Sun Ziliang They ran the procedures very quickly, the Chinese University has not yet finished the exam, they have already completed all the procedures that should be done, just waiting for the Ministry of Education to finally discuss the tongguò. In their application, they are required to give different treatment to Jingshi University and private universities, that is, to give Jingshi University the right to confer bachelor's degrees.

However, to Sun Ziliang's surprise, the Ministry of Education gave much more than they asked.

After studying their approach, the Ministry of Education found that it was fully in line with the current policy and the principle of academic independence. In addition, out of the importance of attaching importance to the first public welfare private university in the mainland, after discussion at the minister's office meeting, in addition to directly granting the right to confer bachelor's degrees on Jingshi University, it was also decided at the meeting that after the official opening of Jingshi University, the professors hired by Jingshi University, as long as they have doctoral and master's supervisor qualifications abroad or in China, will be directly allowed to recruit master's and doctoral students, and the state will recognize their academic qualifications and degrees.

In other words, in addition to the autonomy of funding and administrative management, Jingshi University is no different from other famous public universities in China, and the Ministry of Education is encouraging Jingshi University to introduce foreign talents.

As soon as the news came out of the Ministry of Education, it immediately caused a sensation throughout the country, and it attracted many doubts and dissatisfaction.

In the past two years, all kinds of private schools have sprung up, but they are all raised by stepmothers. Not only do students have to pay higher tuition fees than public universities, but they also have to take the national adult college entrance examination to obtain state-recognized academic qualifications, and these qualifications are discriminated against by employers when applying for jobs.

To this end, CCTV specially made a special interview with Wèn, the director of the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, took the school-running plan of Jingshi University, and explained: "The first president of Jingshi University, who is currently the president of Hong Kong Chinese University, is known as the 'father of optical fiber' in the world. According to the school-running plan drafted by him, in addition to Chinese and related majors, professors of other majors will be hired from Harvard, Yale and other famous European and American universities, and even lecturers will be masters and doctors graduated from famous European and American universities. Such a faculty is not as good as them in China, and I am afraid that even a few universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University are inferior to them. ……”

As soon as these words came out, the dissatisfaction and doubts were gone, and they were replaced by envy and expectation. The famous schools in China, no matter how good they are, are not as good as those famous schools in Europe and the United States, and people dare to hire such teachers, which means that in addition to their slightly inferior background, the lowest teaching level will be at the same level as Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Just when the whole society was hotly discussing the establishment of Jingshi University, President Gao also ended his tenure at Chinese University ahead of schedule and led the preparatory committee of Jingshi University to the north.

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Centennial plan, education-oriented. What's more, billions of dollars of infrastructure projects can also greatly stimulate local economic development, and this kind of investment can be described as a great thing for the present generation, benefit the present and the future generations.

As soon as the provincial government of Sun Ziming's hometown heard that the most competitive child in his province wanted to return to his hometown to run a large-scale public welfare private university, the secretary and the governor directly spread out the map and asked Principal Gao to pick it himself, promising that the government would undertake the demolition and resettlement work.

Principal Gao and his staff traveled all over the counties and cities around the provincial capital, and finally took a fancy to Shuiweiping, a sparsely populated place in Ningxiang County. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery and large small hills, which belongs to the high-acid red soil area that is not suitable for farming. It is also because it is not suitable for farming, so it is not only sparsely populated, but also has a large number of ancient camphor, horse coat wood, white magnolia and purple magnolia.

As soon as the architectural experts in the preparatory team received a call from President Gao, they rushed over and were very satisfied. There are no ancient trees in the university, just like there are no two calligraphy and paintings at home, and there is always a bit of nouveau riche shallowness, and these towering trees such as ancient camphor, magnolia and purple magnolia make up for the shortcomings of the new school in this area.

I heard that President Gao had found an address, and Sun Ziming, who was working on the post-production of "Independence Day" in the United States, Sun Ziliang, who had completed the formalities and was busy with business everywhere, and Hu Weiguo also rushed over. Before the designers' planning, everyone admired the vision of Principal Gao, this place is good, not only the scenery is beautiful, but also as long as it is only a few hundred meters away from the national highway, it can be described as convenient transportation.

After choosing the site of the school and accustomed to the fast pace, Sun Ziming, who was accustomed to the fast pace, immediately transferred 400 million US dollars to the preparatory account, and the third brother and Hu Weiguo also put down the matter at hand and began to negotiate with the local government about the purchase of land. Shuiweiping is located in a remote area and is not suitable for farming, the local government almost did not spend any money, the land was expropriated, and when the two sides formally negotiated, the character of the Hunan people who "dare to be the first in the world" was revealed.

After receiving a call from the provincial party committee, Vice Governor Deng, who had been accompanying the inspection team, found Principal Gao, who was squatting on a small dirt slope and discussing things with Hu Weiguo and Sun Ziliang, and discussed: "Principal Gao, how many words shall we talk about?" ”

Principal Gao and the others hurriedly stopped, let the subordinates around them go farther, and said with a smile: "Governor Deng, you are too polite, just say anything about it." ”

Although there is not much difference in age between Vice Governor Deng and President Gao, he has an instinctive respect for the real intellectuals, took Sun Ziliang's cigarette and smoked a few puffs, and explained with a smile: "Principal Gao, education is a great thing for the future, the secretary and they have held an enlarged meeting of the provincial party committee, and decided to give these lands to Jingshi University for free, including the future three links and one level (water pass, electricity pass, road pass and site leveling), all of which are responsible for our provincial government." ”

Sun Ziliang and Hu Weiguo are so shrewd that they thought that the government wanted shares in the school, so they hurriedly said: "Governor Deng, the leaders are too worried." In the future, the university will allocate a part of the shares to the local government, and the enrollment will also be taken care of. Kiss or not, hometown people. ”

However, no matter how shrewd Sun Ziliang is, he is not in that official position, and many things cannot understand the thoughts of high-ranking officials. Vice Governor Deng hurriedly waved his hand and said in a low voice: "No, no, you misunderstood, the province doesn't mean that." ”

Several people were stunned, and Vice Governor Deng explained in a low voice: "Jingshi University is not a private university for profit, this is a real public welfare university. After completion, it will not only improve the education level of Hunan Province, but also stimulate some economic growth. It is reasonable for the government to support you, not to take advantage of you. ”

I understand, Vice Governor Deng means that this university is a public welfare undertaking, and since it is a public welfare undertaking, the government's land is provided for free. Just like Uncle Shao Liu, who donated teaching buildings and libraries to the school everywhere, it was impossible for the government to accept donations from his old man, and asked him to collect land money and various taxes and fees.

Vice Governor Deng Dale smiled and said, "Yes, that's the truth." After the school starts, all the taxes paid by your school will be returned to the school as a local government donation to fund the education of poor students. Of course, this money is donated by our local government, and the scope of funding is slightly more inclined to the children of the province. ”

This is a good thing, but Sun Ziliang exchanged glances with Hu Weiguo, pulled Principal Gao to the side and whispered a few words, and finally decided to refuse.

If you receive land and donations free of charge, you owe the government a favor, and what will happen to the school's position when students have political demands in the future? Students are always enthusiastic, and although Sun Tzu believes that the main task of students is to study, not to go out on the streets, demonstrate, demonstrate, march, or march, the school cannot deprive people of their right to think and participate in politics.

After the discussion, Principal Gao stood next to him with a smile and did not speak, Hu Weiguo smiled and said: "Governor Deng, we understand the kindness of the leaders. Leaders, Principals of Gao, or we should be like this, 50% of the land money and taxes will be used as the school's donation to the education cause in poor areas of Hunan Province, and the other 50% will be used as the infrastructure fund of Ningxiang County. In the future, if our school wants to take root here, we must always have a good relationship with the local people. ”

There is no vanity under the fame, Vice Governor Deng praised in his heart, and said: "Did you misunderstand something?" If the government doesn't say anything about a pure public welfare undertaking like this, where will you put the word 'people' in front of our government? ”

Sun Ziliang also hurriedly explained: "Governor Deng, you misunderstood. Kiss or not, what about the hometown people. However, the state has national laws and family rules, and we have always advocated fair competition and law-abiding management, and if the school accepts government resources for free, it is in conflict with the corporate culture of our respective companies. ”

Since this is the case, Vice Governor Deng will not persuade him. A few days later, the provincial government issued a policy to vigorously support private schools that are not for profit, and returned the school's taxes and land payments to Sun Ziming and them. (Three years later, Jingshi University officially opened, and this policy was also adopted by the central government in Hunan Province, which clearly stipulates in the new "Education Law": public welfare private schools are equal to public schools, and enjoy a state tax exemption and support policy.) Since this policy was established by the University of Jingsei, it was also nicknamed the 'Jingshi Act' by the media.)

Principal Gao and Hu Weiguo, who were negotiating with the Ningxiang County Government, were a little crying and laughing when they received Wen Jiàn's notice.

The county government had already made plans to sell half and give it away. Investing billions of dollars in schools, built on their own territory, will directly stimulate the local economy, and it is also a golden achievement, which is a great thing that a big pie fell from the sky, so they took the initiative to lower the land payment, for fear that the senior principal who was preparing to build the school would not be satisfied. When the leaders of the county received the document, they acted in accordance with the above policy and directly arranged for the land, transportation, and urban construction departments to start construction, for fear that the 'Jingshi University' would regret it and change the address of the school.

But Hu Weiguo and they can't do it, they can do this in their careers, and they will even leave room for their partners in the business field, not to mention that this is a public welfare undertaking, and they must do things with conscience. After discussions between President Gao, Sun Ziliang and Hu Weiguo, it was decided to deduct 100 million US dollars from the preparatory and design costs, and the remaining 300 million US dollars should be used as project funds to improve the local transportation infrastructure, and then return them to the local people in a circle.

When the county government, which was only ready to receive a symbolic amount of 10 million US dollars, received the preparatory group's "Transportation Planning Plan for Donating to Ningxiang County", the whole county was boiling. $300 million! In the ninety-five years, when money was still very valuable, 300 million US dollars could even change the county's rural roads into asphalt roads, not to mention the construction of county seats.

The charity of Jingshi University was reported by the provincial television station and immediately attracted the attention of the society again. However, when major media reporters went to interview, the senior principal who was reviewing the design drawings just explained lightly, 'The way of a teacher, the quality first, learn from the high school as a teacher, and be a model'.

After the reporter's interpretation, President Gao's meaning is that what Jingshi University does is to set an example for future students and educate them on how to be a person with high morals and social responsibility.

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Four years later, Jingshi University officially opened, and with its strong economic strength, strong faculty and free academic atmosphere, it is outstanding among domestic universities.

Ten years later, when various domestic colleges and universities broke out one after another such scandals as academic leave, teacher-student injustice, etc., Jingshi University still has a rigorous academic style, and students are not moved by the chaotic world conditions, but only know how to study hard and actively participate in various social practice activities.

Thirteen years later, President Gao was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering achievement in optical communication by transmitting light in fibers.

Twenty-five years later, the University produced its first Nobel laureate.

Sixty years later, when Sun Ziming, 90 years old, passed away, Jingshi University had 27 Nobel laureate professors, and became a world-famous university on a par with Harvard and Yale.