Abstract: Emerging engineering construction marks a pivotal phase in engineering education reform, addressing the evolving needs of national strategic development. Within this framework, higher education must effectively integrate professional knowledge instruction with value-oriented guidance. The enhancement of ideological and political education in curricula serves as both an essential approach to collaborative education and a critical requirement for building “double first-class” universities with Chinese characteristics. As a fundamental course for numerous STEM disciplines, inorganic chemistry plays an indispensable role in cultivating students’ innovative thinking, research capabilities, and comprehensive competencies. Drawing upon teaching experience, this study proposes practical strategies for incorporating ideological and political elements into inorganic chemistry education, focusing on two key dimensions: establishing a correct dialectical materialist worldview and historical perspective, and fostering scientific exploration and research ethics.

Key words: Emerging engineering education, Inorganic chemistry, Ideological and political education, Scientific thinking