The Washington Accord is an internationally recognized agreement in engineering education of undergraduates. China joined the agreement as the 18th member country in 2016. The exploration technology and engineering major of China University of Petroleum has obtained the professional certification from international engineering education system and will adopt the international standards of personnel training that is substantially equivalent to the Washington Accord to train students. Based on the personal experience of two years of study abroad combining with the major, the author compares the difference of engineering education at home and abroad. At the same time, according to the domestic actual situation of education and the overall situation of students, the author gives corresponding opinions and improvement methods.