Dr. Lei Wang is Director of the Center for Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development, Ministry of Education of China. He received his master’s degree in Fluid Transmission and Control from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), and a Ph.D. degree in Educational Economics and Management from East China Normal University. He has served successively as Deputy Director of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Education, Deputy Director of the General Office, Director of the Information Office, and Spokesman of the Ministry of Education. Professor Shilong Piao serves as the Vice President of Peking University, Deputy Director of the Faculty of Sciences, and Dean of the Institute of Carbon Neutrality in Peking University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Ph.D. degree in Physical Geography from Peking University. He was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2021, and a member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in 2022.