On March 17, 2024, at the founding meeting and the first plenary meeting of the fifth Shaanxi Provincial Academic Degree Committee, Prof. Fang Yu was appointed as a member of the fifth committee and was awarded the letter of appointment. Shaanxi province executive vice governor Wang Xiao presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting reviewed the work report on degree and postgraduate education in Shaanxi province and made arrangement for the subsequent work.