In the era of software defining everything and big models, the construction of software engineering majors, curriculum teaching, and talent cultivation are facing new opportunities and challenges. How to promote educational reform and cultivate software talents needed by the country and society according to the development requirements of the new era and the development of the software engineering discipline is a common issue that software engineering educators and practitioners need to consider. To this end, our magazine has planned and organized a special topic on "Software Engineering Professional Construction and Curriculum Reform".