After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 256 I disagree
Linzhou University is in a difficult position.

In fact, Linzhou is a place that is generally conservative and cautious.

It was the emergence of Baiju Technology, coupled with the top leader from the coastal region and the national pilot projects for future cities and Xiaosha applications, that gave this city a more "cutting-edge" feel.

But the inherent conservatism remains unchanged.

Especially for Linzhou University, as the best university in the province, it bears the hopes of more than one million college entrance examination candidates every year in Shannan, a province with relatively backward higher education.

They have always sought progress, but are filled with an outdated sense of "honesty and simplisticness".

This cannot be entirely blamed on the school itself, because that's how it is in places where no one cares about you; you can't afford to make mistakes.

"This is overly cautious." Hao Cheng shook his head at Zhang Lin. "Given the current situation, it's pointless to worry about so-called academicians. The allocation of educational resources in the future can't be left to these people to decide. I disagree!"

I disagree!

The four resounding words directly expressed Hao Cheng's attitude: "The standard for judging all science and technology, including Xiao Sha, AI, and advanced medicine, will be Baiju Technology. Academic cliques? Ha! Let them take their so-called educational resources straight to their coffins!"

"Hahaha, hahaha! Cough cough cough!" Hao Cheng was speaking when Zhang Lin suddenly burst into three laughs, then seemed to choke and coughed twice.

"What's got you so agitated?" At this moment, Xiao Sha's phone also vibrated a few times. Hao Cheng took out his phone: "Is this really okay?"

"When we need to be enterprising, we don't need conservative leaders, no matter how strong they are."

The current president of Linzhou University is an academician who is strong in both administration and scientific research. He was hired last year at a considerable cost by Shannan and Linzhou cities, and the expectations were very high at the time.

Because every academician possesses resources beyond himself, including a circle, a system, a social class, and so on.

But now, especially with the emergence of companies like Baiju Technology, the two have become somewhat incompatible.

Especially after Pengcheng University took the lead in supporting Xiao Sha's innovative evaluation system, the president's choice has been quite criticized.

On the surface, sending a team directly to Pengcheng University to investigate serves two purposes: firstly, to demonstrate the importance they attach to this matter, and secondly, to delay the process and observe the situation.

As the situation changes, if we advance, we can say we are prepared; if we retreat, we can say we haven't actually done anything.

His seemingly wise choice of knowing when to advance and when to retreat was the very thing that ultimately led to his replacement.

What Linzhou University needs at this time is not a smooth old man, but a bold and enterprising "reckless man"!
“This is even more crucial,” Hao Cheng pointed. In his view, changing the principal was not important at all. What was important was that the northern part of the Linxi New Area was expanding directly eastward, reaching the edge of the core area of ​​the High-tech Zone. And the purpose was only one: to include the Linzhou University New Area.

Although universities are not under local jurisdiction, the attitude of the local government is still very important for a school.

Especially with the innovative approach of having Xiao Sha handle various affairs in the Linxi New Area, its influence on Linzhou University is undoubtedly even greater.

Shan Nan's meaning is quite clear: the school is being handed over to Baiju Technology, at least that's the signal being given so far. "That's quite bold," Zhang Lin exclaimed. "But I think it's the right thing to do. The more Baiju Technology plays, the more beneficial it will be for the school. Not to mention Tsinghua and Peking University, catching up with Harvard and Oxford is only a matter of time."

"Hey, new principal." Just then, Zhang Lin's phone rang. He pointed to his phone, said something, and then answered it.

“Mm,” Zhang Lin continued, gesturing to Hao Cheng, who nodded in agreement. Zhang Lin then said, “Yes, yes, I’m with President Hao right now.”

"When do you have time?" Hao Cheng gestured, "We're at the Linxi campus right now. If you have time, you can come over... Okay, we'll wait for you. See you in half an hour!"

“This Principal Cheng is considered one of the younger vice-principals, only forty-seven years old this year,” Zhang Lin said. “As you can see, he’s always in a rush. As soon as this announcement was released, he came straight here without going anywhere else. That probably suits your personality.”

Hao Cheng nodded in agreement; he liked this kind of decisive and efficient person the most.

In fact, they had a very pleasant conversation.

“Okay, if that’s the case, I’m confident that I can bring Linzhou University into at least the top ten in the country.” Cheng Jianye was very excited at this moment. He had already made many plans in his mind. He came here to explain his plans to Hao Cheng in detail, hoping to get the strong support of Baiju Technology.

"The target is too low." Seeing that Cheng Jianye was still a little excited, Hao Cheng said jokingly, "If Baiju Technology gets involved, what will happen if there are still schools in China that are better than us?"

"So, we're number one in the country?" Cheng Jianye's probing tone was quite intriguing.

"Unique." Hao Cheng smiled. "I don't care about other majors, but there are some cutting-edge technology majors that only we have in the whole world. We must make a name for ourselves in these majors."

"I have communicated with the relevant departments of the Ministry of Education about this matter, and I submitted it along with the professional plans when I applied this year. It's already May, so it's about time."

While they might not have hit it off immediately, their communication was seamless, with Hao Cheng doing most of the talking and Cheng Jianye listening.

This includes establishing the Frontier Technology Exploration Research Institute as a secondary college specifically responsible for offering related majors, mainly including three: Future Intelligence, Life Sciences, and Micro-consciousness Circuits.

The future of intelligence actually has two directions: one is intelligent decision-making, which is the path that Xiao Sha is currently pursuing; the other is multi-dimensional networks, such as new five-sense networks, which are analogous to current network engineering.

Life sciences encompasses two parts: one is in the field of electronic information, such as research on the five senses and their absence; the other is in the field of life sciences and medicine.

As for micro-consciousness circuits, they also encompass multiple aspects such as design and manufacturing.

"The most crucial point is that all admissions to our Frontier Science and Technology Exploration Research Institute are for four-year doctoral programs," Hao Cheng emphasized at the end.

"Huh? High school graduate as the starting point, four years for a doctorate?" Cheng Jianye wondered if he had misheard. Could the Ministry of Education really approve this?

"To be honest, I think four years is too long. Those who are capable, competent, and meet the graduation standards can graduate early," Hao Cheng said again.

"A four-year doctoral program, and you can still apply to graduate early?" Cheng Jianye was completely dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)