First Graduate Supervisor Training and Industry Supervisor Appointment Ceremony Held at Our University

On the afternoon of April 15, our university held its first graduate supervisor 

training and industry supervisor appointment ceremony. Vice President Wei Xiaohui 

attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. Professor Liu Qingsong from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) was invited to provide specialized 

training. On-campus graduate supervisors and newly appointed off-campus industry 

supervisors participated in the event. The ceremony was hosted by Feng Kejun, 

Director of the Department of Science and Technology (Graduate Affairs Department).

In her address, Vice President Wei Xiaohui noted that the university had successfully 

obtained master's degree authorization in 2024 and enrolled its first cohort of 85 

master's students in 2025, covering three professional degree programs: Education, 

Materials and Chemical Engineering, and Electronic Information. The university is 

implementing a full on-campus supervisor + industry supervisor dual-supervisor 

system. She emphasized that supervisors are the primary persons responsible for 

postgraduate cultivation, and their academic competence, sense of responsibility, 

and dedication to mentoring directly affect the quality of talent cultivation and the 

university's academic reputation. She put forward three expectations for all 

supervisors: first, to remain committed to the fundamental task of fostering virtue 

through education, integrate ideological and political education throughout the 

entire cultivation process, and embody the spirit of educators; second, to adhere 

to academic integrity, uphold the spirit of science, and rigorously oversee key stages 

such as topic selection, proposal defense, practical training, and thesis writing; 

and third, to strengthen collaborative education, deepen industry-university-research

cooperation, build platforms for practical innovation, and cultivate high-level applied 

talents suited to regional development.

During the appointment session, Vice President Wei Xiaohui presented appointment 

letters to over 20 industry supervisors from Huizhou’s educational research institutes, 

primary and secondary schools, and renowned enterprises. These industry 

supervisors, possessing both front line practical experience and professional expertise, 

are expected to serve as important bridges connecting campus and industry, injecting 

strong momentum into the development of graduate students’ practical skills.

In the specialized training session, Professor Liu Qingsong delivered a lecture titled 

How to Be a Supervisor. Drawing on decades of experience in graduate student 

mentoring, he systematically elaborated on the role of a supervisor, the functions 

of universities, and the historical development of higher education. He provided 

an in-depth interpretation of core themes such as innovative thinking, teaching 

and learning mutually benefiting each other, academic integrity, and mentoring 

methods. He advocated the educational philosophy of leaving no one behind, 

emphasizing respect for individual differences among students, strengthened 

psychological guidance, and adherence to immediate feedback and outcome 

orientation. He also shared practical mentoring methods such as the one-hour 

feedback principle, task decomposition method, and laboratory culture building. 

The training was rich in theory and vivid in examples, offering both intellectual 

depth and practical guidance, providing a clear road map for all supervisors to 

fulfill their duties.

In his concluding remarks, Feng Kejun stated that Professor Liu Qingsong’s report was 

rich in content and profound in thought, combining a broad perspective on higher 

education theory with practical depth in graduate training, thereby offering valuable 

experience for the construction of our university’s supervisor team. He expressed 

the hope that all supervisors would take this training as an opportunity to enhance 

exchanges, learn from each other, earnestly fulfill their supervisory responsibilities, 

and contribute to advancing graduate education at our university to a new level.