Is 800 students really too much? Arthur just wanted to say about this, not much, really not much.

Compared with the tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of students in later generations of universities, the Australian National University, as the only university in Australia, has an enrollment of 800 is really very small.

But this actually depends on the population of Australia, which is currently only about 3.7 million people, and even fewer people who have graduated from high school and are around 18 to 30 suitable for university, and may not be able to make up 10,000 people in the whole of Australia.

"Principal Wilfried Freeman Weinberg, what is your estimate of the expected number of applicants this time? Can you meet the required admission criteria? Arthur asked.

If there are not too many applicants, then no matter how high the number of students is set at this time, it will not have any effect, but can only increase the joke.

"Your Highness, after we combined the data of the Ministry of Education, we have preliminarily learned that there are about 21,000 Australians who have graduated from high school and are of the right age, of which less than 10,000 are potential people for this enrollment, minus those who have stable high-income jobs. Under normal circumstances, there will be at least 1,000 people who will sign up for this enrollment, but if you have your call, this number can be multiplied several times. Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg said, but the implication was a metaphor for Arthur's call for Australians of the right age to apply for college.

"Hahaha, it's fine. You are all elites in the education industry, and you naturally know that talent is something that strives for excellence. I hope that you will be able to select and nurture the best 1,000 of the best people from among those who will be the mainstay of Australia for years to come. Arthur laughed, and agreed to Wilfried Freeman Weinberg's proposal.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid we still have to consider the question of whether the families of the students who apply for the examination can afford the high cost of their universities. I think the royal family and the government should pay for most of the fees for these students, otherwise most of our students will have to give up halfway. Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg did not give up after achieving his goal, and continued to give Arthur advice.

As one of the most senior leaders in the education industry, Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg spent most of his life as president or dean of universities in the British Empire.

This time, he was hired by the Australian government with a high salary, and Wilfried Freeman Weinberg only had one request, that is, he had to have a say in the development of the university.

Arthur naturally didn't mind, after all, professional things had to be done by professional people, although Arthur had a lot of experience and knowledge from later generations, but as a monarch, it was qualified to leave the affairs of his subordinates to his subordinates.

"No problem, the royal family has promised to pay 70 percent of the tuition fees for all students, and the remaining 30 percent of the tuition fees will also be paid by the royal family in advance. When these outstanding students graduate and enter various industries in Australia, their performance will determine whether the tuition fees paid in advance will be waived. Arthur nodded and said with a smile.

Arthur wasn't a great man, and Arthur didn't mind waiving some of the tuition fees for these students, but only partially.

The rest of the tuition fees will be paid by the royal family first, which can be used as an excuse for these students to serve the royal family, and secondly, it can also shorten the distance between these talents and the royal family, which is to cultivate talents for the royal family in disguise.

Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg also saw Arthur's intentions, but Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg did not stop it.

His aim was simply to develop the Australian National University into one of the top colleges in the world, and as for other things, Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg didn't want to care and didn't care.

"In addition, the royal family will also set up a royal scholarship within the university, and each year 200 poor students of excellent moral character will be selected to fund at least ten pounds." Arthur said with a smile.

This sentence can not be described as a bombshell, in this era of unique university talents, a college student can be regarded as an out-and-out talent anywhere.

In addition to the different development of education in different countries, there is also the relatively high cost of going to university.

Everyone here is an elite in the field of education, but they have only heard of the exemption of part of the fees for going to college, but they have never heard of paying money for going to college!

Arthur had waived most of the fees beforehand, and the rest could be paid in advance. In other words, you can go to university without spending money at all, and in such a situation, the royal family will also provide scholarships, isn't this a temptation for everyone to come to Australia to study at university?

But when you think about it, it seems that Arthur doesn't pay much every year, that is, two thousand pounds a year.

But this move will definitely greatly improve the attraction of Australian national universities to those students, after all, the probability of this quarter of the scholarship, everyone has the idea of gambling once.

"Okay, that's all for the policy, and you can adjust the number of students admitted to the university according to your future application situation. But not more than 1,500 at most, and no less than 800 at least. I'm going to mobilize public opinion and call on all Australians to apply for university, and it's your business to pick the best talent out of them. With one last sentence, Arthur left the conference room with the guards.

After Arthur left, everyone did not start to be idle, but entered a new round of competition for places.

Although Arthur limited the number of students enrolled in the entire school, he did not limit the actual number of students enrolled in each major.

This also leads to the fact that the original theoretical number of each major can be increased to a certain extent, making its major the major with the largest number of students this time.

Just as the teachers of the five majors were fighting for their respective enrollment spots, Arthur had already returned to the manor and began to prepare for the matter of mobilizing public opinion.

There are also newspapers in Australia, inherited from the original colonies, which have now been purchased by Arthur.

I have to say that in this era, newspapers are the best thing to control public opinion. To control the distribution of a country's newspaper is to control the country's public opinion.

After all, in this age when there are not many entertainment facilities and activities, the only way for most people to keep themselves informed about the outside world is to buy newspapers from newspaper offices, or read other people's newspapers.