Chapter 179 Huangpu University of Technology Entrance Exam
“On January 11, 1904, the Sakura Country delegation carried out the first academic exchange with our country at Guangdong University.”
“Both sides exchanged views on higher education. A preliminary consensus was reached in the field and phased results were achieved."
"At the beginning of the meeting, Professor Shinsuke Nogami, a methodological expert, spoke highly of my country's education reform model."
"But the other party. Due to sudden physical discomfort, I had to leave the meeting temporarily. ”
"We stated that we are paying close attention to Professor Nogami's physical condition and have assigned a dedicated person to take care of him."
"Subsequently, the two sides held a heated discussion on the reform of university education."
"On the teacher's professional title Exchange opinions and reach consensus on aspects such as system, curriculum design, student training model, and characteristics of private universities."
"And discuss future plans on matters such as exchange of international students, international competitions, and cooperation in cutting-edge science and technology."< br>
“Finally, Qing Emperor Li Qiwei emphasized that exchanges between scientific researchers and scholars between the two countries must be strengthened to jointly promote the progress of Asian science.”
"At the same time, he also pointed out the need to improve the status of private universities in higher education, and both parties should jointly create a good academic atmosphere."
"Sakura Country Representative Nagaoka Handaro and others promised to take the lead in the field of science and technology The Qing Dynasty conducted in-depth cooperation.”
“This academic exchange meeting was a complete success.”
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The academic exchange meeting. After that, Hantaro Nagaoka took the delegation and visited several other universities in the Qing Dynasty.
He wanted to conduct an on-the-spot investigation to gain an in-depth understanding of the current educational reform situation in the Qing Dynasty.
So that after returning to the country, we can provide detailed and profound reference opinions to the cabinet.
After visiting for a period of time, he already had a rough judgment in his mind: the foundation is weak, the start is difficult, and the potential is unlimited.
This is Hantaro Nagaoka’s summary of education in the Qing Dynasty.
As for what kind of plan the Sakura Congress will come up with in the future, it is not his decision.
Later, Nagaoka Hantaro was summoned by Emperor Guangxu in the capital and asked him how he felt about his visit.
He praised Li Qiwei lavishly, thinking that he was the first person in education in the Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Guangxu was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately rewarded Hantaro Nagaoka, while several New Deal ministers watched.
Finally, the Sakura Country delegation set off to return on January 30.
On the vast sea, Nagaoka Hantaro looked at the east and sighed with emotion.
Jun Ishihara asked: "Teacher, do you think we will be surpassed by the Qing Dynasty?"
Hantaro Nagaoka was speechless for a long time. Then, he looked up to the sky and murmured: "I don't know."
If Li Qiwei were next to him, he would definitely say: "Sorry, I will."
At this moment, he was worried about one thing.
Although Li Qiwei lied to Sakura Country at the exchange meeting, there was one thing he did not lie about.
That is, Huangpu University of Technology has indeed only recruited more than 50 students.
Li Qiwei even suspected that half of the more than 50 people had impure motives.
In this era, there is no college entrance examination, even within more than 20 years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, there was no college entrance examination.
Li Qiwei has never thought about implementing the college entrance examination nationwide now, because that is simply unrealistic.
The college entrance examination is a super project for selecting talents. Only large and stable countries can hold it.
Because it requires absolute fairness, no one, no matter how big your official position is, can interfere.
In the next few decades, this will be a no-brainer in China.
In real history, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, there was no ability to hold large-scale college entrance examinations (for a short few years).
If a student has graduated from high school and wants to go to university, he can just go to the university where he wants to study and apply directly with his graduation certificate.
If the university agrees to enroll, after paying the fee and filling in your personal information, select the major you want to study, and you can enroll.
Of course, good universities will set their own entrance exams, and only those who pass will be admitted, and this exam selection method is extremely flexible.
Therefore, several interesting things happened about taking the college entrance examination.
For example, in 1917, Luo Jialun took the entrance examination of Beijing Normal University, and the marking teacher at that time was Hu Shi.
He said excitedly: "I read an essay and gave it full marks. I hope the school can admit this talented candidate."
However, when the school checked Luo Jialun's transcript, At that time, I discovered that his math score was zero, and his other subjects were extremely average.
So I was about to give up, but in the end, the principal Cai Yuanpei overcame all the objections and admitted Luo Jialun.
Huaqing University also admitted Qian Zhongshu, who had an exceptional score of 15 in mathematics, but was excellent in Chinese and had perfect scores in English.
So, there is no college entrance examination, which is a good thing for those geniuses who are partial to subjects.
Their talents can be seen and appreciated, and they become giants in their respective fields of talent.
Of course, this also requires great courage from the principal, because when they make such a decision, they will be opposed by many people.
Just like Li Qiwei analyzed, others would think that the candidate is a relative or nephew of the principal.
Therefore, special recruitment is extremely rare in public universities.
However, the absence of the college entrance examination will also create a new problem, that is, the university cannot select those good talents on a large scale.
After all, there are only a few geniuses who are extremely partial to subjects, especially in science and engineering. People who are great are often great in every subject.
Even if it’s a little bit close, there won’t be zero or a few points.
Therefore, such people are often selected through examinations rather than asking them to come and recommend themselves, which is too inefficient. As for physics, its real beginning was after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, when universities began to offer physics majors.
Now, due to Li Qiwei’s changes, although the physics major has advanced, there are still so many people.
At this point in time, those physicists who will be famous in future generations are either only a few years old, or they are not even born yet.
The few remaining ones are the same as He Yujie and others. They are all the founding talents of Chinese physics and are not famous enough.
Li Qiwei really couldn't remember it with his own memory.
Although he has a celebrity database system in his mind, it is passive.
Only when he hears or sees a certain name, or meets a real person, it will be triggered and he will instantly understand the person's life.
Otherwise, there would be no need for him to go to such great lengths to recruit students.
Just ask Li San to arrest the person at a fixed time and place. Once he catches one, he is guaranteed to be a big boss for future generations.
But he could only think about it.
So now Huangpu University of Technology is encountering this thorny problem.
In order to attract more people to apply, Li Qiwei set up very favorable conditions.
Not only is the tuition low, but it also includes three meals a day and promises to solve the employment problem after graduation.
This makes some people have the idea of fishing in troubled waters. They don't want to come in to study, but they want to get food for free.
It's not easy to have enough to eat these days.
That tuition fee is not enough for four years of food expenses, so you can earn money by enrolling.
The reason why Li Qiwei knew that some people were here to take advantage of others was because they couldn't even write their own names on their personal information.
This is definitely not possible.
Although Li Qiwei’s ultimate goal is to improve the overall scientific level of China, at the beginning, elite education must be implemented.
For example, Guangdong University and others can lower their admission requirements, but Huangpu University of Technology is the leader and must not be careless.
The students recruited do not need to be gifted or extremely smart, at least they must be the elite of this era.
The so-called elites are those who have studied and been exposed to Western knowledge. The better ones are of course self-taught.
For this reason, Li Qiwei discussed with He Yujie and others, and finally he came up with the solution himself.
He decided, like later generations, to set up an entrance examination.
Those who are already interested in applying must pass the entrance exam before they can be admitted.
"Brother Zhou, Yujie, Yuan Zhen, Qitai, the four of you work harder and seize the time to compile the test papers."
"The entrance examination has been temporarily divided into 5 subjects: Chinese, English , Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.”
“By the way, the questions in the three exams of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry should not be too difficult and should be consistent with the actual situation.”
“Today’s Qing Dynasty even knows. Not many people know the word science, let alone doing physical chemistry questions.”
"Our main purpose is to examine students' logical thinking ability and discover the real good talents."
"As for Chinese and English, Brother Zhou has also run a school before, so he should be able to grasp the key points."
“The full score for each exam is 100 points, and a passing score of 60 points is required.”
“If there is anyone with a physics score exceeding 90 points, I will personally interview again to confirm.”
"The exam will be scheduled for April 1st."
Because the Chinese Spring Festival is coming soon, and no one will be able to attend by then.
So Li Qiwei gave him enough buffer time and also left time to write questions.
The four of them nodded. Looking at it this way, their tasks were quite arduous.
From today to April 1st, there are only less than 60 days.
The test paper is not so easy to get out, it is also their first time.
Zhou Ziyu knew that the core of teaching at Huangpu University of Technology was science and engineering, and the core of science and engineering was physics.
Although he didn't know why Li Qiwei valued physics so much, he must have a reason.
As the dean, you only need to complete the tasks of the principal.
Sometimes, Zhou Ziyu couldn't figure out Li Qiwei.
As the president of Whampoa University of Technology, he is extremely domineering in some aspects. He almost speaks his mind without any refutation.
But in some aspects, he completely let go and gave them, the deans, very great power.
Zhou Ziyu thought, maybe this is his personal charm.
After assigning tasks, Li Qiwei did not take any time off, because he had one more important thing to do than enroll students and start the school.
That was the major event in his and Wang Luyao's life.
It has been almost a year since he returned to China, and Li Qiwei is finally ready to fulfill his promise to Wang Luyao.
Li's father formally proposed marriage to the Wang family in November last year.
After calculating the auspicious days, the two parties set the wedding ceremony on February 16th.
That day happened to be the Spring Festival of 1904 in China.
(End of this chapter)