China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) announced the approval of 2022 professional-degree case projects, in which 5 projects applied by Zhengzhou University (ZZU) got approved. They are “Guarding a Reservoir of Clear Water: A Path Research on Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Middle Route Water Source Area in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project by Prof. Dou Ming in the School of Ecology and Environment. “Gradually Growing: The Henan Experience of Intelligent Manufacturing and Intelligent Construction in the New Era” by Prof. Li Yumin of the School of Management. “Training Modes for Outstanding Engineers in Large Civil Engineering Driven by Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation” by Prof. Fang Hongyuan in the School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering. “Research on Rural Culture Construction Promoted by New Media” by Prof. Zhang Shuhua in the School of Journalism and Communication and “Interpretation and Inheritance of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture of Luoyang City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties” by Prof. Chen Chaoyun in the School of History.