Fwd (LIU Liming) Re: HUSTÄÏǨ
Dr. X. L. Zhong 发表于 2000/02/04 09:56 华中科技大学校友论坛 (www.hust.org)
I totally agree with Dr. Liu. I think HUST should use all its
resources available right now to push the plan forward. If we could
succed in moving HUST to Shenzhen, then we'll do a great service to
HUST, Shenzhen and our country. Whatever the result will be, HUST would
certainly gain a great deal from this movement, particularly in the
aspect of unifying all HUSTers and strengthening HUST's spirit.
HUST has had enough of inward-looking basin culture, and desperately
needs fresh air from the ocean. Let's moving toward blue ocean and the
sky beyond the basin is higher and bluer.
Happy Chinese New Year.
Zhong Xiaolin
A HUST alumnus in Hong Kong
At Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:52:14 +0800 (HKT), you wrote
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>
>Dear Friends,
>
>I attended the alumni meeting on frist of January 2000 at HUST. It
was
>quite exciting to listen to President Zhou on a series events in 1999
>concering the future of HUST. The merging plan was near perfect and
the
>support we were supposely to have obtained from MoE was so pleasing. I
was
>still planning to report to my fellow HK HUST alumni the many good
news I
>heard after the Spring Festival.
>
>The recent dramatic development (I'm still not clear the exact
details)
>sounds like a big conspiracy, especially if we recall what were
rumoured
>in early 1999. The whole thing is still unbelievable, especially
considering
>what were said (or supposely said) by MoE. Are they, the provincial
>government and MoE, all involved in this Conspiracy!?
>
>At this moment, I would like to request the leadership of HUST to
provide
>an official version of what have happened regaring the future of HUST.
>This can be done through emails (I suggest if there is a need, money
from
>the alumni fund can be used to finance those staff who may have to
work
>to compile emails during the holidays) and letters. We need urgent
action,
>but must keep a cool head and knowing the facts accurately.
>
>Regardless of what has happened, I think Zhong Xioalin's suggestion
to
>move HUST to Shenzhen is brilliant, even if it cannot be realized.
>If we start the motion and demonstrate that the majority of HUST's
stake
>holders (the students, faculty, staff, and alumni) are in favor of
moving
>to Shenzhen and decided to take actions to make it a reality, it will
send
>a powerful signal to Hubei government and MoE, as well as to the
people of
>Hubei. I believe the importance of HUST to Hubei and China in the
last 20
>years and in the next 50 years outweights that of Wuhan U
significantly.
>The fact that HUST will move to Shenzhen will make a lot of people to
>think very hard and if it go through, it will certainly be the
biggest
>news in Chiees high education in the recent time.
>
>I prefer HUST stay in Wuhan to become a world class university.
However,
>I believe if HUST can really move to Shenzhen, it will certainly be in
>a good position to challenge, if not already overtaking, Zhejiang U,
>Fudan, and the like in 10 years. Because Shenzhen has everything
except a
>good university. Because a lot of companies and communities in
>Shenzhen and the region needs a university like HUST. Because many
first
>class international universities will be interested in establishing
real
>relationship with a HUST in Shenzhen. And because it will make it more
>convenient for a lot of well established HUST alumni abroad to work
with
>HUST and contribute to HUST's academic development.
>
>At this crucial time, we need unity. We need a HUST leadership that
can
>take decisive actions for the future of the UNIVERSIY. Let us remember
>that a world class university with a tradition will worth more than,
say, a
>world class company over the long run. That is why we as HUST's
alumni
>want to see HUST grow and become strong. I cannot decide what a HUST
>merged with Wuhan U means to me, and perhaps to many current HUST
alumni.
>
>Best wishes for the New Year!
>
>Liu Liming
>
>
>
>On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Albert Ye wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Re: Relocating HUST to Shenzhen?!
>>
>> With recent drastic changes of every facet of Chinese society to
>> converge into international community, the reshuffling of Chinese
>> higher educational system is inevitable and actually is well under
its
>> way. The future of the HUST is very much a concern to every HUST
alumni
>> including myself. Here I offer some of my views on the issue with
the
>> aim to initialize the discussions and hopefully produce genuine and
>> concrete recommendations/suggestions for HUST to consider. I
believe
>> that strong leadership with strategic thinking/planning is
absolutely a
>> must for HUST to survive this critical time of changes, and prosper
in
>> the future.
>>
>> In many people's perspective including those promoter of university
>> mergers, HUST is just a product of the planned economy which
belongs to
>> the past. HUST's mission, to train engineers for industry (mostly
heavy
>> industry and automotive) construction in central China regions (all
>> according to central planners' blue print), has been well served.
>> Restructuring higher education system is only part of the central
>> government's efforts in getting rid of burdens of the old planned
>> economy to adapt to the new market economy. Owing to the
constrained
>> financial resources, governments simply can not afford to support
every
>> university, but a few selected. Furthermore, China is a highly
>> rank-conscious and seniority-oriented country. As a new kid on the
>> block, HUST is naturally disadvantaged in this exercise of
selection of
>> elite's club, no matter how its past performance compared with the
old
>> guys. Specifically speaking, Wuhan U. is a vice-ministry level
entity
>> which is senior to HUST even in Wuhan. Under the official guidance
of
>> "One province, one university", it might not be surprised at all
that
>> the Hubei provincial government choose Wuhan U. to embrace rather
than
>> HUST, regardless of the qualities of teaching and research.
>>
>> It is the cold reality and dire challenge that HUST is currently
>> facing. HUST really has to reposition itself, formulate and execute
>> future development strategies which should be jumping out of the
>> constraints of its geographic location as well as the thinkings of
old
>> planned economy type. I believe it may be just a waste of time to
act
>> like a crying baby to beg the governments for kind considerations.
If
>> HUST has already lost favors from the central government and the
local
>> provincial government, then we have to opt the other way out--the
>> market. It is exactly the same situation as faced by all university
>> graduates. University graduates used to be assigned a job after
>> graduation, then government said that they can no longer be
guaranteed
>> a job and have to hunt their jobs in the market by themselves.
That's
>> fine, most of them have become far better off and realized their
values
>> in the market. With its economic development lagging behind other
more
>> developed provinces/cities, Hubei/Wuhan can not afford to support
two
>> key universities and then make HUST redundant. HUST has to find its
new
>> home where its value can be mostly appreciated and acknowledged. And
>> Shenzhen is such a place that HUST should seriously consider as its
new
>> home.
>>
>> As a venture capitalist myself, I can sense the desperate need for
the
>> Shenzhen government to have a good university in order to enhance
its
>> competitiveness in China's new economy which is characterized being
>> technology-intensive and knowledge-based. The firm I am working
with
>> initially chose Shenzhen as our prime location for investments in
>> hi-tech & high-growth companies, and then switched to Zhongguanchun
of
>> Beijing and Shanghai as our new focus largely because of the very
>> existence of Tsinghua, BeiDa in Beijing, and JiaoDa, Fudan in
Shanghai.
>> Lack of a good university and thus quality hi-tech talents become a
>> vital weakness for Shenzhen in the rally of becoming China's
Silicon
>> Valley. Without Stanford, there would be no Silicon Valley at all.
>> However, Shenzhen has strength that other major cities do not have,
>> i.e., financial strength, frontier of China's economic reforms,
solid
>> foundation of hi-tech industries, openness and dynamics, all sorts
of
>> things that HUST as a new-type research university mostly sought
after.
>> What HUST can offer to Shenzhen then? Some of HUST's credentials can
be
>> quoted as follows: top-rated (continuously ranked within top 10), 10
>> members of Chinese Academies of Sciences and Engineering; strength
in
>> R&D in applied science and engineering subjects, as well as the fact
>> that over 7000-strong HUST alumni who have contributed
significantly to
>> Shenzhen's economy, etc. I believe those credentials would be
>> definitely appealing to Shenzhen government. As a matter of fact,
my
>> suggestion to re-locate HUST to Shenzhen is not purely out of
>> imagination. According to Shenzhen alumni association, one senior
>> official of Shenzhen government has offered HUST to acquire
Shenzhen
>> Polytechnic to set up a HUST branch. I can not understand why not
>> pursue!
>>
>> The essence of market economy is about re-allocation of resources
in
>> order for supplies to meet demands. The geographic distribution of
good
>> universities in China has far from being truly reflected the reality
of
>> economic development and market supply/demand situation, because of
the
>> historical reasons and old central-planned economic system. USTC
>> (University of Science & Technology of China) is another typical
case.
>> Feeling to be ignored in the backyard of Hefei city (USTC actually
>> being included in the list of top 9 national universities), USTC
alumni
>> have been also aggressively seeking opportunities to relocate its
>> campus (I happened to know that they are also considering to move
to
>> Shenzhen). Therefore HUST should have the sense of urgency to act
>> quickly otherwise others will take the opportunity. I understand it
is
>> by no means a simple matter and therefore we need a strong
leadership
>> to orchestrate HUST's next move toward the new millennium. I urge
>> either Shenzhen alumni association, leaders of the university, or
>> prominent HUST alumni to take the initiative to make the plan come
into
>> reality.
>>
>> Let's leave the heavily-polluted industry backyard (who also
abandoned
>> HUST) behind, and heading for the blue sky and the hot land in the
>> south --- Shenzhen!!!
>>
>> Your comment are welcome. And happy Chinese New year!
>>
>>
>> Zhong Xiaolin
>> An alumnus in Hong Kong
>> Feb.2,2000
>>
>>
>>
>> 尊敬的校领导、老师们、校友们：
>>
>> 我同意钟晓林校友的建议：将我们华中理工南迁到沿海城市。
>>
目前，在中央政府的中西部发展战略和科教兴国战略的前题下，湖北省政府竟然决定只建一所重点大学，且非HUST。这样一来严重地挫伤了校领导、老师们、校友们的积极性和感情，明显看到母校的前途而悲观。
>>
>>
如果湖北省政府不改变这个不明智的决定，一定会影响HUST的发展，迫使我们的母校更名，或并入其他学校（尤其是这些学校的各项硬数据都不如HUST），将会出现“小吃大，弱吃强”的怪事。如果出现这种局面，HUST的校友们将会努力策划母校迁往沿海地区，至少我们可以策划我们的老师：教授们、院士们先一步离开而迁往沿海城市。只有这样做，才能让我们的母校和我们的老师们离开这个不受政府重视的省份。
>>
>>
另外的出路，希望大家考虑一个股份制的方案，即利用社会上的各种资金来建设HUST，包括个人资金、社会团体资金、企业资金、政府资金、风险投资、甚至外资，建立一个学校董事会，由董事会来决定学校的发展。这样做也是中国高教改革的首创和第一，这也是早晚要走的路。
>>
>> 希望大家讨论或批评
>> 新年来临之际，祝各位万事如意！
>>
>>
>> 深圳校友：
>> 叶学忠
>> 2000/02/02
>>
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湖北省政府应该知道外面的世界的发展和竞争，不应该再在家里斗下去；如果说华工周围的东湖开发区是硅谷,那么华工就是stanford。应该珍惜自己拥有的“资源和财富”（指名牌大学和科技人员），不应该轻视和废弃“资源和财富”。否则，湖北省将会继续落后下去。
>>
>>
>> “深圳特区报”2月2日头版新闻题为:
>> "深圳是科技人员大有作为的地方 又有三位院士来深落户"
>>
>>
【本报讯】（记者张兴文王楚宏）深圳这棵“梧桐树”，昨天又引来三只“金凤凰”———徐大懋、郑健超、倪嘉缵三位院士落户深圳。昨天下午，张高丽、李子彬代表市委、市政府为他们举行了欢迎仪式。
>>
徐大懋是我国热力蜗轮机和热能工程专家，郑健超是我国高电压技术研究专家，两人均是中国工程院院士。此次举家南下，双双调入广东核电集团公司。倪嘉缵院士是我国无机化学研究方面的专家、中国科学院院士，现调入高新技术企业长园新材料公司。
>>
张高丽说，三位院士来深落户，是深圳的一件大喜事。他代表市委、市政府和全市人民对院士们的到来表示热烈欢迎。
>>
李子彬表示相信，三位新落户的院士与去年来到深圳的牛憨笨院士一样，将为深圳的建设作出积极的贡献。
>>
郑健超院士代表三位院士讲话。他说，他们一致认为，深圳是科技人员可以大有作为的地方。深圳市的领导既有远见卓识又勤政务实，为广大科技人员办实事，已在全国科技界传为佳话。
>> 市领导李容根、李德成、刘涛、郭荣俊、卓钦锐等出席了欢迎仪式。
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目前，眼看HUST的处境，HUST的校友们很快会组成一个小组研究“华中理工走向市场的建议方案”，请大家积极参与。
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>> 深圳及香港校友
>> 2000/02/04
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