I Am the President of the University

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Many people envy university teachers. After all, universities are not as busy as junior high schools and high schools, and they also have winter and summer vacations.

In their view, college teachers spend their summer vacation either lying at home watching TV shows, playing games or traveling.

But the actual situation is: school is on holiday, but academics are not on holiday.

The summer life of university teachers that outsiders imagine rarely happens. Only those teachers who lie flat can indeed do it without considering topics, salary, and professional title promotions.

But the reality is often cruel. Teachers who have just started working have to consider the wedding gifts, housing loans, and car loans in a few years; teachers who have worked for several years and have a wife and children have to consider the expenses of the family and the schooling of their children; even if they only work for one or two years, A professor of ten years also has to consider the issues of children getting married and two elderly families...

The real summer routine of a university teacher is like this:

Write the paper, change the paper, change the paper, change the paper, change the paper, change the paper, change the paper, change the paper, change the paper... and finally "maybe" publish the paper.

Why use "possible", because it may not be possible to publish successfully.

Teachers in science and engineering usually travel to and from the laboratory to conduct scientific experiments, and teachers in humanities and social sciences also have to work on their own academic research projects.

It is summer vacation for students, but for teachers, summer vacation is the busiest time.

At this point, the situation of domestic universities and foreign universities is highly consistent.

For example, in 2015, the British Times Higher Education conducted a survey. They interviewed 16 professors from prestigious universities in the UK, including Oxford University, and asked them to talk about their summer work.

In summary, the main tasks of professors during the summer vacation include: engaging in academic research, continuing teaching, attending academic conferences, going out for interviews, etc.

After all, there is no end point on the road to education, and moving forward is the best attitude.

The first movement of Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony: Destiny" sounded in the coffee shop.

Listening to the high-pitched and exciting music, Hu Qing felt the notes hitting his brain one by one, and finally turned into inspiration and letters in his pen.

His name is Hu Qing. He graduated from BJ University with a bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. He is now a newly hired assistant professor at the School of Mathematics at Guanghua University. \b

This coffee shop called "Ideal Coffee" was newly opened recently. Perhaps its Chinese name "Ideal" is more popular among young scholars. After all, most academics are a bit idealistic.

There is also piano music and pure music played all day long in the coffee shop. Hu Qingting likes to study his mathematics projects in this environment.

Not every mathematician likes a quiet environment.

The pen kept spinning and writing, and the draft paper on the table covered one sheet after another. As a stream of turbid air slowly breathed out, Hu Qing stopped the pen in his hand.

"Failed again."

He rubbed his cheeks with both hands. This was the 31st time he tried to find a solution.

But I don’t know how many methods have been used, but I just can’t deduce it.

If this mathematics paper can be written perfectly, it is not impossible even for the four major mathematics journals.

Ahem, although the probability of success is not high.

It can be published in "Duke Math", "Annales Sci l'ENS", and "JEM******AM", which are second only to the four major journals, and there is still no problem.

When I was upset, two voices of discussion came from beside me. Although the sound was not loud, I could barely hear it clearly.

The ideal coffee shop is not like the coffee shops outside. Loud noises are strictly prohibited and only soft communication is allowed. After all, most of the people who come here are professors and scholars.

“I just saw a piece of news that our school has been trending on Weibo again!”

"What's the news? Pre-job training is about to begin. Do you still have time to read Weibo?"

"The school's admission letter to freshmen this time also includes an iPad Pro sponsored by Apple. This... I'm jealous of it. Even American universities don't have this kind of treatment."

"Indeed, when I was studying for a Ph.D. at Cambridge University, I had never seen Apple sponsor new students. I can only say that our school has too much influence in the technology world."

"Your engineering major is better. The school's emphasis is obviously on engineering. It's hard for us to study humanities and social sciences."

"This is normal. Humanities and social sciences all rely on accumulation. Guanghua is developing rapidly, and it does not depend on qualifications. Even if you are not a science or engineering major, you can still get ahead if you have the ability."

"Yes, it's better than other schools. Even Qingbei cannot avoid these 'old rules'."

Hu Qing glanced at the two of them. They were similar in age to himself. With the conversation just now, he could basically determine that the other party was also a newly hired teacher who came in at the same time as himself.

It sounds like one is from engineering and the other is from humanities and social sciences.

What the hell are just acceptance letters and tablets?

His daily routine is to write and read mathematics papers. As for entertainment...it seems to be just listening to music.

I opened Weibo, which had been dusty for a long time, and searched for keywords, and sure enough, relevant news popped up.

Looking at the news content, Hu Qing was stunned for a moment. \b

Then he touched his nose.

"This admission notice is much more luxurious than the Peking University admission notice I got back then. "

He thinks it is good to give new students tablet computers. After all, tablet computers are for learning productivity and are very convenient for reading papers and taking notes.

It's just that the handwriting is so luxurious and enviable.

Because of this, Hu Qing couldn't help but feel excited when he thought that Principal Chen Hao would also attend the mobilization meeting for the pre-service training of new teachers held in the afternoon.

For Chen Hao, both his academic ability and personal charm are very strong, and he can solve the domestic chip problem by himself! \b

It can be said that he is the idol in the minds of young scholars!

Clearing his mind of thoughts, Hu Qing continued to devote himself to calculations.

His goal is to be rated as Guanghua Youth within three years.

3pm.

Mobilization meeting for pre-service training for newly hired teachers at Guanghua University.

More than 200 newly hired teachers attended the meeting, most of whom were young teachers with doctorate degrees.

The leaders of Guanghua University were basically present. As the president, Chen Hao naturally sat in the middle of the leadership table.

Normally, university meetings would last for two hours, but at Chen Hao's request, all meetings at Guanghua University were shortened to one hour, with less nonsense and straight to the point.

Hu Qing sat on the chair and listened intently to Chen Hao's speech.

"Guanghua University will not be like other universities, administrative matters will be handled by the administration, and administration will not be allowed to interfere with teaching and research!"

"As for those who are engaged in teaching and research, you don't need to separate some things from chores. You only need to be responsible for the students and the project."

Chen Hao looked around at the people in the audience and said eloquently: "Guanghua University is a holy place for universities that focus on learning. If any faculty member encounters seniority, unfairness, suppression, etc., you can go directly to my office." I appeal!"

"Of course, the school respects the teachers, and I also hope that everyone here can respect your students. I don't want to see any students in Guanghua being forced to jump off the building or Zisha. Once it happens, it will never be tolerated, or even banned by the industry! Please believe it. I, Chen Hao, have this strength.”

"If you don't have the ability, I can barely tolerate it, but if you don't have the morality of a teacher, please get out of Guanghua."

It’s not that he speaks harshly, it’s that there are indeed a number of bad apples in the teaching profession.

Treat graduate students as free labor and deny graduation, even delaying graduation until the eighth year...

Sending the tutor's children to and from school, cooking at the tutor's house, etc. These are not just one or two cases.

He believes that what a university should really look like is that students only need to be responsible for learning, teachers only need to be responsible for teaching, researchers only need to focus on scientific research, and administrative personnel do not cross the line.

Isn’t it good for each other to focus on each other’s fields and not cross the line?

The newly hired teachers here caused an uproar when they heard Chen Hao's direct and unabashed words.

It's not that it's uncomfortable, but it's quite exciting.

A university president who respects students and teachers and is very courageous is quite rare.

With such a leader who clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments, everyone feels that their work career is headed forward.

Hu Qing's eyes were shining even more, and he clenched his hands tightly.

"My choice is indeed the right one!"

…

at the same time.

Beijing, Ministry of Science and Technology.

In a conference room, the topic of discussion was related to Guanghua University and Chen Hao.

ps: Chapter 2 disappeared yesterday, I’m really sorry, I’m in a bad state.