Sydney, 23 September 1900.

At a time when the wave of revelry and gratitude throughout Australia was not over, Arthur took advantage of the victory and opened Australia's first university, the Australian National University, in Sydney.

This is a large university jointly invested by the Australian government and the royal family, with a government investment of one million pounds and a royal family investment of one million pounds, with a joint venture of more than two million pounds.

Although it has only just been built, the Australian National University covers an area of more than 2 square kilometers and more than 3,000 acres.

Although the school is not practically suitable for such a huge area, after all, Australia is vast and sparsely populated, and there is really no shortage of land area.

Therefore, these extra areas are planned as green areas and artificial lakes, which can not only improve the natural environment of the campus, but also make reasonable use of these excess areas.

As the only cradle in Australia that can independently cultivate high-quality talents in a short period of time, Arthur also attaches great importance to the Australian National University, and will personally come to the site as soon as it is completed, and will attend the first meeting of Australian universities with the Minister of Education, Richard Norber Chapman.

Due to the fact that the requirements for the campus environment in this era are not high, most of the campuses of the Australian National University are only simple rough houses, and only some of the more sophisticated laboratories will be finely decorated, and the cost is generally several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary buildings.

Australian National University.

"Mr. Chancellor, will His Highness and the Minister really come to our meeting?" A lecturer in the Department of Languages, who had come all the way from Europe, asked with a little surprise.

In Europe, even as a senior lecturer in the language department of a university, the highest-ranking person he has ever seen is an official of the Ministry of Education of each country.

But I didn't expect that just a few days after coming to Australia, I was able to meet the Australian monarch and the Minister of Education, and I was able to attend a meeting with them in person, which was simply crazy.

Hearing this from their colleagues, the other teachers hired from Europe and elsewhere also pricked up their ears for fear of missing a single character that came out of the principal's mouth.

"Of course, Lecturer James. Is what His Highness said false? Besides, the meeting will start in a while, won't you know later? Wilfried Freeman Weinberg said with a laugh.

Hearing Wilfried Freeman Weinberg say this, the other lecturers stopped asking more questions and nodded their heads as a matter of course.

While most of them had only come to Australia in the last few months, most of them were aware of what Arthur had done in Australia.

For such a monarch who said and did everything, it was really rare to see a broken word in him.

Indeed, as Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg said, within a few minutes, Arthur entered the campus with the Minister of Education, Richard, and was led by several guards and lecturers to the meeting area where everyone was.

The area where the teachers and school leaders are located is one of the few places in the school that has been renovated, and the walls are plastered with a flat layer of cement and then attached with a layer of lime, which looks clean and tidy.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing Arthur walk in, everyone stood up and saluted.

Arthur nodded, sat down unceremoniously at the top of the conference table, and then ordered, "Alright, let's not talk much, let's start the meeting!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Headmaster Wilfried Freeman Weinberg stepped forward, first responding respectfully, and then proceeding: "Your Highness, Minister, and lecturers. The Australian National University has gone through more than three months of construction since the project was established. In general, our teaching areas, office areas and accommodation areas are basically completed and ready for use. Some advanced laboratories involving precision and the environment may take two to three months to build before they can be put into operation. Overall, however, the Australian National University will soon be able to start recruiting students and will be able to officially open next month. ”

Judging from the educational nature of the university, the current configuration of the Australian National University is fully sufficient for use.

As for the experiments that are still being built, they are for scientists and senior professors attracted from Europe, because there are not many scientists and professors now, and it doesn't matter much if it's late.

"Good, Principal Wilfried Freeman Weinberg. The Australian National University has been Australia's most important cradle for training talent for a few years, and I am very pleased that it has been able to be completed and put into operation in such a short period of time. So let's talk about your admissions problems! How many students does the Australian National University plan to admit this year, and how many students are limited to each major? Arthur nodded with satisfaction, and then asked a more important question about admissions.

"Your Highness, at present, due to the limited number of teachers we have, our school only offers five majors, namely Mechanics, Physical Chemistry, Architecture, Medicine, and Literature. Among them, mechanical engineering and physical chemistry are more important for our industrial development, so the number of students enrolled in these two majors should be maintained at least 200 people. The construction major and the medical profession are also the industries that have caused a large number of vacancies in our country's infrastructure and medical development, and the talent recruitment of these two industries should not be too small, at least should be maintained at more than 150 people. Australia is a multi-ethnic country made up of locals and immigrants, and we urgently need to train Australians into a unified culture, so we should recruit at least 100 people in literature. From this point of view, our first batch of students should be at least 800 or more in order to fill the talent gap in the country after these students graduate. Wilfried Freeman Weinberg suggested.

This is Australia's shortcoming, although there are a lot of mineral resources and land, but Australia's talents are also very scarce, and all walks of life in the country's development need a large number of talents.

"I approve it, and I allow you to increase it as you please on top of the 800 people, but preferably no more than 1,500 people." Arthur nodded and said without hesitation.

Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg's pragmatic personality Arthur liked very much, and he needed this kind of person who did not talk nonsense and only got down to business when he was in meetings.