The computer room was very quiet. Everyone was busy searching and copying information. There was no printer in the school that could be connected to the computer network, so all the students had to take pen and paper and copy down the information they needed.
This computer room is open 24 hours a day because everyone, whether professors or students, hopes to make up for the previous ten years of delay with unremitting efforts.
The current learning atmosphere is something we could never have imagined before. Before, those who devoted themselves to studying were labeled as "stinking ninths". Not only could they not study hard, but they were also forced to undergo labor reform.
Having wasted so many years, these scholars are unwilling to stop for a moment now that they can conduct research openly, fearing that any unexpected problems will arise again. They study and do research day and night without eating or sleeping.
Of course, it's not just like this in the computer room, it's also like this in the study rooms and dormitories. Everyone wants to divide their time into eight parts. Even when it's lights out, they are unwilling to waste time. They either light candles or use flashlights to continue studying.
Zhang Luyao was also influenced by the learning atmosphere around him and studied very hard every day, which was completely different from his previous life when he was studying abroad and only wanted to make connections.
No matter where she goes now, she always carries a professional book in her hand and picks it up to read from time to time.
It is under such circumstances that those foreign economic weeklies are seen by those who are interested.
After Zhang Luyao copied down the information he had found, he left the computer classroom when the time was up.
Not long after, there was a rumor in the school that the school planned to select qualified students to study abroad as government-sponsored students.
As soon as this news came out, not only the students were excited, but even the professors could not sit still and went to the principal to verify the news.
Although the school did not publicly state the authenticity of the news, many students privately guessed the truth when they saw that the professors who had gone to the principal's office to inquire about the news were more enthusiastic about learning than before, and all the students began to compete with each other.
In June, during a conversation with the education department, the leader issued important instructions regarding overseas study: "I favor increasing the number of overseas students, primarily in the natural sciences. We should send tens of thousands, not just a few dozen... This is one of the key methods for achieving rapid results and raising my country's scientific and educational standards within five years. Our current steps are too small, and we must do everything possible to accelerate our pace and expand our horizons. On the one hand, we must strive to improve the quality of our own universities, and on the other hand, we must send students abroad to study. This will allow us to compare and see how our own universities are performing."
The leaders clearly expressed their proposal to expand the number of international students, after which the authorities officially began the process of screening the list of international students.
At the professorial meeting of Tsinghua University, all the teachers discussed the matter of selecting international students. The selection of this first batch of international students is very important. After they go abroad, they will be a window to show the spiritual outlook of the country to the outside world, and they must not be careless.
This time, the discussion is about a few controversial student lists.
The head of the Economics Department spoke first, "Zhang Luyao, a freshman in our department, has excellent academic performance and studies very hard. Her English is particularly outstanding. She finds it much easier than other students to review foreign materials on her major! When selecting students to study abroad, isn't good English the first requirement? If your English isn't up to standard, what's the point of studying here? So I think Zhang Luyao's name should be included in this international student quota!"
An old professor held a different opinion: "I disagree! I also know this student Zhang Luyao. She has excellent academic and English grades, I don't deny that! But, this child is really too young! She seems to be only 20 years old! She hasn't started a family yet! She is too young! As for the outside world, I don't need to say anything, I believe you all know a little about the situation in foreign capitalist countries. In that kind of noisy social atmosphere, these young students are easily influenced! Our country selects outstanding students to study abroad. Essentially, we hope that these students can bring back foreign knowledge, rather than letting these children be influenced by capitalist countries! This will bring instability to our country!"
"Isn't the Soviet Union next door a cautionary tale?"
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