Yes, on September 28th, "Several Opinions of the Ministry of Education on Strengthening the Post Management of Doctoral Supervisor" was published. The Opinions strongly support tutors to strictly manage doctoral research in accordance with rules and regulations. In case of conflicts between teachers and students or other situations that are not conducive to maintaining a good relationship between teachers and students, the training unit should give timely mediation in line with the principle of protecting the rights and interests of both teachers and students, and can re-determine the tutor when necessary.

The person in charge of the Department of Degree Management and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education pointed out that in recent years, with the decentralization of the evaluation right of doctoral tutors by the the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, the number of doctoral tutors has increased rapidly. To 20 1 1.5 million, of which 46.7% are under 50 years old, and the trend of younger tutors is obvious.

Doctoral supervisors are generally professors, but in recent years, some training units have expanded the selection scope, and some associate professors and lecturers can also recruit and train doctoral students. The team of doctoral supervisors is gradually growing, and strengthening post management is facing a new situation.

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Tutors shall not arrange graduate students to engage in affairs unrelated to their studies, scientific research and social services:

Recently, the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education issued "Several Opinions on Further Strictly Standardizing the Quality Management of Degree and Postgraduate Education".

The document requires that tutors should guide graduate students to study hard, understand academic frontiers, master scientific research methods, strengthen practical training, strengthen scientific research integrity guidance and academic norm training, master students' participation in academic activities and writing dissertations, enhance graduate students' intellectual property rights and original innovation consciousness, and put an end to academic misconduct.

Graduate students may not be arranged to engage in matters unrelated to their studies, scientific research and social services. Pay attention to the individual growth and ideological status of graduate students, and work closely with the ideological and political work and management personnel of graduate students to jointly promote their physical and mental health.

The National Business Daily-Ministry of Education makes it clear that if there is any contradiction, the doctoral tutor can be replaced, and the tutor may not arrange graduate students to engage in affairs unrelated to their studies.