Chiba University's curriculum was designed to foster professionals in agricultural technology, and his mentor, Takeo Fujii, had abundant breeding experience and academic credentials. After class, Fujii would change into work clothes and bring his students out on field investigations, and Chen gained a great deal from Fujii's earnest and pragmatic teaching attitude.
千葉大學的課程設計意在養成農技實作人才，指導教授藤井健雄育種經驗和學術經歷豐富，下課後就換上工作服，帶領學生耕作、作田野調查，認真務實的教學態度，讓他受惠良多。