It is a "world-class university" with a long history and rich teachers. It has provided our country with batches of outstanding talents and is known as the "cradle of red engineers." Many students study hard in the cold, and the vast majority of college entrance examination candidates have a dream of Tsinghua University and Peking University. The two key universities carry hope and honor, and are also witnesses of personal abilities. There is a person who spent 20 billion to build a university and promised to catch up with Tsinghua and Peking University within 5 years. Now half of the time has passed and I don’t know how it is going. Do you know which university it is?
The birth of a new type of research university
The proposal of a crazy idea will always attract all kinds of doubts and ridicules. People essentially believe that going beyond the paradigm is a disgrace. A fantasy that may come true, but becoming a new paradigm is not a kind of progress and development. On March 11, 2015, Shi Yigong and others applied to build a private university, and threatened to catch up with Tsinghua University and Peking University in five years. This university is now West Lake University.
After the construction application was approved, in April 2015, the executive committee came to Yunqi Town, Hangzhou, to hold its first meeting to discuss the school’s development plan, and proposed to the media the idea of ??establishing a top university. plan. They put all their energy into the development and construction of the school, actively explored the Chinese path and Chinese model of building a world-class private university, and worked hard to cultivate the quality of interdisciplinary talents. Their hard work paid off. On October 20, 2018, Westlake University was established The conference was held in Hangzhou.
Behind every success is a giant. Shi Yigong was born in Zhengzhou, Henan on May 5, 1967. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1989 and was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on December 19, 2013. , has done extensive research on the molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis and apoptosis. With the efforts of Shi Yigong and others, the first new research university in the history of New China organized by social forces and supported by the state was successfully established, creating a "high starting point, small but refined, research-oriented" school-running unit , has a unique school-running philosophy, focusing on establishing first-level disciplines in science, life and health, cutting-edge technology, etc., paying attention to interdisciplinary integration, creating a good learning atmosphere and refining disciplines, thereby forming its own unique subject characteristics.
For Shi Yigong, 10 Nobel Prizes cannot be exchanged for one West Lake University. It can be seen that West Lake University has carried all Shi Yigong’s efforts and expectations. College students represent a young and energetic group. They have their own opinions and ideas, and are quick-thinking. They are developers and users of new technologies in society. The vast majority of college students hope to enter a high-quality university, improve themselves in the school's classroom education and campus culture, establish correct values, and have a beautiful life. With years of experience, Shi Yigong understands the core of talent training and constantly explores high-quality solutions for cultivating high-end talents.
Westlake University's transcendent goals - Tsinghua University's achievements
Tsinghua University is a world-class university that adheres to the integration of Chinese and Western knowledge, strives for self-improvement, has great moral integrity, and develops in an all-round way. It was renamed Tsinghua Academy on April 9, 1911. Since its establishment, Tsinghua University has continued to develop and explore the optimal training plan. Tsinghua University has always focused on the research and development of scientific research projects, and has made immortal achievements so far. The national science and technology plan is the main source of scientific research projects and funding for Tsinghua University. In 2016, Tsinghua University ranked fifth among global universities in terms of the number of patents granted in the United States.
Tsinghua University has rich academic periodical resources, among which "Journal of Tsinghua University (Natural Science Edition)" entered the "Chinese Journal Array" as a "double high" journal in 2001. Academic exchanges are very extensive, nearly 100 international academic conferences have been held, and scientific research cooperation with ministries, commissions, localities, etc. is close. Tsinghua University has abundant faculty resources. Hundreds of them have won the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, including one who won the Nobel Prize. There are 51 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the fourth round of national subject assessment, 37 subject assessment results were Category A. Tsinghua University’s strength cannot be underestimated.
After spending 20 billion, what is happening with Westlake University now?
On October 20, 2018, the founding meeting of Westlake University was held in Hangzhou, which opened up policy and institutional space for the creation and development of a first-class private research university. A university is a cultural institution with unique functions, imparting professional cultural knowledge and teaching and educating people.
On the basis of long-term school running practice, through continuous reform and innovation, and gradual exploration, an independent culture has been formed.
The mission of the university is to train students’ comprehensive qualities and abilities, not just the cultivation of professional abilities. West Lake University has the Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory, with complete scientific research facilities and public instrument center facilities. With the continuous development of West Lake University, the achievements it has made are very impressive. In just two years since the establishment of the school, West Lake University’s first independently developed scientific and technological achievements have been commercialized and nearly 100 million yuan in financing has been completed. Currently, three projects of this achievement have been transformed from experiments to room to industry.
After understanding, we found that this is only part of the scientific and technological achievements of West Lake University. Cultivating innovative talents is one of the major tasks of universities at present. Exploring a path suitable for the development of West Lake University, establishing a well-functioning construction system, creating an innovative atmosphere, and placing innovation in an important strategic position will promote West Lake University as a This astonishing speed of development is unfolding before our eyes with a completely new look. Party committees and governments at all levels attach great importance to the establishment of West Lake University. How far West Lake University can go and whether it can create a new height for private universities has always been a matter of concern.
Westlake University is a relatively strong private school in China, but in terms of fees, domestic private schools generally have higher fees than public schools, and the area occupied by Westlake University is much smaller than that of Tsinghua University and Peking University. Due to the area of ??land, scientific research funding will also be biased towards these two schools. Westlake University is currently in its infancy, and the road to catching up with Tsinghua and Peking University requires continuous exploration.
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