Chapter 347 Aurora System
Ha, what a coincidence! Sun Yat-sen had just invited him to be the president of Sun Yat-sen University, and right after that, Chen Jiageng invited him to be the president of Xiamen University. Zhang Xingjiu felt that he had become a hot commodity.
But it is normal to think about it. The development of Aurora University to its current level is certainly due to the contributions of Ma Xiangbo, Yan Fu and others, but more importantly, it is because of Zhang Xingjiu at the helm, which has enabled Aurora University to maintain stable development without worrying about funding.
Now Aurora University is on the right track. Although Ma Xiangbo is old, he is still in good health. With him around, it is no problem for Zhang Xingjiu to be away for a few years. This was proved by his trip to Peiping a few years ago to help Peking University improve its strength in science and engineering.
Chen Jiageng was friends with Zhang Xingjiu and had worked together on the Jimei School. He had witnessed with his own eyes the abilities of the teachers trained at Aurora University. When he was planning to establish Xiamen University, he immediately thought of Zhang Xingjiu.
Previously, Zhang Xingjiu did not agree to let Cai Heqing serve as the president of Peking University because the situation in the capital was a bit chaotic. Even if he became the president, he would not have much room to display his talents. Being a dean of the science department would be just right for him.
It is relatively better to go to Xiamen University, which is a private institution funded by Chen Jiageng. The school affairs are decided by the board of directors. If Zhang Xingjiu goes there, they will welcome him very much. Even if there are some constraints, they will not be too many. As long as the school can develop smoothly, they can accept it.
It was just that he had already promised to go to Guangdong to help Mr. Yixian in a few years, so Zhang Xingjiu gave a plan based on this time, "As for the principal, Mr. Chen, you should find someone else. I can be a consultant for two or three years, go to Xiamen to teach students, and provide some advice on the preparation of the school. I will leave after two or three years."
"That's enough, that's enough!" Chen Jiageng was overjoyed. He had not originally expected to invite Zhang Xingjiu over. It would have been great to ask him for help and advice and to introduce some teachers from Aurora University. He did not expect that Zhang Xingjiu would be willing to stay in Xiamen for a few years. This was definitely a pleasant surprise.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Tan Kah Kee took the initiative to talk about salary, "Mr. Zhang, as long as you are willing to go, I will satisfy you in terms of salary even if I have to sell the sugar factory!"
"It doesn't have to be too much. A few years ago, the Ministry of Education promulgated the "Regulations on the Appointment and Salaries of National University Staff", which stipulates that university presidents are divided into three levels, with monthly salaries of 600 yuan, 500 yuan, and 400 yuan respectively. Cai Heqing gets a monthly salary of 600 yuan, so I just want to be the same as him!"
Zhang Xingjiu specifically explained, "I'm not really short of money. The patents I developed previously bring me a lot of dividends every year, and I also make some investments myself. Whether it's my personal life or research needs, I don't rely on my salary!"
"Mr. Chen must have heard the story of Zigong redeeming a man and Zilu accepting a cow. If I don't ask for a salary or ask for too little, the principals of other schools will be embarrassed. I will use this salary to establish a Qiangguo Scholarship to help students with excellent character and academic performance who are in financial difficulties. The school does not need to publish my name, so other teachers will not feel embarrassed."
"Brother Zhouping is so thoughtful." After a brief thought, Chen Jiageng understood the deep meaning of Zhang Xingjiu's actions and could not help but admire him. "I can't let brother Zhouping take all the credit. I will also get a share of this Strong Country Scholarship."
Chen Jiageng stayed in Shanghai for a few more days and discussed with Ma Xiangbo and others which teachers and outstanding graduates should be invited to teach and manage the school in Xiamen. Zhang Xingjiu also persuaded Ma Zongwen and prepared to take his two children to Xiamen for a few years.
Before they left, the news that Zhang Xingjiu was going to teach at Xiamen University caused a huge sensation in the education community. Many schools immediately sent people to Shanghai. They thought directly, since Zhang Xingjiu could go to Xiamen University, maybe he could come to our school? Even if he didn't come this year, maybe he could come after Xiamen University was built and on track!
As a result, representatives from these colleges and universities immediately flocked to Aurora University and almost broke the threshold of Zhang Xingjiu's office. Faced with their enthusiastic invitation, Zhang Xingjiu could only decline politely. He was now going to prepare for the establishment of Xiamen University, and in a few years he would also have to prepare for the establishment of Sun Yat-sen University. He really couldn't spare the time.
But since they came from far away, it would be a shame to let them make a wasted trip, so Zhang Xingjiu took the opportunity to talk to them about cooperation, such as authorizing the use of textbooks compiled by Aurora University, introducing teachers and outstanding graduates from Aurora University to them, and even jointly organizing exams for unified enrollment.
Nowadays, most universities in the Republic of China recruit students independently, which has caused great disadvantages for students' applications and school enrollment. Transportation is not as convenient as it is in later generations, and students' channels for obtaining information are relatively narrow. They can often only apply for schools nearby in their hometowns.
This will result in excellent students being unable to get into good universities, and universities being unable to recruit enough good students. Zhang Xingjiu's proposal of jointly holding examinations and unified enrollment can solve this problem to a certain extent.
In the original history, it was not until 1948 that the five highest-level institutions of higher learning in the Republic of China at that time, namely National Central University, National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, National Wuhan University and National Zhejiang University, organized a nationwide unified entrance examination, which was called the "Joint Examination of the Five Famous Universities" at that time.
With Zhang Xingjiu's current influence in the education sector, he could indeed try to conduct joint entrance examinations for multiple schools in advance. Many representatives present were quite interested and quickly sent telegrams back for instructions.
Zhang Xingjiu also sent telegrams to Peking University, Tianjin University, Nankai University and other schools he was more familiar with to discuss unified admissions. These people were also somewhat interested and sent representatives to Shanghai to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.
Finally, eight schools decided to participate in this joint entrance examination, including Aurora University, Peking University, Nankai University, Zhijiang Academy, Xiamen University, National Wuchang Normal School, National Chengdu Normal School, and National Nanjing Normal School.
By this summer, these eight schools will adopt unified examination papers, unified grading, and unified scoring, and then admit students based on their wishes and scores. The test sites are located in eight major cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Wuchang, Chengdu, and Nanjing, basically covering most of China.
In this way, candidates can save the trouble of traveling thousands of miles, and schools can expand their enrollment scope and admit better students. At the same time, they can take this opportunity to strengthen exchanges and contacts with other universities.
The first joint examination achieved good results. Other schools saw this and asked to join. They went to Aurora University to recruit outstanding teachers. Gradually, the influence of the Aurora School in the education field grew.
(End of this chapter)
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