On December 3, 2016, the 21st case teaching training of China Case Center for Professional Degrees Education and the national symposium on MPA case compilation and teaching were held at Northeastern University. As an expert instructor, professor Libo Fan, dean of the School of Public Administration, shared his experiences in the teaching of case compilation with over 130 participating teachers and MPA graduate students from more than 50 universities all over the country.

Professor Libo Fan focused on the issues of agricultural development, progress in rural communities and farmers’ income growth. Through the case of “A New Mode of Agricultural Development in China — Experiences from Nestlé's Coffee Plantation Base in Yunnan”, he illustrated the topic of the new model of agricultural development. Professor Libo Fan used his own case compilation and teaching experiences as an example. He introduced the main body of the case in several aspects, including “Nestlé in China, Nestlé and global coffee planting industry, coffee plantation base in Yunnan (Pu’er), economic benefits of coffee plantation, and future and challenges”; and starting with “identifying the transaction modes of Nestlé and coffee farmers”, he introduced the four major discussion topics of the case. The participating teachers responded enthusiastically, actively asking questions. The teaching effects were widely praised by the teachers and students attending the symposium.

Zhengbo Li, project supervisor in the Case Center of General Office, China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC), Chengwu Lou, a former member of National MPA Education Steering Committee and a professor of  the School of Humanities and Law, Northeastern University, Guanghong Yang, executive vice dean of the Graduate School of Northeastern University, Ping Sun, a member of National MPA Education Steering Committee and dean of the School of Humanities and Law, Northeastern University, and Miao Bai, a cadre in Secretariat of National MPA Education Steering Committee attended the opening ceremony on the morning of December 3. The opening ceremony was hosted by Ge Song, vice dean of the School of Humanities and Law, Northeastern University. At the opening ceremony, the guests presented teaching appointment letters to the instructors attending the symposium.

This symposium on case compilation and teaching was jointly organized by China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) and National MPA Education Steering Committee, and was undertaken by the School of Humanities and Law, Northeastern University.