Pioneer hopes for new math reform ideas

Despite the academic's achievements, he still wants continual inventive approaches to teaching the subject

Next year Gu Lingyuan will represent his Chinese peers to deliver a speech on math education reform in China in the new era at the International Congress on Mathematical Education in Shanghai. A city known for its excellence in math education, Shanghai will host the largest international conference on mathematics education.

Gu, who pioneered math education reform in Shanghai in the 1970s, has greatly contributed to the city's leading position in math teaching.