Recently, the Tianjin Education Commission announced the list of approved projects under the 2025 Tianjin Higher Education Graduate Education Reform Research Program. A total of 36 projects from Nankai University were selected for funding.

Among them, two projects led by faculty members from our school were successfully approved:

• Weilin Liu was awarded funding for the project titled “Research on a High-Level, Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Model in Applied Economics Featuring Public Spirit and Professional Competence, Integration of Knowledge and Practice, and a Balance of Academic Excellence and Real-World Impact.”

• Jianhua Xiao received funding for the project titled “Exploration and Practice of Cultivating Outstanding Interdisciplinary Logistics Talent through Ideological and Political Education, Industry–Education Integration, and Synergistic Teaching–Research Collaboration.”

Our school has consistently attached great importance to graduate education and teaching, encouraging faculty members to actively engage in educational reform and innovation in graduate training models. Looking ahead, the school will continue to promote innovation in graduate education, further enhance the quality of graduate training, and accelerate the high-quality development of graduate education programs.