On July 6, 2025, at the opening ceremony of the “2025 Shaanxi Advanced Training Course for Municipal, District and County Education Bureau Directors” held at the Chang’an campus of Shaanxi Normal University, Prof. Fang Yu delivered a report titled “Talent Cultivation and Scientific Research in the Context of Innovation-Driven Development: Some of My Thoughts”.

Wang Shusheng, secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee Education Work Committee and director of the Provincial Department of Education; Shen Xuefeng and Wu Zhenlei, members of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee Education Work Committee and deputy directors of the Provincial Department of Education; and Chen Xinbing, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice president of Shaanxi Normal University, attended the opening ceremony. Over 130 education bureau directors and training program participants from cities, districts, and counties across the province participated in the opening ceremony.