The Printing and Economics Institute of Printing and Mapping, Wuhan Surveying and Mapping University (I)

The 21st century is the era of knowledge economy. The creation, processing, dissemination and utilization of knowledge have become the main features of this era. Therefore, the information technology industry consisting of information-based, information-based, network-based information processing, exchange, and dissemination systems based on databases is characterized by high knowledge content, large input-output ratio, high added value, and strong permeability. With its wide coverage and other characteristics, it has become a pillar industry in the era of knowledge economy and has become the main sector of economic growth in various countries. As we all know, the emergence and development of the knowledge economy is based on the informationization of society, a highly developed education system, and a market economy system. Among them, the highly developed education system is regarded as an important wheel that carries the era of the knowledge-based economy. Without a highly developed education system, the quality of workers cannot adapt to the need for continuous development and change in production and technological conditions in the knowledge economy. Therefore, experts say that the knowledge economy is actually education economy, science and technology economy, and talent economy.

The main object of printing is image and text. Its main task is to convert the graphic information in the digital information network into high-speed, high-quality, low-cost and visual information that people need. Therefore, the modern printing industry is actually an important part of the information technology industry. How to make printing higher education facing the 21st century, facing the knowledge economy, and cultivating a large number of qualified information engineering talents for the information technology industry is an important issue for the printing higher education is facing. This article introduces China's important base for training advanced engineering and technical personnel in printing--an overview of the College of Printing and Engineering of Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping, and discusses new ideas for the future of the college to face the knowledge economy and meet the challenge of knowledge economy development.
I. College overview and advantages of running a school

1. Historical evolution

The School of Printing Engineering of Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping established the discipline of printing engineering in the early 1980s. In 1983, he began to enroll undergraduate students, and since 1986, he has enrolled master graduate students specializing in the research of map making and printing. In 1995, he was approved by the evaluation committee of the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council to obtain the master's degree of the printing engineering master's degree, becoming the only two printing in the country. One of the masters of engineering disciplines (at present there is no doctoral point in this discipline in China), and started the packaging engineering major in 1995. Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping has a long history of running a school. It is one of the world's leading institutions of higher learning for training surveying and mapping engineering talents. The printing engineering subject is supported by the strong engineering disciplines of the University of Surveying and Mapping, with high-tech printing as the goal. Whether it is teaching, scientific research, personnel training, or social production and opening to the outside world, it has achieved very good results. A large number of graduate students and undergraduates are located in major printing companies, publishing houses, computer companies, state agencies, and printing colleges across the country. Their solid foundation, practical work, broad knowledge and adaptability have won the trust of employers and have been welcomed by the society.

Through more than 10 years of hard work, the discipline has already had obvious advantages and features in the aspects of printing design and technology, electronic publishing, and printing and graphic information processing. It has become China's new theory of printing, new technology education and its application research, and training in printing. One of the main bases for advanced professionals in science and technology.

2. Academic Echelon

Over the years, the College has been working hard to encourage international, overseas, and domestic experts to give lectures and conduct scientific research through practical activities in teaching and research. It has sent staff to universities and research institutions at home and abroad to study for degree or advanced studies, and vigorously supports young teachers in their studies. Degrees, as well as active participation in various academic activities, etc., generally improve teachers' ideology and professionalism. The College currently has 10 professors, 12 associate professors, 30 lecturers and engineers, including 1 Ph.D., 8 teachers who will soon receive a Bo-degree and 30 masters. Since 2000, the school has stipulated that the school must be a master's degree or doctoral degree holder. Thanks to such an optimized academic structure and active academic activities, our college has formed an academic echelon that is mainly composed of young teachers, old, young and young, vibrant, pioneering, and united, and has created a group of academic leaders and academic backbones. . They are not only the backbone of teaching, the backbone of scientific research, but also the main force of education.

The college has always pursued the development of printing technology both at home and abroad, and determined its research direction and research activities based on its own characteristics and advantages.

Print Information Source

Research methods and methods for transforming traditional printing information sources—simulation information and modern digital information, technical standards for digital information in printing, and quality inspection methods. It is the preferred target for improving information utilization and print quality. For example, this subject studies the technical standards and quality inspection methods for continuous image manuscripts, and proposes a set of scientific technical standards and detection methods that combine qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis for continuous tone image manuscripts; using computer vision and digital images. The theory and high-tech processing have solved the technical and application problems of converting digital maps, aerial images, photographs, and engineering drawings into digital originals through scanning. This achievement has been appraised to reach the international advanced level, won the second prize for scientific and technological progress by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping; studied the techniques and techniques for producing thematic maps using satellite remote sensing data for printing information sources, and realized the full automation of printing information sources; researched with video Image data is a color image copying method for information source and the technology of information source conversion. It shortens the video image processing cycle and greatly improves the image quality. The aerial image is used as the printing information source, printing image and thematic maps. Information source conversion technologies and processes.

Research on the application of color theory

Study the theory and method of color space conversion and its application in printing. Based on this, we developed the "RGB, YMCK conversion software" to solve the problem of color conversion of color graphics and text from the screen to the printing; using the color theory and screen printing technology, developed the "SSA double vision technology." The results have been successfully transferred; the "ink database" has been established to provide the basis for computer coloring; and the electronic chromatogram of electronic maps has been developed so that the electronic maps have the same color when they are converted into different visual information on the carriers.

Graphic digital information processing, conversion and output

Study the image structure of AM and FM images, and based on this, developed the "frequency modulation image processing and output software" to improve the digital image information conversion, output as visual information of the level of clarity and fidelity; study of color images The relationship between the output process and its sub-processes, the "color image replication transfer function" was proposed, and the "color image reproduction computer-aided process design" software was developed; methods and means for the study of image and text output quality control were used; The filtering technology solves the separation of the image signal and the noise, realizes the three-dimensional image's three-dimensional reproduction on the two-dimensional plane, and uses the ITC printability instrument to study the ink overprint theory.

Research on color map replication

In view of the speciality of map printing, the method of scientifically grading map dot size and the technical method of four-color printing of maps were developed, and a practical network dot film was produced; the “machine assisted map revising plate making system” was completed, and the color map was scanned and processed. To reproduce, update, multi-color or monochrome output integration.

Higher Education Research in Printing Engineering and Packaging Engineering

To study the training objectives and methods of higher education in printing engineering and packaging engineering, curriculum, teaching methods, and multimedia aids, so that the cultivated talents meet the needs of the market.

The subject has achieved certain results in the above research fields. They are either national natural fund projects, or projects of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, Press and Publication Bureau Project, Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Commission Project, Wuhan Science and Technology Commission Project, School Enterprise Joint Development Project, or School-funded Project. The cultivation of talents through scientific research has also increased the popularity of the college.

3. Hardware environment

Wuhan Surveying and Mapping University is located in the center of Wuchang University Town, Wuhan. Surrounded by the famous Wuhan University, Central China Normal University, and the former Huazhong University of Science and Technology, this cultural atmosphere has provided students with the ability to train, expand the selection of knowledge and science and technology disciplines, and provide the possibility and convenience of cross-infiltration. In recent years, many students in our college have taken other professional courses at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Wuhan University, such as journalism, law, and computer science. After four or five years of hard work, they obtained double bachelor's degrees to lay a better foundation for the future development of life. At the same time, they also promoted the college's wide-calibre personnel training.

Wu, the front gate of the University of Science and Technology, stands at Yuyu Road, Wuchang. Here is a collection of advanced computer hardware and software companies and network companies. It has provided places and opportunities to expand students' horizons, enhance their practical ability and improve their overall quality.

The Institute of Printing Engineering has a testing laboratory for printing materials and printing products, a color printing service center, a multimedia electronic publishing laboratory, a screen printing laboratory, a printing new technology research center, an electronic publishing engineering research center, and an APPLE computer authorized training center. It is equipped with a variety of test instruments for printing engineering and packaging, various types of digital image and text input, processing, and output devices such as various plate making, printing, and postpress processing equipment, PCs, APPLE machines, and scanners. The college pays great attention to the development of the laboratory. In addition to equipped with advanced laboratory equipment as much as possible, laboratory personnel training has always been a concern of the college. For example, the director of the laboratory is an excellent graduate of our school. Many of the first-line experimenters are excellent college graduates. They have both theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience. At present, laboratories and research centers have become an important base for teaching and research. Student internships, a large number of master's studies, master's thesis, undergraduate graduation design, and teacher research work are all completed here. At the same time, they are also the window of the college's opening to the outside world, that is to undertake training and production tasks for the outside world, with certain social and economic benefits.

4. Academic exchange

The college vigorously develops external academic exchanges. Or invite international and domestic experts to go to the college to give lectures and cooperate in scientific research, or hire outside experts as visiting professors of our school, and often send personnel to go out for examinations and advanced studies. President of the International Printing Society, World-famous printer, Prof. Inoue of Japan, Prof. Morgen Stern of the University of Bonn, Germany, Professor Schnapf of the Swiss EMPA Institute, Hong Kong famous photographer, advertising design expert Prof. Lee Leshi, etc. I have lectured in our school. In addition, our institute often organizes groups or sends individuals to participate in the printing technology exhibition, printing academic activities, printing higher education, printing engineering disciplines and packaging engineering discipline construction seminars. I sent teachers to the ITC in the Netherlands, the EMPA Institute in Germany and Switzerland for further studies, scientific research, FOGRA scientific symposium in Munich, Germany, and “Seminar on Both Sides of the Straits and Hong Kong Printing Higher Education Seminar” in Taipei and “China’s English Printing Nomenclature, Standardization, Seminar, etc. Extensive academic exchanges facilitate the interaction between the college and the outside world. It also cultivates teaching and research talents for the college.

After years of hard work, our institute has not only trained a large number of outstanding senior engineering and technical talents for the society, but also cultivated an outstanding team of teachers, developed and built a number of subject laboratories and research centers, and smoothly established channels for foreign exchanges. The strong advantages of running the school have laid the foundation for future development. Because of its characteristics different from any previous economic forms, the knowledge economy puts forward new requirements for higher education. How to make the printing higher education meet this requirement and further develop and strengthen itself in sustainable development is the issue that Wuxi University of Engineering has always been thinking about.