HNFNU hosted the Hunan Provincial Symposium on Mathematics and Physics Program Development and the Second 2025 Meeting of the Hunan Provincial Teaching Steering Committee for Mathematics and Physics on January 18. The theme was “Collaborative Construction for Mutual Strengthening: Building a Warm and Distinguished Virtual Teaching and Research Community”.
Prominent scholars and educators, including Huang Yunqing from Xiangtan University, Fang Donghui from Jishou University, Tang Dongsheng and Li Liping from Hunan Normal University, and Wang Xiao from National University of Defense Technology, joined HNFNU President Yu Zuguo and Vice President Peng Xiaohui for the event.
On behalf of the university, Yu Zuguo extended a warm welcome to the attending experts and scholars, and provided an overview of the university and the School of Mathematics and Statistics, highlighting its characteristics and achievements. He stated that the conference holds significant guiding importance for collaborative innovation and problem-solving in the field of mathematics and physics education across the province. He expressed his anticipation for in-depth exchanges and discussions with the experts and scholars on the development of mathematics and physics programs, working together to advance the teaching reform of these disciplines in Hunan’s universities and continuously improve the program standards and the quality of talent cultivation.
Professor Huang Yunqing, in his speech, briefly summarized the main work and accomplishments of the Mathematics and Physics Teaching Steering Committee for the year 2025, and outlined its primary tasks for 2026. He subsequently emphasized the significant importance of this conference, hoping that the attending teachers would cherish this valuable opportunity to enhance mutual exchange and cooperation, and jointly propel the development of mathematics and physics programs in our province to a new level.
Professor Wang Xiao delivered a report centered on the conference theme. Using the construction of virtual teaching and research communities as an entry point, he systematically shared his team’s valuable exploratory experiences in curriculum development from four dimensions: “Laying a Foundation through Fine Traditions”, “Pioneering MOOCs”, “Advancing Disciplines with First-Rate Courses”, and “Reflections on Team Building”. He focused on introducing the fruitful outcomes of collaborative construction and sharing achieved by leveraging the “Virtual Teaching and Research Platform” in partnership with several high-level universities.
The meeting concluded with in-depth discussions among committee members on educational reform in mathematics and physics programs across Hunan universities.

