On March 12, 2025, Prof. Fang Yu was invited to present a special report titled “Innovative Talent Training Needs Future-oriented Education and Teaching” at  Xi’an Aerospace City No. 1 High School, a home event of the “Academicians into Campus” Science Popularization Reports sponsored by Xi’an Association for Science and Technology.

Prof. Fang Yu took his personal learning and growth experience as an entry point, and started his report from the aspects that science is the future, talent is the focus, and education is the foundation. He emphasized that under the conditions of AI-enabled education, the concept of reshaping education needs to be changed in that  the realization of education and the role of teachers and the evaluation of education will be reshaped, and only by attaching importance to education, basic science, and basic research can we better carry out the new development concept, build a new pattern of development, promote sustainable development, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At the same time, he encouraged students to carry forward and practice the spirit of scientists, to combine their personal ideals with the major needs of the country, to be pioneers in emerging and cross-cutting fields, leaders in key scientific and technological fields, to seize the commanding heights of the world’s scientific and technological development, and to make greater contributions to the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

Geng Zhanjun, secretary of XAST party group and executive vice chairman, Wang Gang, member of Xi’an Municipal Education Bureau party committee and deputy director, Wang Xiaoling, full-time vice-chairwoman of China Association for Promoting Democracy Xi’an Municipal Committee, Jiang Yang, member of the party working committee and deputy director of the management committee of Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base, and other XAST and XNCAIB officials attended the event.

Apart from the main venue set up in Xi’an Aerospace City No.1 High School, the event also set up branch venues in Xi’an Aerospace City No.2 High School, Xi’an Aerospace City No.3 Junior High School, Xi’an Yannan Middle School, Xi’an Jinghe New City No.2 School and Xi’an Lantian Industrial Park Senior High School, and was broadcasted live on the Popular Science Xi’an Douyin account, as well as publicized and promoted on the WeChat public account and website platforms, with more than 500,000 teachers and students participating in the event.