Vol. 2 No. 10 (2025)

Research Article

Development Pathways for Low-Altitude Technology and Engineering Disciplines under the Perspective of “Extraordinary” Deployment

Published 2025-11-30

  • Yue Chen
    • ,
  • Qian Liu
    • ,
  • Guopei Chen
    • ,
  • Dejun Hu
    • ,
  • Li Dong

Yue Chen
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture image/svg+xml

Qian Liu
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design

Guopei Chen
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design

Dejun Hu
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design

Li Dong
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design

Abstract

As a national strategic emerging industry, the low-altitude economy boasts a vast market scale and promising industrial prospects. However, it lacks a compatible disciplinary system. Therefore, in June 2025, the Office of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council launched a pilot program for the extraordinary deployment of cross-disciplinary degree-granting points in low-altitude technology and engineering, aiming to systematically cultivate high-caliber talent for the sector. This paper reviews the current status of low-altitude economic development at home and abroad, examines the establishment of relevant academic programs in higher-education institutions, and analyzes the requirements for this degree-point deployment. Based on the official list released by the Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education, 131 universities have applied to establish or rename 136 first-level interdisciplinary disciplines, second disciplines outside the catalog, or self-initiated interdisciplinary programs. To support the trillion-yuan market and the safe, sound development of the low-altitude economy, the study proposes policy breakthroughs, disciplinary restructuring, and regional collaboration.

Keywords

Discipline Construction, Low-Altitude Technology and Engineering, Talent Cultivation

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