Discipline construction of geography in colleges and universities for a new era: philosophy and strategies

The core mission of colleges and universities is discipline construction, where philosophy and strategies vary with changing eras and social environments．Discipline construction in this new era requires a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of discipline development and time-adapted philosophy．It also requires mutually beneficial coupling of essential characteristics of discipline/specialty and the three tasks of talent training, scientific research, and social services．Discipline construction should be guided also by a more strategic top-down framework．Specific strategies for discipline construction should be developed based on clear feasible goals, available resources, and current status of discipline．Discipline construction should be based on specialty and done in a phased manner, to expect rapid improvements of discipline．