As the primary accountable entity in graduate education, supervisors bear the vital mission of cultivating high-level innovative talents and fostering innovation for the nation. By elucidating the contemporary significance and value of The Educator Spirit, this article highlights its critical guiding role in developing the graduate supervisor team. Building on an in-depth analysis of the current state of supervisor team development, the study proposes constructive measures—centered on inheritance, innovation, and leadership—to address existing challenges. These strategies provide valuable insights for cultivating a high-caliber, highly skilled, and highly competent graduate supervisor workforce.

Lijiang Yu. Research on Development Pathways and Strategies for Graduate Supervisor Teams from the Perspective of The Educator Spirit. Frontiers in Educational Research (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 7: 22-28. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2025.080704.

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