UPDATED VERSION available at Github: https://github.com/CQUtug/TeXProposal The present proposal mainly explains the importance and necessity of introducing TeX, a typeset system often used in academic writing, to students and teachers as the counterpart of Microsoft Word. This proposal starts from a brief introduction of TeX, then steps further into its fascinating application on academic writing and dissertation formatting. In the end, a set of possible implementation strategies with regard to the proper introduction of TeX and relevant resources to our university, is proposed.