Abstract

As a remarkable achievement in the history of modern Chinese education,the National Southwest Associated University gained distinction for its innovative institutional framework, flexible teaching model, rigorous governance and outstanding educational outcomes. Founded during the war, the university adhered to the guiding motto of “Perseverance and Excellence,” cultivating a generation of eminent scholars and professionals during a period of national crisis. Drawing on a historical perspective, this study takes the teaching model of the National Southwest Associated University as a point of departure to explore its pedagogical implications for University S in Yunnan and its innovation and inheritance by University S. Particular emphasis is placed on instructional approaches such as professor-centered lecture, team teaching, and the integration of research and instruction, which collectively generated teaching models including discovery teaching and inquiry method. This study focuses on a comparative analysis of the teaching model of the National Southwest Associated University and that of University S in Yunnan, with the aim of offering constructive recommendations that may contribute to its reform of pedagogical models.

Keywords: Southwest Associated University, Teaching model, A Case University in Yunnan