Jiang Kaitai nodded. Although the mainland has been reforming and opening up for 20 years, and has always attached great importance to the role of overseas Chinese, the mainland has not fully integrated with international standards in many aspects. In the circle of overseas Chinese, the mainland's appeal is huge. , but countries and regions such as Xingang, Taihu, and even Xincheng are actually more closely connected with the Chinese and overseas Chinese circles. The ability of Xingang to become a financial center is actually related to this. The influx of a large amount of Chinese capital will ensure that Xingang will not be short of funds. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology wants to set up a branch campus in the mainland, which is of special significance. Therefore, the country, local governments, and the Xingang Special Administrative Region will support it, and it will also receive support from wealthy Chinese and overseas Chinese. Of course, it will not be difficult to get some support initially, but it will not be very strong. Whether we can continue to receive support in the future depends on the educational level of Pujiang College of HKUST. If the educational level of Pujiang College is guaranteed, then It will also be relatively easier to obtain funding. The special nature of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is something that Tongqi University cannot envy, and Jiang Kaitai also doubts whether Hong Kong University of Science and Technology can always rely on donations to solve the funding gap problem without the support of the majority of alumni. He believes that as long as HKUST really works hard on the construction of Pujiang College, it may not be impossible for the Ministry of Education to include HKUST Pujiang College in the unified college entrance examination and provide support similar to public universities. With the strength of HKUST, it will definitely compete with other universities in the university town, but Jiang Kaitai is not worried about this kind of competition. On the one hand, HKUST's relatively strong engineering fields are electronics, communications, environment, logistics, etc. Although HKUST's civil engineering department is also very strong, Tongqi University is not afraid of any competition in this area. They are already the strongest in the country. Don¡¯t be afraid of comparing yourself to anyone. Moreover, the civil engineering and architectural disciplines of HKUST are more international, and their areas of expertise are different from those of Tongqi University. Tongqi University is good at construction technology, while HKUST is good at design, environment, and engineering management. The two sides can communicate and compete with each other. It will also help improve the subject connotation and academic level of Tongqi University. On the other hand, HKUST is a cooperative education project after all, and their operations will be more market-oriented. In other words, the competition between Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tongqi University is at the market level. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology¡¯s advantage is internationalization, while Tongqi University¡¯s advantage is localization. The domestic market is so big that Tongqi University alone cannot eat it all, nor can Tongqi University eat it all. Worried about finishing the Hong Kong Science and Technology Conference. The reason why Jiang Kaitai is worried about Aurora University and Pujiang Jiaotong University is that for universities like them, it is very important to have access to government resources. Government resources are limited and tend to be more biased. As long as Aurora and Pujiang Jiaotong University are there, , the government's resources will be given priority to these two universities. Even if Tongqi University does equally well, it will be of little use, but this worry should not arise with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Therefore, rather than worrying about competition from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Jiang Kaitai is actually more optimistic about the cooperation between Tongqi University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to a certain extent, and this kind of cooperation is likely to be a factor for Tongqi University to compete with Aurora University and Pujiang Jiaotong University. advantages in. "Director Bao, what do you mean, HKUST will establish an independent school? Don't they have any cooperative universities in the mainland?" Jiang Kaitai asked. Bao Feiyang knew as soon as he heard that Jiang Kaitai was very interested in cooperating with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in running a school. He smiled and said: "In order to run Pujiang College well, HKUST requires relatively high autonomy in running schools. We also hope that HKUST will be bolder in running schools, so Pujiang College has not considered cooperation with other universities. However, in In terms of specific disciplines and teaching projects, HKUST also hopes to cooperate with mainland universities. This kind of joint construction may also introduce more internationally renowned universities, such as certain laboratories, data centers, scientific research bases, etc., which can be implemented. Bao Feiyang said: "President Jiang should also be aware of some situations. The construction of Huixun University Town will be unified planned and managed, such as gymnasiums, libraries, academic centers, art centers, etc. The university town will be constructed and managed uniformly. The school's own facilities and organizations will also be encouraged to be moderately open to each other. Specifically, at HKUST, we will rely on HKUST to build an international academic exchange center and promote the internationalization of the university town. Teaching and exchange atmosphere We also hope that all major schools can join in the internationalization construction. "Jiang Kaitai nodded: "If we really follow the plan you said, District Director Bao, the funds needed should be very huge. , how to solve this problem? " Jiang Kaitai's problems became more and more detailed. His performance also made Bao Feiyang understand that the possibility of the other party settling in Huixun University Town is very high. At the moment, he explained patiently: "The finances of Huixun District are indeed a bit insignificant now, but as long as the university town is constructed according to this plan, then future funds will definitely not be a problem." Bao Feiyang smiled and said: "I know that after the scale of higher education expands, , the state's support for the construction of major universities is very strong. With the economic situation.?The most difficult stage of state-owned enterprise reform will soon pass. Without the big burden of state-owned enterprises, the country's financial situation will get better and better, and there will be more and more financing methods. Colleges and universities will not be short of money in the future. " " If Huixun University Town can become a benchmark, the support from the country and the city will not be lacking. If we do a good job, the scale of financing can also be larger. Of course, in the final analysis, we still have to rely on our hematopoietic ability, and relying on the industrial development of Chundong and Huixun, there is no reason why we can¡¯t do well! " Bao Feiyang said: "Specifically, we will set up a Huixun University Town Construction Committee to uniformly manage the construction and operation of the university town. Some public facilities in the university town, such as sports centers, academic centers, art centers, etc. The problem of construction funds will be solved through donations, and the problem of operating funds will be solved through commercial operations. For example, we have reached an agreement with Fangxia Group. Fangxia Group will donate to build the University Town Academic Center. We are also discussing with Xingang New World Group that New World Group will donate to build the University Town Art Center. The donating company will be named after the building. Quan" "Almost the whole afternoon, Bao Feiyang was discussing the construction and operation of the university town with Jiang Kaitai. Although neither party mentioned the issue of Tongqi University entering the university town, Jiang Kaitai's attitude undoubtedly showed his attitude , but as Tongqi University is a public university, such a major decision cannot be made by Jiang Kaitai alone. The final decision must be discussed and decided by the school party committee and submitted to the competent department for approval before it can be finalized. In Xun District, the plan of Huixun University Town has been submitted to the city, but it has not yet been approved by the city. Since the news of the Huixun University Town plan was submitted to the city, almost every district and county has proposed its own. The city is also weighing and making decisions about the university town plan. Although Pujiang City has relatively rich higher education resources, it is impossible to build a university town in every district. If it is not a university town, it can only be called a new university town. Campus. The construction of the university town will not only involve various schools, but also the city's development plan, so the city is not so quick to finalize the specific plan, and whoever can get the city's approval first will undoubtedly take the lead. The foundation of the construction of the university town is still on the university side. Even if the city has planned the location of the university town, except for some municipal universities that will implement it according to the city's plan, there is no room for them to express their opinions. You can completely ignore the city's plan and put forward your own requirements. The best universities in Pujiang City are all subordinate universities. These subordinate universities have more power to make independent decisions, although they also need the city's cooperation to build new campuses. , otherwise even if they like a certain place, but the city does not grant land, they have no choice. Under normal circumstances, the city will respect the wishes of these subordinate universities, and the subordinate universities will also consider the city's plans. The two parties can only negotiate. Only when they are unanimous can the final plan be selected. Generally speaking, the city will finalize the plans of several university towns and the scope of the new campus after collecting the intentions of major universities, and then the city and various districts and counties will communicate and negotiate with the major universities. At this time, it depends on whether each district or county can work hard to win the admission of colleges and universities. After the negotiations are almost completed, the city will launch the final plan "Currently, it is a process of competition between the districts and counties and the colleges and universities. Xun District is vying for these universities, and other districts and counties are also vying for these universities. The city will neither agree to the proliferation of university towns, nor does it want a situation where one company is the only one. According to the city¡¯s plan, it also hopes to build two to three comprehensive schools. There are two to three university towns with one or two universities as the core. The latter is mainly aimed at powerful famous universities such as Aurora and Pujiang Jiaotong University. In order to coordinate the work of various districts, counties and universities, the city also held a meeting. Several seminars were held at which officials and experts representing the interests and opinions of all parties spoke and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of various options. During this process, the plans of each district and county were gradually exposed, and a rough distribution pattern was formed. Generally speaking, there are currently three relatively mature comprehensive university towns. The first is Binjiang University Town in Jianghang District. With Pujiang Jiaotong University already settled in and Pujiang Normal University planning to settle in, Jianghang University Town has the first-mover advantage. very obvious. However, precisely because of this, the construction plan of Jiangxing University Town is centered on Pujiang Jiaotong University and Pujiang Normal University, leaving relatively little room for development of other schools. This plan has the same level of development for Aurora University, Tongqi University, and Pujiang University of Science and Technology. For colleges and universities, it is not attractive at all, and it can be said that they have been excluded from their first choice.