Chapter 387: Hit it off
Students can give up their mechanical majors, but a professor of mechanical studies like Ferguson can't change careers.
Due to the fact that there are fewer students who choose mechanical majors, the University of Dresden has also had to lower the enrollment threshold and recruit some students who were not qualified to come in to fill the number, so that they have to support a major, right?
But not everyone can learn this thing. Ferguson: The students they used to teach were all dragons and phoenixes among people, but now the dragons and phoenixes are gone, and they have been replaced by a few bald chickens, all of which are the kind of scumbags who still fail in mathematics four, so how can they teach Lao Fu?
Teachers don't just stand on the podium and read from the book, but they need to interact with students. In the past, Ferguson wrote a formula on the blackboard, and before he finished it, the students below were already able to calculate the results, and this kind of lecture feeling is called a hearty one. But now, Ferguson deduced on the blackboard for a long time, and the students below were still at a loss, not knowing what this old man was crazy about on the podium, do you say Ferguson can not be depressed?
By chance, Ferguson heard his colleagues in China say that the mechanical profession in China's universities has developed rapidly in recent years, and there are not enough teachers, and teachers are being recruited from all over the world.
The level of Chinese students, Ferguson is insightful. There are a number of Chinese students at the University of Dresden, whose skills and hard work have left a good impression on Ferguson.
As a result, Ferguson began to tentatively ask his Chinese counterparts if he could come to China to teach. Considering that China is a developing country and a poor country in the eyes of Europeans, Ferguson only asked for an annual salary of $50,000. It's a lot lower than what he was paid in Germany, but Ferguson thinks it's acceptable.
If he stays in Germany, if one day the college can't recruit students at all, he may be dismissed, and he won't even get an annual salary of 50,000 yuan. He is now starting to change jobs, which can be regarded as a rainy day.
Some of these details are not even known to Fan Wenping and Sun Fanzhuo, but they can be sure of one thing, that is, Lao Fu's request is an annual salary of 50,000 US dollars.
The annual salary of 50,000 US dollars can be added to Tang Zifeng, but Fan Wenping does not dare to say so. 50,000 U.S. dollars is converted into more than 400,000 yuan, which is equivalent to the income of five or six Chinese teachers in the school, which can be described as a lot of pressure for the school.
Fan Wenping: They want to bring in foreign professors of Ferguson's level, and the main purpose is really not to let them come to classes, but to let them do scientific research. The level of scientific research of these people is secondary, and the most important thing is that they are familiar with foreign scientific research routines, well, in fact, they are familiar with the routines of publishing articles in foreign journals. With these people joining, the scientific research projects made by the teachers of Dongye University can be packaged and published abroad.
The value of the same achievement, published in domestic journals and published in foreign journals, can be several times different. In this era, there were about 50,000 SCI papers published in China a year, and they were mainly concentrated in key universities and national scientific research institutes, such as Dongye University, which did not even have 50 papers a year.
Professors like Ferguson often want to publish a few SCI articles on a daily basis, and they often care about reputation, so they disdain some low-ranking SCI journals. Dongye University doesn't care about this ranking, as long as it's SCI, even if it's the worst, it's all glittering in China, you have the ability to post 180 articles a year, and the president will definitely give you a commendation meeting.
On the one hand, people who are greedy can publish papers, and on the other hand, they are shy and can't introduce them. So as soon as he heard Tang Zifeng say that he didn't care about money, Fan Wenping came up with this idea and wanted to persuade Tang Zifeng to go to Europe to poach people. A professor is more than 400,000 yuan, and 10 professors are more than 4 million, isn't it much better than you send 10 students to study abroad?
These professors are here, and it doesn't take much, as long as each person sends five of the worst SCI papers every year, they can double the number of SCIs in the entire Dongye University, what a beautiful thing.
Fan Wenping wanted to improve the school's ranking by introducing foreign professors, Tang Zifeng did not have this desire, but he was also willing to introduce foreign professors. Xiao Wenjun had heard of Ferguson's name, which showed that this old man was indeed a bit capable. He has been teaching at the University of Dresden for many years, and he must have a lot of teaching experience, so he should be able to teach students from independent colleges better than the people in the mechanical department of Dongye University.
If you can dig up dozens of them in one go, it is equivalent to moving a university from abroad, and it is also a famous university abroad, isn't this exactly the effect Tang Zifeng wants?
"Director Sun, how many such professors have you come into contact with?" asked Tang Zifeng.
"Five, all of them are interested in coming to China. Sun Fanzhuo replied.
"Only five?" Tang Zifeng muttered.
Fan Wenping hurriedly said: "Mr. Tang, these five are just Director Sun, and they have been in contact with them in the early stage. Because our school has limited funds, we don't dare to cast a wide net. If Mr. Tang thinks that we can hire more foreign professors, we can arrange for teachers with a background of studying abroad to contact them immediately after we go back, and ten or twenty should not be a problem. ”
"If that's the case, then you should hurry up and get in touch. Tang Zifeng said.
"How much is the contact?Can Tang always give an indicator?" asked Sun Fanzhuo in confusion.
Tang Zifeng stretched out a slap and said, "Let's start with 50." When the time comes, don't we have to pick and choose, we can't bring in all the crooked melons and cracked dates, right?"
Fan Wenping and Sun Fanzhuo's faces both showed ecstasy. They also knew that they needed to be reserved in this situation, but the good news was too big for them to control.
"If that's the case, then then that......" Sun Fanzhuo stammered, not knowing what to do.
Fan Wenping is much more stable than him, and he can still speak at this time, although when he speaks, his face smiles like a chrysanthemum.
"If we can really introduce 50, no, only 20 big-name professors from abroad, our independent college will not be a problem with recruiting 20 points higher than the main department. Fan Wenping said, "We have to write this point in the admissions brochure, write generously, pure foreign teachers, pure foreign language teaching, the curriculum is the same as that of famous German schools, and parents with brains know how to choose." ”
"This Canglong Academy should be located in our riverside, right?"
Shao Junjie, the deputy mayor of Linhe City, who had not been silent, finally spoke, the previous things had nothing to do with him, he was just happy to see the excitement. Now when it comes to introducing dozens of foreign teachers, Shao Junjie has to confirm it, which is also one of the political achievements of Linhe City.
"Yes, Canglong College of Dongye University is located in our Linhe, in our factory area. Zhang Jianyang replied.
"If this is the case, then we can also bear part of the cost of bringing in experts. Shao Junjie said, "According to the standard of 50,000 yuan per expert, the money is not much, and it mainly means the same thing." ”
"Hey, there is such a good thing?" Tang Zifeng's eyes lit up. The subsidy of 50,000 yuan per person is only 1/8 compared to 50,000 US dollars, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat, and it can save 50,000 yuan, so why not?
Shao Junjie's thoughts, Tang Zifeng also knows. The city has paid for it, and these foreign teachers are even if they are introduced by the city, and they can be written in various report materials in the future. If a total of 20 professors are introduced, Linhe City needs to spend 1 million, which is completely within the range of financial acceptance.
"However, Mr. Tang, after the introduction of these professors, the teaching work can be placed on the Linhe side, but the scientific research still has to be on the Nanwu side, right? Fan Wenping reminded.
Tang Zifeng smiled and said, "Principal Fan, I think it's better to let Director Sun's team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering come to our river to do scientific research." We have such a good practice base here, and the scientific research conditions of the Canglong Research Institute are also excellent. ”
"It's better than Director Sun, the conditions in your laboratory. Zhang Jianyang said, "This is what I have heard from several professors of the University of Tokyo, some experimental equipment, you don't have it there, we have it here." ”
"Well...... "Sun Fanzhuo stood up, not knowing how to answer.
Tang Zifeng saw his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Director Sun, don't worry, these foreign professors are here, including the team of your mechanical department, and the patents for the results are owned by both of us, and the signature of the article is given priority to you, and our people can follow as the second and third authors." ”
"If so, that's fine. Sun Fanzhuo agreed very quickly. What he was worried about just now was the issue of the signature of the paper, and the evaluation of scientific research units was calculated according to the signing unit of the first author.
As for patents, of course, they are also important, but people are paying money and promising to provide experimental conditions, so you don't share any benefits to others, is it reasonable?
The final result of this discussion is a win-win situation.
After Fan Wenping promised to return to Nanwu, he would immediately arrange for someone to contact foreign professors, and strive to introduce 20 professors in the first phase, and increase them in the future depending on the situation.
Tang Zifeng instructed Zhang Jianyang to follow up on this matter, his requirements are not high, that is, the enrollment of Canglong College must adhere to the principle of rather lack than abuse, the pitch line is currently 20 points higher than that of Dongye University, and in the future, with the growth of the fame of the college, and further improve the pitch score, it is necessary to recruit a group of potential students.
Shao Junjie is even more Buddhist, except for saying that he can subsidize 1 million yuan for the introduction of foreign professors, there are no other requirements. Sometimes the government is responsible for spending money, and spending it is an end in itself, so he doesn't have to worry about the follow-up.