Chapter 162 Huangpu University of Technology
On April 3, 1903, He Yujie and the others finally returned to Guangzhou after spending a month's vacation.
Spark Project officially begins!
In the courtyard of their home, five people, Li Qiwei, He Yujie, Xia Yuanzhen, Xu Qitai and Zhou Ziyu, sat opposite each other.
Exquisite fruit snacks, tea and drinks of various colors are placed in front of you.
Father Li knew that these four people were the backbone of Li Qiwei, so he would not neglect them, so he entertained them grandly.
Li Qiwei was high-spirited, having swept away the fatigue of dealing with sophistication during this period, and introduced Zhou Ziyu with great interest.
“This is Mr. Zhou Ziyu, a well-known educational patriot in China.”
“In the future, he will join us as a Chinese studies teacher in the school.”
Zhou Ziyu handed over and got to know each other with He Yujie and others.
He knew that the three people in front of him were direct descendants of Li Qiwei, and their status was not comparable to his own.
So, even though he is the eldest among them, he is not arrogant, but is low-key and speaks little.
I am still wanted by the Qing Dynasty, so I am very satisfied to have a safe job.
His value needs to be reflected by his subsequent work performance.
Then Li Qiwei began to explain today’s highlight to several people.
"I already have a plan for our first university."
"According to my speculation, my education reform outline will definitely be passed."
"And even if it doesn't If you pass, I will also build the first private university in our country.”
“No one can stop me!” shock.
"I want to follow the example of MIT in the United States and establish our own polytechnic university."
"Mr. Rogers in the United States set the tone of the university when he founded MIT."
“Focus on engineering, science, and art.”
“But we need to adapt to local conditions. Today, the country does not need any art, but needs Chinese, real Chinese.”
“Only Students know what the purpose of learning Western scientific knowledge is, then education is meaningful.”
“Science and technology are the focus of this polytechnic university.”
“After all, even if you know the purpose, it’s useless if you can’t learn anything.”
“This university The purpose of the university is to promote science in the country, bring forth new ideas, even surpass Europe and the United States, and lead the world!”
Li Qiwei’s domineering drawing of the cake, coupled with powerful gestures, made people feel a powerful force and confidence.
The four of them were ready to make a move, and they all felt Li Qiwei's strong feelings that were about to burst out.
At this time, He Yujie asked: "Brother Li, I wonder what the name of the university is?"
Li Qiwei smiled slightly and solemnly said the name of the super university that would later influence the entire world.
"Huangpu University of Technology!"
He Yujie and the other two whispered the name softly, feeling that it was nothing special.
None of them are from Cantonese and have never heard of Huangpu.
Xia Yuanwei asked: "Brother Li, what does Huangpu mean? Is it a place name?"
Li Qiwei explained: "Huangpu is a place under Panyu County, Guangzhou Prefecture."
"It is more than thirty miles away from where we are now."
"It is far away from the center of Guangzhou. The environment is fresh and elegant, and it is very suitable for running a university."
"You all know that Britain, the United States, etc. When countries establish universities, they always choose to stay away from the busy city so that teachers and students can be obsessed with academic research. ”
"I have taken a fancy to a place called Changzhou Island in the Huangpu area. I went there when I was a child. The scenery is superb."
"The island is not large, four thousand meters long and two thousand meters wide. , the site of Huangpu University of Technology is located in the south of the island.”
“I will take you there to experience it in person someday.”
The four of them were very excited after hearing this. I have no interest in the name Whampoa University of Technology, but I am excited that it will be the first private university in China.
This may even be the best university in the country.
And these few of them will become the first batch of veterans, how can it not be exciting.
Li Qiwei looked at the expressions of several people and was filled with emotion.
He was the only one in the world who knew the meaning of this name. This loneliness and isolation gave him a sense of trance.
But soon, he adjusted his mood.
Li Qiwei himself does not know what kind of shock this university will bring to the world in the future.
After learning the name of the university, Xu Qitai, who had the most impatient personality, immediately asked the most critical question.
"Brother Li, according to your education reform outline, can we directly become professors?"
He Yujie and Xia Yuanwei also immediately pricked up their ears. This is also an issue that they are very concerned about. .
They already know that Li Qiwei plans to hierarchize and subdivide the positions in the university into lecturers, associate professors, and professors.
As the first group of veterans, the three of them should be professors.
As for Zhou Ziyu, he is much calmer. Unlike some young people, he takes reputation very seriously.
What he cares about is his real career. As long as he can engage in education and spread his own ideas, he can even be a sweeper.
However, he was also very interested in Li Qiwei's plan.
The other party seems to have a complete set of higher education plans. I wonder if they learned it from Cambridge University.
Li Qiwei smiled and did not answer directly, but continued: "Huangpu University of Technology will adopt a three-level management system of university-college-professional."
"I will serve as the first president of Huangpu University of Technology."
He Yujie and the other two people suddenly said wow. Brother Li has struggled for many years and is finally about to get his wish and become the president.
"The university has temporarily established five colleges: School of Mathematics, School of Physics, School of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, and School of Humanities."
"In addition to Brother Zhou serving as the dean of the School of Humanities, I will He also serves as the dean of the other four colleges."
After hearing this, Zhou Ziyu was immediately surprised. He was actually a little flattered by Li Qiwei's decision.
"Qiwei, I haven't made any achievements yet. I'm afraid I can't take on big responsibilities and I can't convince the public."
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Brother Zhou, don't be humble. You are a person who has been admitted to the Jinshi. "
"The four of us together can't catch up with you in terms of Chinese literacy."
He Yujie and the other three took a breath, even though they didn't care about the Manchu eight-legged essay. But those who can pass the Jinshi examination are definitely the proud ones of heaven.
For such a person, even if he learns Western scientific knowledge from scratch, he will still be able to master it easily.
The little dissatisfaction I felt just now disappeared immediately.
And they also believe that their brother Li will not treat them badly.
After all, they knew each other in the wilderness, and even knew the core secret of the Spark Project, and currently only the three of them knew it.
Then, Li Qiwei said to He Yujie and the others: "The purpose of my concurrent role is to help you check things first, so that you don't have no experience and are in a hurry."
"It will not be long before I step down as dean."
Then, he announced the appointment:
"He Yujie, you are the acting vice dean of the School of Physics and professor of physics."
"Xia Yuanwei, you are the acting vice dean of the School of Mathematics and professor of mathematics."
"Xu Qitai, you are the acting vice dean of the School of Chemistry and professor of chemistry."
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"The School of Life Sciences will be taught by me personally for the time being."
After listening to Li Qiwei's arrangement, He Yujie and the others were so excited that they almost jumped up.
That’s the professor!
I think when they were at Cambridge University, they were still far away from being professors.
Now that I'm back in China, I started out as a professor. No one can hold back this surprise.
Li Qiwei is in charge of education. He will determine the level of teaching positions later and give strict salary distinctions.
And everything is aligned like European and American universities.
In other words, their professor titles are the same as professors in Europe and America.
As for the gap in level, it can definitely be made up for.
Li Qiwei has never been a pedantic person who talks about educational equality.
Academic research is equal, but the education system cannot be equal, otherwise it will be chaos.
And if motivation is lost, no one will devote themselves to teaching.
In this world, there are only a few people who live purely on ideals.
“However, you three, don’t be too happy too early. I will inspect you from time to time.”
“If you don’t pass the test, you will be embarrassing me.”
"When the time comes, humph, let's just demote them to lecturers and slowly get promoted from the beginning."
The three of them were not worried at all and still smiled playfully.
Just kidding, they are also serious Cambridge undergraduates. When they return to China, it is not a dimensionality reduction attack.
Li Qiwei also had his own considerations in making such an arrangement.
Xia Yuanwei has the best grades, strict logic, and is very suitable for mathematics.
He Yujie has the highest talent in physics and likes to translate various professional documents, which is suitable for physics.
As for Xu Qitai's out-of-the-box personality, he likes to do experiments by hand, which is suitable for chemistry.
Moreover, although the three of them are professors, the focus of their work is not scientific research, but teaching and educating people.
Li Qiwei’s inspection of them also depends on their teaching level and the results of their students.
In Li Qiwei’s plan, within ten years at Whampoa University of Technology, all teachers and students should not think about doing original scientific research.
This is simply not realistic in the current Qing Dynasty.
The job of He Yujie and the others is to eliminate illiteracy and scientific illiteracy.
Just teaching the existing scientific system in Europe completely is already a huge project.
They have to compile teaching materials, polish courses, design exams, etc., and all work has to be done from scratch.
Western universities have been developing for hundreds of years, but China has just begun. You can imagine how difficult it is in the early stage.
Not to mention doing your own research on the basis of others.
There is no way. Now the Qing Dynasty’s heritage is not even comparable to that of the Sakura Country next door, so it can only slowly develop in a wretched way.
“In addition to teaching materials, your next main task is to start recruiting lecturers.”
“Yujie, Yuan Zhen, Qitai, you must carefully look for domestic lecturers. Technological talents, try every means to win them over.”
“For example, Qitai, you can even ask your father to teach a few courses.”
"In the early stage, please don't make the divisions too detailed."
"Although the three of you are professors in your respective colleges, it does not mean that you do not need to teach courses in other majors."
"Those who are capable work hard. Since you are a professor, you must focus on teaching."
"The better students you bring out, the better your work is."
After that, Li Qiwei looked at Zhou Ziyu again.
"Brother Zhou, I will give you full responsibility for the Chinese language."
"You can recruit two people for the time being. As for what kind of treatment to give them, I will make a decision after personally interviewing them."
Zhou Ziyu was excited the whole time. He was obviously just a dean, not as good as when he founded the school himself.
But Li Qiwei’s dean gave him a different feeling.
There was a voice in his heart that kept reminding him that he must seize this opportunity, otherwise he will regret it for the rest of his life.
"Don't worry, Qiwei, I have some connections in China."
"It's hard for me to find talents in science and engineering, but in Chinese, I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Li Qiwei smiled. Nod.
Next, a few people discussed some details and asked Li Qiwei if they didn’t understand anything.
Then the troops divided into two groups.
Li Qiwei went to raise funds to begin the design and construction of Whampoa Polytechnic University.
Strive to perfectly integrate Eastern classics with Western technology, so that all teachers and students can feel a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere of knowledge from the bottom of their hearts.
The remaining four people began to write their own handouts, recruit people, and make sufficient preparations for the class.
(End of this chapter)