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"Secretary Tan, I have a bold idea. Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Oh, you always give us unexpected surprises. Tell us if our hearts can handle it!"
"I think we should think about the university concept a little bigger. I think we can build a medical university based on the local people's hospital and medical school. We can also build a teachers' college based on the local teachers' college and education college. And then, we can build a comprehensive Ganhe University based on the local agricultural research institute, agricultural school, industrial school, finance school, urban construction school and other secondary colleges and corresponding research institutes and design institutes. What do you think?"
"This, this is truly a big idea. Do we have enough conditions? Let's discuss it!"
"It's unrealistic for us to build four universities at once, but we're lining up applications now. Once we meet the requirements, we'll go to the provincial leadership and the ministry in Beijing to seek support!"
Commissioner Hu Liangjun said.
"I feel that, in addition to the financial and talent advantages of the Yuanda Group at Ganhe Polytechnic College of Shandong University, establishing a teachers' college wouldn't be much different. Besides the high-level talent and medical school facilities of the People's Hospital at the Medical College, we also have a foundation. There are no universities in the surrounding areas, so our establishment will fill the gap in the entire province and benefit a large number of people. This is truly a great cause that will benefit generations to come!"
Wang Peizhong, as a member of the Prefectural Party Committee Standing Committee, also expressed his feelings.
"I think we should first compare our shortcomings with the requirements for running a university. It's pretty fast to get approved in three or two years. If we check our shortcomings and fill in the gaps in advance, it will be a piece of cake when the Ministry of Education comes to review it!"
"Secretary, Commissioner, I have an idea. We can plan out 30 square kilometers of land on the east side of the Fushan Economic Development Zone, close to the east bank of the Gan River, as reserved land for the university town. We can make arrangements in advance. This is one aspect. Another aspect may be the problem of insufficient number of high-tech talents. I suggest recruiting more masters and doctoral students or introducing high-tech talents. We should provide a house for each person, solve the employment problem of their family members, and provide a high settling-in allowance. After three to five years, we will be able to introduce quite a few talents." Sun Zongyuan proposed.
"Planning a university town is indeed a good idea, and recruiting high-skilled talent with high salaries is also a good approach. Otherwise, who would be willing to leave cities like Beijing and Shanghai to come to our poor corner?"
Commissioner Hu also agreed with this opinion.
"Leader, how about I make a contribution? The Prefectural Committee is responsible for planning the university town. I want 500 mu of land to build a university town apartment complex. For every master's or doctoral degree holder or high-tech talent who comes here, I will provide a 150-square-meter apartment free of charge. If they work in Ganhe for 15 years, I will give them a free property certificate. If their family members want to work in state-owned administrative institutions, the prefecture will be responsible for arranging it. If they want to work in enterprises, I will be responsible for arranging it."
"As for resettlement allowances, I suggest 100,000 yuan for masters and 150,000 yuan for doctors. Professionals with senior titles should receive master's degrees, and members of the Academy of Sciences should receive 300,000 yuan. I will provide a minimum of 100,000 yuan, and the region will cover the rest. For each university established, I will provide $30 million from abroad as construction funds or equivalent scientific research equipment, equivalent to 120 million yuan. Is this acceptable to you?"
"I think it's okay. Just make sure Zongyuan doesn't refuse to pay when the time comes. Haha, that way, our area won't have to spend much money!"
"Then let's do this. Commissioner Hu, you arrange to come up with a plan as soon as possible according to what we just discussed. We'll set up a special team. Peizhong, you and Zongyuan will also come in to facilitate the payment! Haha! Sun Zongyuan always gives us surprises!"
"Secretary, didn't I spend a lot of money on behalf of the district?"
Sun Zongyuan pretended to be aggrieved, but he was extremely happy in his heart!
Commissioner Hu Liangjun said:
"Building a university is not something that can be done overnight. We are starting to plan and prepare now. Time and financial resources are very tight. It would be great if we could resolve the current financial issues!"
The commissioner is in charge of finances, and many things are difficult to handle due to money issues.
"I have an idea, but I don't know what the leaders think. It's like this: if we're successful in applying to one of the four universities next year, we can use our status as a revolutionary base area as an excuse to ask the education system for help. We'll ask for a preferential policy: for anyone from Ganhe who gets admitted to Ganhe universities, the score line will be lowered by 30 points. For students with low scores, our government will cover half of the education costs, and their parents will cover the other half."
"Although it seems we've invested more in Ganhe, families with better financial resources from outside the city will come here to work and live, and that's when they need to buy houses. We've set a requirement for Ganhe: residents must have lived there for five years and paid personal income tax for five years. If 20,000 wealthy families from outside the city come to Ganhe every year to invest, start businesses, or buy houses, how much investment talent do you think Ganhe will bring?"
"You mean if we build a university and make it a hub of education, parents will flock to us to invest and live here, which will in turn promote the economic and social development of the Ganhe region?"
"I think this kind of economy could be called the education industry. If we build a university, and the admissions score is 30 points lower than the provincial average, or even 20 points lower, it's basically the same. Then there will be countless students coming to study. We'll have to expand high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. Where will the money come from? Our conditions are that students must own a house and have lived there for at least five years. So, won't that mean their parents will have to buy a house?"
Everyone nodded.
"If 2,000 people buy houses in the first year, that's 2,000 units. We'll build two or three residential communities near good primary and secondary schools. We'll earn 15,000 yuan per house, so 2,000 units will be 30 million yuan. With an additional 10 million yuan in taxes and fees, the region will actually have 40 million yuan in unplanned revenue. We can use this money to expand schools, increase teacher salaries, and build urban infrastructure. Commissioner Hu, you can spend it however you want."
Sun Zongyuan said all this in one breath, and then made a joke with Hu Liangjun. They were not familiar with each other before, but now they are basically familiar with each other.
"Sun Zongyuan's logic is sound, and his approach is correct. If this approach is implemented, even before the university is built, I estimate that migrants will start flowing into the Ganhe area. Furthermore, it won't just be 2,000 families; I estimate more than 5,000, perhaps even one per year. By that time, the annual revenue will be 200 million yuan, not counting the investment in other industries."
Secretary Wang Peizhong also made an analysis.
"Zongyuan's analysis is correct. Is there anything else?"
"Secretary Tan, Commissioner Hu, I still have something bold to say."
"You're keeping us on tenterhooks, if you have something to say, just say it now, don't make us anxious!"
Secretary Tan Chenggui slapped the notebook on the table, causing the secretary who was taking notes to slip and fail to write properly.
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