Journal of Higher Education Research

Against the background of in-depth connotative development of higher education and the advancement of the Four New Disciplines construction, newly-established institutions such as Schools of Future Technology and Institutes of Interdisciplinary Science have become important carriers for universities to optimize disciplinary layout and cultivate emerging interdisciplinary disciplines. In light of the requirements of higher education development in the new era, this paper systematically analyzes the practical dilemmas of newly-established colleges in disciplinary positioning, interdisciplinary integration, faculty introduction and cultivation, and supporting system construction. Aiming to solve the prominent problems of unrealistic positioning and superficial interdisciplinary integration, this paper puts forward practical approaches from four aspects: strengthening top-level design, deepening interdisciplinary integration, building high-quality faculty teams, and improving supporting mechanisms, so as to provide references for newly-established colleges to promote high-quality disciplinary construction and achieve distinctive development.