Amidst the global carbon neutrality agenda, there is an urgent need to cultivate public administration talent with enhanced green governance capabilities. This study employs Public Policy Analysis as a case study and implements a systematic teaching reform based on the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) framework. This reform addresses key challenges such as overly abstract theoretical content, a gap between theory and practice, and difficulties in accessing relevant literature. By adopting the teaching philosophy of “integrating research with instruction and combining practice with innovation” and implementing a four-pronged reform strategy: research-guided instruction, practice-driven learning, innovation-oriented cultivation, and competition-based validation, the course has shifted from a traditional knowledge-delivery model to a competency-centered approach. Empirical evidence shows that the reform effectively strengthens students’ core abilities in identifying, formulating, and evaluating low-carbon policies, providing a practical model for cultivating high-quality public administration talent equipped to meet the demands of China’s green and low-carbon development strategies.
Wenhuan et al. (Thu,) studied this question.