Advantages:
Advantages of educational resources: As a top comprehensive university in China, Harbin Institute of Technology has rich educational resources and high-quality teachers. "Master-cum-doctor program for talents" enables students to receive high-level education and research training in such an academic environment, which is helpful to cultivate higher-level talents.
Save time: The traditional undergraduate, master and doctoral education paths usually require three stages of study, but the study time of undergraduate and master can be combined through elite undergraduate and master study plans, which saves study time and enables students to enter doctoral study and scientific research earlier.
Opportunities for further study: The "Master-cum-Doctor Program" provides excellent undergraduates with higher-level opportunities for further study, which enables students to be exposed to more difficult academic research topics at an earlier stage and cultivate their scientific research ability and innovative thinking.
Interdisciplinary crossing: The continuous reading program can promote interdisciplinary cooperation between different disciplines, make students have a broader perspective of disciplines and cultivate interdisciplinary comprehensive ability.
Disadvantages:
Academic pressure is greater: the project of "Training Master, Master and Doctor" has higher requirements for learning and research, and students need to bear greater academic pressure. At the same time, due to time constraints, students may face more academic tasks and research pressure.
Lack of practical experience: Because the study time of continuous reading projects is relatively short, students may lack certain practical experience and social practice opportunities, which may have some adverse effects on some majors.
Personal development is limited: the continuous reading plan may limit students' personal development space, students may not have enough time to try other fields of study and practice, and may not be suitable for some students who need multi-faceted development.
To sum up, Harbin Institute of Technology has the advantages of educational resources, time saving, opportunities for further studies, and interdisciplinary, but there are also problems such as great academic pressure, insufficient practical experience, and limited personal development. For students with clear scientific research objectives and high academic pursuit, the continuing learning plan for talents can provide a fast and high-level academic training platform. However, for those students who need all-round development, they may need to think more about the possible limitations of the continuous reading plan. The final choice should be based on personal interests, academic ability and career development planning.