Professor QU Zhenyuan graduated from Tsinghua University and has held positions at Tsinghua University, the Ministry of Education, and China Agricultural University. Now retired, he has a long history of working on the front lines of education and teaching. After the age of 40, he focused on higher education management while also engaging in theoretical and policy research in higher education. He has gained theoretical and practical expertise in areas such as the development of a Chinese model for higher education, modern examination and admissions systems, higher education modernization, “Double First-Class” initiative, higher education evaluation, and quality education.