I Am the President of the University

Ugly Country, Pasadena, a city in the northeastern suburbs of California.

California Institute of Technology.

\\bThe Broad Cafe on campus.

"Alas, this coffee is not as good as Starbucks, and only the sandwiches are okay." Tao Qian's opinion on the school cafe has changed. As one of the top 10 famous schools in the world, the California Institute of Technology is known as a small but refined model. There is a cafeteria and two cafes, and there is nothing you can do about it even if the coffee tastes bad. After all, academics cannot do without coffee.

And the canteen is ridiculous, closed on weekends... Thinking of domestic canteens is so nostalgic.

"That's true," Chen Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "There's nothing we can do about it, after all, Caltech is too small.\\b"

Cao Jianming didn't take it seriously and said: "Actually, it's good if you get used to it. It just refreshes you."

Caltech, also known as California Institute of Technology, is the dream school for engineering men in the world. This small but prestigious school only occupies an area of ​​124 square meters, with two blocks horizontally and vertically. In terms of campus area, it is not as large as that of a second-tier university in China. Half the size, Caltech is still the institution of higher learning with the highest density of Nobel Prize winners in the world. A total of 76 Nobel Prize winners have been born, ranking 8th in the world.

Caltech is small but sophisticated in its departments. There are only 6 departments in the school. There is no business school or medical school, which gives people a small and fresh feeling.

In addition, this famous science and engineering school has only more than 2,000 students, which is the total number of undergraduates plus graduate students.

What does it feel like to have only 2,000 people in a university?

\\bLet's put it this way, there are only two people in Caltech's Academic Affairs Office who are responsible for student course selection. One is in charge of undergraduate students, and the other is in charge of doctoral students. Among them, the old lady in charge of doctoral students actually knows all the students in the school.

There are also a lot of Asians in Caltech, not only as students, but also as professors.

For example, Tao Qian is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Chen Xuan and Cao Jianming are professors in the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. All three have received tenured teaching positions and have considerable influence in the academic world.

Because they are all from China, it is easier to get close to them. After all, everyone has social needs, and the three of them have a good relationship. They often sit in the coffee shop and chat in their free time.

The three of them chatted for a while, and they couldn't help but be filled with emotion when they talked about the recent hot topics in small towns in China.

Because the three of them are all small-town problem solvers.

"What is a small town essayist? I am.\\b"

Tao Qian was a little angry, obviously offended by the domestic news reports.

“From primary school in the village, to junior high school in the town, to high school in the county, I came to HKUST after passing the college entrance examination. It can be said that for children like us who have no resources, doing exam questions is the only chance to change our lives. "

"I was the first college student to graduate from our village. When I was admitted to Shuimu, the county magistrate was shocked. If I didn't have the ability to solve questions, I wouldn't be able to get out of that mountain." Chen Xuan sighed,\\b" The college entrance examination is the fairest examination in the world. It does not look at background, only scores. "

Cao Jianming nodded in agreement: "What we do as question writers in small towns are not questions, but our efforts to change our own lives."

"However," Cao Jianming paused and chuckled, "but these media began to divide again, and even came up with a 'Rural Wrong Question Collection'."

"Only those who have passed the C9 or 985 exam can be asked to be question writers in the town?"

Cao Jianming shook his head, "I don't think so. I think small town question writers should refer to ordinary people who come from lower than third- and fourth-tier cities\\b, who only study hard, are good at taking exams, and use the college entrance examination to get into university and change their own destiny. student."

"Is school important? Whether it is Mizuki, Beijing University, 211 University or Shuangfei University, as long as you change your life through your ability to solve problems, can't you be regarded as a problem solver in a small town?"

He doesn't like the collection of wrong questions in rural areas, which will divide an entire group into several groups.

"Lao Cao's definition is good,"\\bTao Qian quite agreed with Cao Jianming's idea, but working as a topic writer in a small town reminded him of the academic environment in China, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

"Well, not only this incident, but the academic atmosphere in domestic universities is too impetuous now. I don't know when I can return to China." Tao Qian's eyes were complicated. Chinese people pay attention to returning to their roots after falling leaves. Except for a few people, who likes to stay in a foreign country all the time?

It’s just that the academic environment in China is really disappointing. Even the University of Science and Technology, which is the benchmark for Caltech, is just like that. Without a certain academic reputation, it is difficult to be taken seriously when returning to China.

There are always people mentioning Mr. Qian Xuesen on the Internet, but how do these netizens know how much Mr. Qian valued scientists at that time, but what about now?

This is an era where actors and scientists are considered equals.

Science is not the primary productive force, appearance is.

The current academic environment is really not as good as that period.

"That's true."

Chen Xuan took a sip of coffee, his tongue was very bitter, "The battle between King Jin and Dawen has been less than 10 years, and it is still fresh in my memory."

This incident happened in 2013, when a big man named Wang from JJTU reported that Wen Daniu had falsified the data in his paper. In order to show that he did not have any conflicts of interest, Wang Daniu also voluntarily withdrew from the academician selection.

But what's the result?

Wen surnamed Daniel is still fine.

Daniel Wang left Chou Country in anger and went to prl as a full-time deputy editor.

prl is the No. 1 journal in the international physics community mentioned above.

It was only in recent years that I began to return to JJTU. \\b

You must know that this Daniel Wang is one of the first Yangtze River Scholars in my country. When he was selected as an academician, he was recommended by five academicians, and the other one was recommended by the ministry.

Everyone who understands understands, haha.

Does China lack top scientists?

There is no shortage, but most of them are overseas.

The main reason is the problem of domestic academic atmosphere and scientific research environment. International giants like Qiu and Yang will not be taken seriously until they return home.

Some people will also say that this is not a reason not to return to the country. You can also lie dormant until you become a great person and change the environment.

This is outrageous. Who can be so sure about the future?

What if the dragon-slaying boy turns into an evil dragon?

"No, not necessarily. There is still a university in China with a very good academic environment."

Feeling the two eyes on him, Cao Jianming raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "To say that the university in China that is truly worth looking forward to is Guanghua University."

"After all, Professor Chen is not an ordinary person. Professor Xu and Professor Yu were both invited. I think it is only a matter of time before it becomes the domestic version of MIT."

Tao Qian and Chen Xuan were really surprised to see Cao Jianming being so optimistic about Guanghua University. After all, HKUST was competing against Caltech, Peking University was competing against Harvard University, and Shuimu was competing against MIT.

With these words, the development potential of Guanghua University is regarded as above water and wood.

Guanghua University vs Shuimu University?

Tao Qian shook his head quickly, feeling that it was ridiculous.

Shuimu's current status and strength are the result of hundreds of years of accumulation.

"Old Cao, what you said is too shocking. Could it be that Professor Chen invited you?"

"That's not true. If so, I might still be a little moved." Cao Jianming joked.

In fact, he is quite optimistic about Guanghua University. If the other party really invites him, he may take this opportunity to return to China.

After the afternoon tea chat, the three of them went about their business.

Professor Chen Xuan walked slowly to his office.

Caltech is located in Southern California, which is different from the grandeur of Stanford University. The style here is smaller, with bridges and flowing water. You need to dig carefully to see it. For example, there are several benzene rings welded on the iron fence and the reliefs on the walls. Various sample organisms, the DNA double helix structure under X-ray diffraction in the pool, and the apartment door said to be painted bright red by Einstein.

When he returned to his office, he found a few of his proud disciples gathered together to watch something extraordinary.

Could it be that another great discovery has occurred in the international physics community?

Chen Xuan's heart was on fire, and his pace also quickened.

ps: Sorry, my heart has not been feeling well in recent days, so I stopped updating for two or three days. I am not a eunuch.