rebirth of cataclysm

Hearing that Langzhou University had a second part of funds, Ma Zhiyuan's eyes widened. In addition to surprise, he was more surprised. After all, he had never heard of a second part of funds before.

"You mean, our school still has a separate fund? Is it specifically used to support us?"

"Principal, yes, that's what you said." Hu Mingchen nodded.

"Then...how much money will this second fund have? Why are there two funds?" After being surprised, Ma Zhiyuan became concerned about the amount.

"President Ma, as the only key university in our province, Langzhou University has great strength in the province, but compared with the whole country, we are nothing, especially in science and engineering, it is not very impressive.

A major that needs to be paid attention to." Hu Mingchen avoided talking about funds and talked about the ranking of Langzhou University.

"Indeed, you are right. As a key university, this should not be done. As the president, I also feel ashamed." Hu Mingchen mentioned the pain of many people at Langzhou University. Ma Zhiyuan could not deny it and nodded in approval frequently.

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"Principal Ma, why do you think this is happening?" Hu Mingchen asked Ma Zhiyuan.

"The reasons for this are just a few. First of all, there is insufficient funding. Our funding for running schools is the largest in the province, but compared with the 985 prestigious schools and key universities in coastal developed areas, our funding is really pitiful.

In recent years, the province has been very supportive of us, but in terms of funds, we have too many debts. Secondly, in terms of talent structure, we still need to adjust and strengthen it. Although our school also introduces and trains teachers every year

However, at the top level, we have introduced very few. This is also related to the lack of funds, because the best talents need to be given excellent treatment. This does not refer to salary income and settlement.

Fees, those are the small ones, the bigger ones are the start-up funds for scientific research, laboratory construction and the support of the scientific research team. For example, if we recruit two Ph.D.s in physics who graduated from MIT, the only thing we can offer is to immediately give them the title of professor.

, We were unable to satisfy their request to set up a cold atom physics laboratory. As a result, they had to go to a polytechnic university on the coast, and there they only gave the title of associate professor..."

"The third thing is that the accumulation of strength of a university is multi-faceted and takes time. It cannot be achieved overnight. Our school history seems to be quite long, a hundred years, but our foundation has never been strong enough.

, the ranking of each university is usually difficult to use years as a time period, at least ten years, or even decades as a cycle. In other words, even if we start to invest heavily now, the effect and output will still be

It will be obvious after ten years or even decades.”

"Principal, the third point I agree with you most is that you should not expect quick success. Research work is boring and time-consuming, especially basic research. To be honest, our school is not good at basic research.

Even our own famous universities are not strong enough. What I mean is comparison with foreign countries. What we are strong in is applied research, but without the support of strong basic research, applied research alone cannot support a country.

The scientific and technological strength of our country. Very few researchers and scientists in our country have won the Nobel Prize. In addition to the so-called suppression, we must also admit that it is related to the backwardness of our basic research. This is a bit like in an enterprise, our

Companies like to be short-term and fast. As long as they can't see economic benefits in the short term, they basically won't invest. This phenomenon is similar in schools, too much pursuit of paper results. If a teacher doesn't publish a paper within two years

If you are successful, you will feel that it is not enough, so it is about quality rather than quantity." Hu Mingchen was implicitly criticizing the scientific research and even education in the university.

From this point, it can be seen that Hu Mingchen does not seem to regard himself as a student, but as a person who can have an equal dialogue with Ma Zhiyuan.

This is not because Hu Mingchen is arrogant, but that if he wants to invest money to support the development of the school and improve scientific research and educational capabilities, he must sort out the methods of use, and the best person to persuade him is Principal Ma, who is one of the top leaders of the school.

As a leader, he has a great say in all the work in the school, especially teaching and research work.

Hu Mingchen did not want the money he invested to turn into a bunch of manuscripts that would not have much effect, nor did he want his alma mater to produce a lot of so-called experts and scholars who only knew how to write.

"Yes, I agree with this, but there is nothing we can do about it. Our assessment system is like this. Publishing papers and books are currently the most valued assessment methods. Under this system, who is not writing hard?

Where is the paper?" Ma Zhiyuan sighed.

Even Ma Zhiyuan himself has to follow this system. He has relied on this evaluation system to get to where he is today, so he has a deep understanding of it.

"Principal Ma, you can't control the external aspects of the school, so can you modify and adjust the internal system? Don't you see the problem? Why don't you give those outstanding teachers and researchers enough space?

What about concentrating on learning? There is also teaching. Some teachers are good at writing articles, but they are unwilling to teach students, or they just do it perfunctory. This is not good. Since it is a school, teaching is the first priority.

, If you don’t pass on what you have learned to students, you will always make money outside the school. This... haha, I think it should be taken care of." Hu Mingchen suggested.

"It's easier said than done. Our school does not exist independently. This involves our relationship with the competent authorities and our relationship with other sister institutions. Think about it, if the superior authorities ask us to do this, can we ignore it? Those

The indicators required by the ranking evaluation unit are like that, can we ignore it? Also, other colleges and universities have the same model, and we are unique, which will not only affect the perception of us, but also make it difficult to connect personnel exchanges.

, Unless the whole country reverses the situation in a unified way, it will be difficult to shake it alone, and we can only slowly and subtly adjust it bit by bit." Ma Zhiyuan said based on the objective situation.

When Hu Mingchen thought about it, it was really like this. In a huge system, it is very difficult to be unique.

Don't say it's a public university, even a private university, don't try to break away from reality. Otherwise, if people don't help you play, it will be just as difficult to get a foothold.

"That's right. It seems that turning things around won't happen overnight." Hu Mingchen agreed helplessly.

"Although the big picture is a national game, some details can still be improved internally. For example, as you said, increase investment and tolerance in basic research, such as allowing professors, especially master's supervisors and doctoral supervisors, to also provide undergraduate

Students take classes and are included in the assessment scope, and the adoption and control of papers must be as strict as possible to reject papers of low quality to prevent academic corruption. The school has made some institutional arrangements within the school to ensure that those who devote themselves to scientific research and endure

We should provide basic treatment for scientific and technological personnel who live alone and engage in research, and then expand academic exchanges to encourage our classrooms and researchers to learn from the good experiences and practices of other schools and other countries." Ma Zhiyuan immediately added.

As a principal, it is impossible that Ma Zhiyuan has not considered these issues. Moreover, he attends some principal forums every year. Even if he has not thought deeply about it, he can learn from it.

"Yes, yes, you can't become fat with just one bite. You can only do your best step by step, make a little progress every day, and you will make a big step forward in a few years."

"Haha, that's the truth. In fact, we in the education sector are also trying to cross the river by feeling the stones. However, after all, investment is still very important. Whether it is humanities, social sciences or other disciplines, only when you have enough investment can you achieve success.

There will be abundant output." Ma Zhiyuan smiled with satisfaction.

"Principal Ma, I understand what you mean. There are still many people in the society who are willing to invest in and support our education. As for the second part of the funding arrangements, I will communicate with them to ensure that the funding chain is not affected.

Next, arrange more for us at Langzhou University."

When Ma Zhiyuan mentioned money again, Hu Mingchen had to express something, but he did not say the specific number.

"Then I'll spare you the trouble."

Later, after Hu Mingchen's thinking and arrangements, a foundation was established to support investment in education.

For Langzhou University, a special fund has been set aside to focus on supporting new metallurgical materials, electronic information technology, advanced energy storage materials, advanced battery materials, animal genome application technology, elemental organic chemistry, robotics and automation, quantum physics,

Research on ten professional directions of integrated optoelectronics and precision testing technology.

In addition, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has reached a strategic cooperation with the soon-to-be-established Ascendas Automobile Company. Ascendas Automobile Company supports the scientific research and teaching of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In turn, they support the product research and development of Ascendas Automobile Company and provide relevant talents.

In this part, for those ten research areas, the foundation will provide no less than 2 billion in research funding every year.

Two billion seems like a lot, but compared to the allocations received by top universities in the country, it is still small. There are several universities in China that receive tens of billions of financial support from the state every year, but their

The stalls are relatively large, and there are many key laboratories and key engineering centers.

But fortunately, it focuses on supporting ten disciplines and concentrates on doing big things. Its funding supply is relatively abundant. At least, in this professional field, Langzhou University's funding investment is no less than that of famous domestic universities.

Ma Zhiyuan was originally going to be transferred to another job, but seeing that Langzhou University received strong support and was about to enter a stage of rapid development, he decided not to leave and applied to continue to shine in this school. And this actually

This is also what Hu Mingchen is happy to see. Hu Mingchen has expectations for Ma Zhiyuan, the principal.