Chapter 1851 - The Attitude of the Leader in Charge

In addition to Jianghang District, Huating District also put forward the planning of the university town, Huating District, like Huixun District, was originally a suburban county of Pujiang City, and it was withdrawn from the county in 98 to build a district.

Although Huating District was established not long ago, in history, Huating is the center of Pujiang District, Pujiang City has always belonged to Huating Mansion before modern times, and the government of Huating Mansion is in Huating District.

Huating District is also one of the two districts with mountains in Pujiang City, and the other district is Jingshan District, but the mountains in Jingshan District are actually the big and small Jingshan Islands in the sea, the island is not big, and the mountains are also very small.

Although the mountain of Huating is not high, but compared with the big and small Jing Mountain, it is still more worthy of the name, and the nine peaks of Huating are also a famous scenic spot in Pujiang City.

The historical heritage and landscape of Huating have also become an important advantage of Huating in the construction of a university town, and Huating is adjacent to Pubei and Jiangxing, two important industrial zones, and also has the advantage of combining production, education and research.

Huating District has also won the support of some schools, such as Pujiang University of Technology, Pujiang Institute of Applied Technology, Pujiang Textile University, etc., although not as good as Aurora, Pujiang Jiaotong University and Tongqi University, but it is enough to support a comprehensive university town.

The advancement of the university town in Huixun District is also relatively smooth, and Huixun District is the earliest in this round of university town construction. Although Jianghang District has begun to build Binjiang University Town two or three years ago, the planning of Jianghang District, a university town, is mainly for Pujiang Jiaotong University. However, because of the starting point, the scale of this plan cannot be considered large, and Pujiang Jiaotong University is too strong, and Jiangxing's university town plan is congenitally insufficient.

In contrast, although the university town of Huixun District has also determined the stationing of Tongqi University, Tongqi is different from Pujiang Jiaotong University, which has been aggressive in recent years, and even Aurora University has to be robbed of the limelight, and Huixun University Town is planned from scratch, and the positioning and overall development of the university town have been considered from the beginning, and Huixun University Town is the most reasonable in terms of balance, characteristics and planning.

Although the city has not yet made a final decision, but based on the situation in all aspects, basically these companies are competing, and although other districts and counties have also put forward competition plans, there are obvious problems in both the plan and their own conditions, and the threat is not great.

Bao Feiyang also found an opportunity to report to Tan Jirong, the deputy mayor in charge of education, on the planning and preparation of Huixun University Town: "The planning of Huixun University Town is based on several principles, first of all, it is to serve the development of higher education, industry and society in Pujiang City, as well as the development of higher education, industry and society in China, and at the same time, it is also necessary to serve the development of community education, community economy, and community society......

Bao Feiyang said: "Some time ago, I went to the United States and Xingang for field trips, I went to Silicon Valley, Boston and Newport, Silicon Valley is an example of the perfect combination of university towns and new economy industries, Boston is an example of the combination of universities and cities, and Xingang is an example of Asia doing a better job in this regard......

Tan Jirong nodded and said: "I have seen the plan of Huixun District, my vision is very broad, the planning is very atmospheric, and the goal is relatively high......"

Tan Jirong said with a smile: "One of the things I am more concerned about is that you have set such a high goal for yourself, do you have the means and strength to achieve it?"

As the deputy mayor of Pujiang City in charge of education and cultural work, Tan Jirong is a senior intellectual herself, graduated from the journalism department of Xiacheng University and holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

The plan of the university town taken out by several districts is actually relatively similar in many aspects, such as scientific research highland, the combination of industry and academia, overall planning, university community, etc., including Huixun District, the plan put forward by several other districts is also to build the university town into a world-class university town and a first-class scientific research center, but as a senior intellectual who has visited many well-known universities and university towns in the world, Tan Jirong knows very well that most of this plan is unlikely to appear. It is impossible for there to be so many first-class university towns in China, if there are really world-class university towns in China in the future, at most one is one in Pingjing and one in Pujiang, although Pujiang has famous universities such as Aurora, Pujiang Jiaotong University and Tongqi, but there is still a very big gap between the international reputation and the world's well-known universities.

The country is expanding the scale of higher education and increasing investment in higher education, Tan Jirong supports it, and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to do a big job. With the expansion of the enrollment scale of major universities, the construction of new campuses and university towns has also become a trend and necessity, from Tan Jirong's willingness, she also supports Pujiang City to concentrate superior resources and build a world-class university town, but the construction of the university town involves many aspects, the city, the district and county, the major universities, the city also has to weigh and balance.

Tan Jirong is actually very optimistic about the Binjiang University Town in Jiangxing, after all, there is the foundation laid by Pujiang Jiaotong University, and the construction of the initial stage will be faster than the new university town, if Aurora, Tongqi, or Pujiang University of Technology can also build a new campus in Binjiang University Town, then Binjiang has the foundation to build a world-class university town. However, Aurora, Tongqi and Pujiang Institute of Technology are reluctant to go to Binjiang, Pujiang Jiaotong University has developed too fast in recent years, and it is also very powerful to grab resources, not to mention Tongqi and Pujiang Institute of Technology, even Aurora can't rob Pujiang Jiaotong University, if they all go to Binjiang University Town, the benefits are snatched away by Pujiang Jiaotong University, of course everyone is unwilling.

Tan Jirong also has no good way to deal with this, domestic universities mainly rely on state funding for running schools and scientific research, and the country's resources are limited, which causes everyone to compete very fiercely. Famous universities such as Aurora and Pujiang Jiaotong University have more advantages in this regard, and in order to compete for more resources, universities such as Aurora and Pujiang Jiaotong University not only have no rivals in advantageous disciplines, but also invest a lot in non-advantageous disciplines, and the competition is also fierce, in contrast, universities with relatively strong certain disciplines such as Pujiang Institute of Technology, Pujiang Fisheries, Pujiang Finance and Economics, and Pujiang Foreign Chinese are more at a loss in the competition, and often the resources of their advantageous disciplines are also subject to Aurora. Pujiang Jiaotong University snatched it, in this case, of course, they don't want to be neighbors with Pujiang Jiaotong University.

After all, even if the city will support a part, the district and county will have to pay a part, and there will be demolition, resettlement, construction and other work, and it is difficult for Jianghang District to support the supporting facilities.

At present, the city is considering the construction of two or three comprehensive university towns, using the university towns to promote the expansion and upgrading of higher education in Pujiang City, and promote the development of relevant areas. In other words, the construction of the university town is not only related to the university town, but also to the urban development and industrial planning of the entire Pujiang City. And from this point of view, there are more factors to weigh in the city.

For the different plans put forward by several districts and counties, Tan Jirong privately appreciates the plan of Huixun District the most, and the internationalization, academicization, specialization, etc. mentioned in the plan of Huixun University Town are all very good, but whether the plan is good or not is one thing, and whether it can be done well is another matter, so Tan Jirong wants Bao Feiyang to talk about it specifically.

The plan of Huixun University Town is that Bao Feiyang personally determined the direction principle, personally participated in the design of some details, participated in the discussion and finalization of the plan many times, and he is very familiar with the content of the plan.

Bao Feiyang pondered for a while and said: "First of all, in terms of discipline construction, the university town should focus on the development of disciplines related to Tianjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Chunjiang High-tech Park, Yinqiao and Gaoqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone, such as materials, electronics, machinery, port logistics, etc., and our goal for these majors should be to aim at the world-class level." For example, in terms of port logistics, it will be a key discipline in the construction of Pujiang College of HKUST, and we will also promote academic exchanges and cooperation between Pujiang College of HKUST, Tongqi University and Pujiang Ocean University in this regard, and improve the academic level and teaching level of the university town in this major through exchanges and cooperation, and the introduction of experts and scholars. ”

Bao Feiyang said: "For example, in terms of materials science, Fangxia New Materials will initiate the establishment of a world-class materials research institute with Tongqi University, which will not only focus on the research and development of new products, but also focus on the basic theoretical research involved in materials science, with the goal of building a world-class materials research institute." In addition to Fangxia New Materials and Tongqi University, we are also seeking the participation of universities and research institutes such as HKUST, Aurora University, Pujiang Jiaotong University, and Pujiang Institute of Technology......"

"Our plan is to promote industry-academia cooperation through the advantages of industry, and use industry-academia cooperation to build our advantageous disciplines, and at the same time climb from applied technology to basic theoretical research. Of course, this is in the case of limited resources, if there are sufficient resources, we will also increase investment in basic theoretical research, such as building first-class laboratories, attracting first-class scientific research talents, hosting first-class academic exchange activities, for now, we have a good talk with Tongqi University, Pujiang University of Science and Technology, and HKUST will become the most critical part of it, the key to this link lies in internationalization, the internationalization of research projects, the internationalization of research teams, the internationalization of research systems......"

Bao Feiyang said: "Internationalization will be the direction of Huixun University Town's efforts, but based on the local is the foundation of the development of Huixun University Town, we hope that the city can give us more support, maybe in terms of projects and funds we have no way to compete with Aurora and Pujiang Jiaotong University, but in terms of policy, I hope that the city can use Huixun University Town as a pilot to give more support......