Qin's appointment as a university secretary is often related to his academic background, administrative ability and social status. The specific reasons are as follows:

1. Outstanding academic achievements. Qin has made outstanding contributions to the key technology and industrialization development of traditional Chinese medicine powder, and won the second prize of national scientific and technological progress. He also presided over a number of studies on diabetic complications, Chinese medicine intervention and eye fatigue, and won the second prize of scientific and technological progress of the Ministry of Education and the second prize of scientific and technological progress of Hunan Province. He has also made remarkable achievements in the development of new drugs. Five new drugs, including Shuang Dan Mingmu Capsule, Guhanyangshengjing Tablet and Niuhuang Shangqing Capsule, were developed, and eight national invention patents were obtained. He published 126 papers and 25 monographs, which won him a high academic reputation and social status.

2. Strong administrative management ability. Qin holds important positions in many fields, such as vice chairman of the Education Steering Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, vice chairman of the Registration and Certification Committee of Overseas Chinese Medicine Practitioners of the Chinese Medicine Society, member of the Hunan Science and Technology Award Committee, and vice chairman of the Hunan Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. All these fully show that he has rich experience and excellent ability in administrative management and social services.

3. Excellent personal qualities. As a university secretary, in addition to academic and administrative abilities, he also needs to have high moral quality and good personal accomplishment, and be able to care about the life of teachers and students and the development of the school. Qin is also particularly prominent in these aspects.

Based on the above reasons, Qin has the basic qualities and abilities needed by an excellent university secretary, so it is logical to be appointed as a university secretary.