Abstract: Combining the new engineering background and requirement of higher education, under the concept of the integration of liberal education and professional education, according to the actual situation of the mechanical and electrical engineering institute of Lingnan Normal University, the paper analyzes the current situation of general education in mechanical engineering disciplines and the existing problems. The teaching reform was carried on by the measures such as optimizing the talent training scheme, integrating of teaching design, using the academic competition as the carrier, building humanistic atmosphere in engineering environment, etc. It improved the combination of liberal education and professional education curriculum system, contributed to the talents training goal of mechanical engineering disciplines and graduation requirements agreed upon.

Key words: New engineering, Liberal education, Mechanical engineering, Integration of liberal education and professional education