Journal of Higher Education Research

The cultivation of core socialist values among college students is an educational practice centered on value-based guidance, aimed at helping students correctly understand, embrace, and consciously practice the nation’s mainstream values. In the digital age, the in-depth application of digital technologies — such as artificial intelligence and big data — has opened up new avenues and provided new tools for fostering these values among college students. Empowering the cultivation of core socialist values among college students through digital technology holds significant contemporary value in enhancing the sense of the times and appeal of this cultivation, improving its precision and effectiveness, and expanding its coverage and influence. To this end, systematic efforts must be made across dimensions such as strengthening the technological foundation, innovating educational models, improving institutional safeguards, and refining evaluation systems to promote the deep integration of digital technology and value cultivation.