On September 26-27, the 2007 work conference of the Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (GUCAS) was held in Beijing and attended by more than 170 representatives, including major leaders in education from 5 educational bases, 111 units, as well as administrators of each department in GUCAS.

Executive vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dean of GUCAS, academic Bai Chunli attended the meeting and gave a significant speech titled "Reform and Innovate, Carry on with harmony, and Bring a brand new world to graduates education”. He emphasized the importance and urgency to enhance further understanding of coordinated development of both scientific research and education. It is necessary to carry on and combine the educational concept of human-centred, ability and moral integrity-balanced scientific research and education, and to encourage innovation. A key message was to make the best use of our advantages in training with scientific innovations in order to build a full brand for graduate education and bring a brand new world to it.

Vice Party secretary of GUCAS, Professor Deng Yong made a work report. He first reviewed the major work that had been done last year by GUCAS, analysed the current situation and main tasks to be done this year, and according to several new measures launched lately in GUCAS, he made a detailed description of the purpose, significance, and current progress reached of those measures. He said that we should increasingly emphasize in cultivating students’ creativity according to their interest and self choice. He put we should also carry on new concepts of education, keep on improving graduate education quality and play a guide and model role in graduate education.