Recently, the Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center (AGEDC) of the Ministry of Education of PRC announced the approval results of the 2024 theme-based case projects. After rigorous evaluation and quality control, the Graduate School of our university submitted six case proposals, three of which were approved for funding, marking a historic breakthrough for our institution.

The 2024 theme-based case collection initiative focused on four thematic directions: “Green Development,” “New Quality Productive Forces,” “Healthy China,” and “Digital China.” A total of 1,831 applications were recommended by 365 graduate education institutions nationwide. Following the principles of “quality prioritization, categorized development, and coordinated planning,” the AGEDC conducted a three-tier review process— “institutional review and recommendation,” “expert panel evaluation,” and “final approval by the Case Committee”—resulting in 794 projects from 307 institutions being approved. Among these, 194 projects were under "Green Development," 232 under "New Quality Productive Forces," 161 under "Healthy China," and 207 under "Digital China." Heilongjiang Province secured 12 approved projects in total.

Professor Yan Ming’s project under the "Digital China" theme, titled "Building a Digital Intelligence-Empowered Cross-Cultural Business Language Service Case Library," aims to develop a case repository integrating digital technologies with cross-cultural business communication. By compiling real-world cases of industry-academia collaboration, organizational synergy, and international communication, the project addresses the practical need to cultivate translation and management professionals capable of thriving in globalized environments.  

Professor Ding Yucui’s project under "Green Development," Judicial Protection of Black Soil Resources: Ecological Justice Under Criminal Law (Case Analysis of Environmental Crimes),’ re-examines the functional positioning, liability principles, and penalty mechanisms in criminal law. It advocates shifting environmental criminal legislation toward an ‘ecological legal interest-oriented’approach, fostering theoretical innovation in criminal law to better guide judicial practices in identifying and penalizing environmental crimes, thereby providing precise legal safeguards for ecological conservation.

Associate Professor Han Zhaokun’s project under "New Quality Productive Forces," "How Can Digital Intelligence Technologies Boost Cultural Tourism? — Full-Scenario Digital Transformation Practices in Harbin’s ‘Ice-Snow Tourism’," delves into Harbin’s innovative model, systematically summarizing pathways for digital intelligence technologies to cultivate new quality productive forces in cultural tourism. The project offers valuable insights for high-quality development in the cultural tourism industry.  

This milestone approval further underscores our university’s strong foundation in professional degree graduate case development and research. Leveraging this achievement, the Graduate School will continue advancing high-quality graduate education by strengthening case-based teaching and resource development, enhancing case research capabilities, and innovating case construction and management mechanisms. These efforts aim to lay a solid foundation for nurturing innovative, practice-oriented talent in professional degree programs.

Recently, the Degree and Graduate Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education announced the approval results for the 2024 Themed Case Studies Initiative. Following a rigorous review process and stringent quality control, the Graduate School submitted six cases to the center, three of which were approved for funding, marking a historic breakthrough for our university.