Recently, the topic of "University of Science and Technology of China will build Ganzhou Campus" has attracted widespread attention from the domestic higher education community.
The paper reporter noticed that the cause of the incident was that several local official Ganzhou Weixin Official Accounts, including "Ganzhou Government Affairs" and "Investment in Ganzhou", released the full text of "Ganzhou City Land and Space Master Plan (2021-2035)".
The plan clearly mentions in Article 150,"Improving the Functions of Regional Centers","Build regional education centers, build the Ganzhou Campus of University of Science and Technology of China, deepen the joint construction of Jiangxi University of Technology by ministries and provinces, and support Gannan Normal University, Gannan Medical University, Gannan College of Science and Technology and other colleges, vigorously develop vocational education, and promote the construction of vocational education parks with high standards."
In this regard, some netizens and self-media who are concerned about the development of local higher education in Jiangxi and Ganzhou recently published a document saying,"As a well-known 985 university at home and abroad, the settlement of the University of Science and Technology of China will bring high-quality educational resources and scientific research strength to Ganzhou. In the future, the campus will be committed to cultivating innovative talents, promoting technological innovation and industrial development, and injecting new impetus into the economic development of Ganzhou and even the entire Jiangxi Province. This important cooperation will surely promote exchanges and cooperation between Ganzhou and domestic and foreign universities, and help Ganzhou become an important base for scientific and technological innovation across the country and even the world."
In addition to this local planning document in Ganzhou, the recent cooperative ties between University of Science and Technology of China and Ganzhou have also attracted public attention.
For example, according to the official website of the Party and Government Office of the University of Science and Technology of China, on June 6 this year, Academician Bao Xinhe, President of the University of Science and Technology of China, and his party went to Ganjiang Innovation Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for research, and held discussions and exchanges with the Ganjiang Innovation Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The institute, China Rare Earth Group, and Ganzhou City People's Government signed a joint fund cooperation agreement.
Wu Zhongqiong, Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Ganzhou Municipal Party Committee, and Li Kejian, Deputy Secretary of the Ganzhou Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, met with President Bao Xinhe and his party. Representatives from science and education integration units such as the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, and Guangzhou Energy Research Institute were invited to attend the survey. Fu Yao, member of the Standing Committee of the University Party Committee and Vice President, and representatives of relevant functional departments accompanied the investigation.
The news mentioned that at noon on June 6 this year, the signing ceremony of the joint fund cooperation agreement of "University of Science and Technology of China-Ganjiang Innovation Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences-China Rare Earth Group-Ganzhou City People's Government" was held at Zhangjiang Hotel in Ganzhou City. Fu Yao, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of the China University of Science and Technology, Liao Wuping, member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the Ganjiang Innovation Institute, Xie Zhihong, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of the China Rare Earth Group, and He Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Ganzhou Municipal Party Committee and Vice Mayor, signed the agreement as representatives of the four parties. President Bao Xinhe, Academician, Qi Tao, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ganjiang Innovation Institute, and Liu Leiyun, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China Rare Earth Group, attended the witness.
Based on the principles of "demand-driven, problem-driven, innovation-collaborative, and organization-efficient", the joint fund focuses on national strategies and industrial needs, and supports strategic basic research and research in fields such as green mining and efficient utilization of rare earth resources, development of high-value/high-end rare earth materials. Research on key core technologies, deepen the integration of science and education, promote collaborative innovation, and cultivate innovative talents.
In addition, on the afternoon of June 6, Academician Bao Xinhe, President of the University of Science and Technology of China, Fu Yao, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President, and his party went to Jiangxi University of Science and Technology for research and discussion on the counterpart support, exchanges and cooperation between the two universities. Yang Bin, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jiangxi University of Technology, Luo Xianping, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and Tang Yunzhi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President, attended the discussion and exchange. Responsible comrades from relevant functional departments of the school, relevant experts and leaders of the Ganzhou City Science and Technology Bureau accompanied the investigation.
At the symposium, Yang Bin extended a warm welcome to Bao Xinhe and his party, and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to University of Science and Technology of China for its support and assistance to Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. He hoped that University of China would give full play to its high-quality innovative resources, actively participate in the development of rare earth resources in southern Jiangxi, and help high-quality revolutionary base areas. Development, further strengthen on-the-job exchanges and project cooperation between the two universities, and help Jiangxi University of Science and Technology's talent team construction and "double first-class" construction.
The paper reporter noticed that the headquarters of Jiangxi University of Technology is in Ganzhou.
However, on the evening of July 21, the Weixin Official Accounts of the "University of Science and Technology of China New Alumni Foundation" published an article "Will the University of Science and Technology of China build Ganzhou Campus? Absolutely impossible!" It is believed that Ganzhou City has the right to plan and build the Ganzhou campus of the University of Science and Technology of China, Harvard University, Yale University, Tsinghua University or Peking University in the Land and Space Plan. But whether the university chooses to accept and authorize the establishment of a campus. Ganzhou City (even Jiangxi Province) has no decision, only the right of solicitation.
The article believes that "it is absolutely impossible for the University of Science and Technology of China to build a campus in Jiangxi (including but not limited to Ganzhou). The reason is: USTC only builds science and education bases (Shanghai Research Institute) and Suzhou Institute of Advanced Studies in Shanghai. Both Shanghai-Suzhou Research Institutes have land property rights. USTC has always been cautious in building research institutes in other cities and requires the approval of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education. Both ministries and commissions strictly approve well-known universities running schools in other places."
However, the article states at the end that "The New Alumni Foundation is an independent, non-governmental organization and does not represent the official position of the University of Science and Technology of China. This article was published without consulting relevant departments of China University of Science and Technology."
The Paper reporter also noticed that in addition to discussions on the public opinion field, colleges and universities running schools across provinces and in other places have also gathered in terms of policy in recent years.
For example, a few days ago, the Qingdao International Campus of the University of International Business and Economics, with a total investment of approximately 3.15 billion yuan, could not be implemented due to policy reasons. This off-site campus cooperation project that began in 2019 finally pressed the termination button.
Also in Qingdao, at the beginning of this year, when responding to the "Construction Status of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Qingdao Campus", relevant departments stated that they planned to cancel the relevant agreement, and the cross-provincial and off-site campus of this 985 university was also terminated.
In fact, in 2021, the Ministry of Education issued a document "Opinions on the Establishment of Colleges and Universities during the" 14th Five-Year Plan "(Jiao Fa [2021] No. 10), which mentioned that" strictly control the running of universities in other places. Universities are not encouraged or supported to run schools across provinces in other places. In particular, universities affiliated to ministries and commissions and universities in the central and western regions are strictly controlled to run schools across provinces in the eastern region. In principle, the establishment of cross-provincial and off-site campuses is not approved. In addition, for existing off-site campuses of colleges and universities, we will gradually clean up and standardize them in accordance with the principle of stability and order. Newly declared schools must not have cross-provincial and off-site campuses."