On June 28, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu was appointed vice chair of the Fifth Academic Committee of the Research Center for Chemistry Education in Higher Education, at  the first meeting of the Fifth Academic Committee held at Peking University.

Fang Yu also presented letters of appointment to some committee members and delivered a report titled “AI-Empowered Education in a New Phase of Development: My Reflections”.

The Research Center was established by the Ministry of Education in 1985. Over the past 40 years, it has played a significant role in advancing reforms in higher education chemistry, promoting exchanges in teaching and research, and supporting the development of the journal University Chemistry. Prof. Lin Jianhua, former president of Peking University, serves as director of the Research Center and concurrently as chair of the Fifth Academic Committee.