On May 20, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 National Graduate Advisor Training Program (Session 2) and delivered a report titled “Innovation-Driven Development Calls for Future-Oriented Graduate Education”.

Han Jinhong, deputy director-general of the Department of Teacher Work at the Ministry of Education; Qi Yanwei, deputy director of MOE’s Center for Degree and Graduate Education Development; Chen Xinbing, president of Shaanxi Normal University; and other officials attended the opening ceremony and, together with Prof. Fang Yu, unveiled the plaque for the Shaanxi Normal University Graduate Advisor Academy.

The training program was organized by MOE’s Center for Degree and Graduate Education Development, and hosted by Shaanxi Normal University. More than 400 newly appointed graduate advisors from across the country participated in the training.