaptive teaching system that responds to technological advancements and industry requirements. The framework employs a "theory-technology-scenario" dynamic closed-loop design paradigm, utilising an onion model to organize a three-tiered curricular ecosystem consisting of a core layer in safety engineering, a technology convergence layer, and a scenario application layer. This is supplemented by four modular clusters: foundational theory, technical convergence, scenario application, and practical innovation. The implementation adopts a tiered strategy: a short-term emphasis on curriculum piloting and faculty development; a medium-term building of a "Industrial Internet + Security Laboratory" innovation platform; and a long-term creation of a cohesive industry-academia-research-application ecosystem. The study, bolstered by regulatory incentives and industry collaboration, tackles the hardware-centric bias of traditional education and enables the shift of safety engineers' roles from reactive incident management to proactive risk prediction. Significant improvements encompass an interdisciplinary educational framework, mechanisms for technology-tracking curriculum iteration, and scenario-driven pedagogical models, collectively offering theoretical and practical avenues for developing safety engineers in the Industrial Internet era. These contributions enhance the sustainable development and worldwide competitiveness of China's Industrial Internet ecosystem.