As the core strategy for addressing the urban‑rural development imbalance, the “High‑quality Development Project of 100 Counties, 1,000 Towns and 10,000 Villages” (hereafter referred to as the “Hundreds, Thousands, and Tens of Thousands Project”) in Guangdong Province establishes new requirements for the professional development of youth‑volunteer service in colleges and universities. This paper integrates the theory of active youth development, the theory of empowerment, and the theory of embedded governance, and thoroughly analyzes the major problems of youth‑volunteer service in colleges and universities, such as the imbalance of participation, the lack of professional service capacity among volunteers, and the mismatch between service models and actual needs. Based on this analysis, an implementation framework for the professionalization of youth‑volunteer service in colleges and universities is proposed, and a four‑dimensional implementation pathway—professional demand identification, ability cultivation, service embedding, and achievement transformation—is further designed. This provides theoretical guidance and policy recommendations for the professional development of youth‑volunteer service in colleges and universities in the context of the “Hundreds, Thousands, and Tens of Thousands Project.”

Duan Jiexin, Wang Yunxia. Theoretical Innovation and Practical Approaches of Professionalized Services by University Young Volunteers for Rural Revitalization under the "Hundreds, Thousands, and Tens of Thousands Project". International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 2: 34-44. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2026.080205.

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