On July 14, 2025, Prof. Fang Yu attended the Third Symposium on Philosophy of Chemistry and Chemical Culture of the Chinese Chemical Society held at Yan’an University and delivered a report titled “Talent Cultivation and Scientific Research for Innovation-driven Development: Some of My Reflections”.

Under the theme of “Multi-dimensional Exploration and Reflection on Chemical Philosophy and Chemical Culture”, the conference was hosted by CCE’s Chemical Education Discipline Committee, and organized by Yan’an University, the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Yulin University, and Yan’an Science and Technology Association, and focused on chemical ethics, cultural perspective of experimental design, the connotation of chemical aesthetics and curriculum ideology, etc. Three CAS and CAE academicians such as Fang Yu, Qian Xuhong, and Yu Shuhong, as well as eight national-level talents, presented 43 academic reports.

During the meeting, a symposium on the construction of disciplines in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Yan’an University was also held, in which more than 30 experts put forward suggestions for the development of disciplines and the cultivation of talents and other aspects of the construction of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Yan’an University.