Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 247 Waseda's Ambition
After the shareholders' meeting ended, Masato Takeshita felt relieved and began to work on the matters he had promised earlier.

"Dong dong dong."

"Please come in!"

The voice of the Japanese legal giant was solemn and majestic.

"Principal, President Takeshita will be visiting in 20 minutes."

The young man had already called the president of Waseda University to make an appointment, and the president of Waseda University, Haruo Nishihara, had also told his secretary to remind him in advance.

He will go to the school gate in person to receive guests, demonstrating the school's emphasis on young people.

Upon hearing this, Haruo Nishihara, who was signing a document, immediately put down his work.

"Well, let's go. We can't keep our guests waiting."

In the principal's mind, Masato Takeshita will be the chosen one to realize the school's long-cherished wish in medicine.

Schools must demonstrate their importance to young people in all aspects.

The private duo of Waseda and Keio had their differences during the early stages of developing their schools.

One chose to major in science and engineering, and the other chose to major in medicine.

Later, with the development of the times, medical science became more and more professional, and Waseda University lost its way to enter the medical field.

But Waseda University has never given up on medicine and has attempted several times to establish a medical school department.

Because Japanese medicine is superior, the deviation values of many less well-known university medical schools exceed the admission line of the University of Tokyo.

If Waseda could have a medical school, it might be able to surpass Keio University.

Unfortunately, I was too poor before I grew up.

Whether it is acquiring a hospital and building its own medical department, or directly merging with a private university that has a medical department, there is not enough money to move forward.

Things are different now, with the emergence of Masato Takeshita, an unprecedented early college student.

The unprecedented here does not refer to the young man’s identity as the chairman of a large company.

After all, although there are fewer big-name presidents and CEOs in Waseda University than in Keio University, they are still numerous.

Among the more famous ones in China alone are the founders of companies such as Sony, Casio, and Uniqlo.

It mainly refers to the young people's super financial capabilities.

In recognition of the young people's donations, Waseda University established a university fund three years ago and made a trial investment of 3 billion yen.

As a result, not long ago, it was directly allocated about 500 billion yuan, which was enough to cover the two-year operating expenses of Waseda University.

Of course, this is before investing in the Rat Fund.

Now the operating funds of Waseda University have been increased by about 100 billion.

As for the remaining money,

300 billion will continue to be invested in Xinghai, and the remaining nearly billion assets will be used to fill gaps in the school's budget for the next few years.

Because of the great success of Xinghai Investment, Haruo Nishihara naturally had some visions for future investments.

He now regards Xinghai Investment, led by Masato Takeshita, as the biggest opportunity for Waseda University to have a medical school.

Masato Takeshita arrived at Waseda University on time and saw the school leaders from afar.

After he got off the car, he immediately took the initiative to step forward and bowed respectfully.

"Principal, leaders, you are all so polite. Just wait for me in the office."

"It's okay, I just happen to have more time now."

"Yeah, I'm quite free now."

After a round of applause,

Nishihara Haruo had a friendly smile on his face and said cheerfully, "Let's go, there are a lot of people here, let's go in and talk."

"Yes."

Along the way, the two walked in front and chatted casually.

As we talked, we came to the topic of the construction of the School of Medicine.

Nishihara Haruo's tone was a little heavy.

"Alas, it is because we don't have a medical department at Waseda University that we always lag behind Keio University in terms of deviation values."

“I don’t know if I can see the establishment of Waseda University’s School of Medicine during my tenure.”

The emergence of Xinghai Investment gave Haruo Nishihara a glimmer of hope for the establishment of Waseda University School of Medicine.

He also chose to continue to serve as the president of Waseda University.

If it were in my previous life, I would have already started preparing for retirement.

"Don't worry, President. We will have our own medical department sooner or later."

To enhance the strength of Waseda University is to enhance the strength of Masato Takeshita himself.

The young man already had a plan in mind. He planned to refer to the development plan of Waseda University in his previous life and look for an opportunity to merge with Tokyo Women's Medical University.

In the previous life, due to lack of money and other reasons, it was never realized.

With the help of young people in this life, there is definitely a great chance of realizing your long-cherished wish.

Of course, we may have to wait until 1998.

Because from 1998 to 2001, all Japanese Prime Ministers were graduates of Waseda University.

Moreover, these two prime ministers are the leaders of the two largest political factions in Japan.

The largest political faction is naturally the Takeshita faction, which is currently at its peak.

The founder, Noboru Takeshita, and his successor, Keizo Obuchi, are both graduates of Waseda University.

The second largest force is the Abe-Fukuda faction, and Waseda University student Mori Yoshiro will also become chairman in 98 and succeed as prime minister in 2000.

Of course, there is another big benefit to this timing.

The financial crisis in 98 will severely impact the University of Tokyo, which has a huge influence on the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan, and Keio University, which has a huge influence in the financial world.

At that time, even if these two companies wanted to prevent Waseda University from developing its medical school, they would not be able to devote 100% of their energy.

Especially the old rival Keio, which will be largely entangled.

Your competitors are your enemies, so you must be extra careful.

“Well, we work together.”

Haruo Nishihara looked at the campus that was already filled with fresh green, and his heart was suddenly filled with pride.

Even if you are not able to do it while you are in power, you must pave the way for your successor.

Arriving at the principal's office, Nishihara Haruo told his secretary, "Ando, tea."

"Hi!"

Ando Baihui bowed deeply and slowly left the principal's office.

"Takeshita-san, is it okay for me to call you that?"

"Isn't this as it should be, Senior?"

"Well, okay, okay."

Nishihara Haruo smiled with satisfaction, and then continued to ask: "From what I know, you have a good international perspective."

“Do you have any good suggestions for the development of Waseda University?”

Waseda University is considered to be the university with the most international vision in Japan, and it began to expand overseas very early on.

Therefore, many Asians only know Waseda University but not the University of Tokyo.

Some people even mistakenly believe that Waseda University is the best university in Japan.

In fact, Waseda University in Japan is not comparable to national universities such as Tokyo First Institute of Technology.

The actual ranking of the two giants of Zaobao and Qinghai is basically similar to the last two schools in China's C9.

Of course, the research directions of both parties are exactly opposite.

The last two universities in China's C9 focus on science and engineering, while Zaoqing focuses on liberal arts.

"Well, this..."

Masato Takeshita was a little embarrassed, not knowing whether he should act like a teacher and give orders.

What if the senior doesn’t like it?

Nishihara Haruo sincerely wanted to get some good advice, so he smiled and encouraged.

"Just speak up, junior. We are just chatting casually."

The young man thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "If I said something wrong, I hope you won't blame me."

"How could that be? Just say whatever you want."

The principal shook his head and looked at the cautious junior with amusement.

“If I were the president of Waseda University, I would probably set up separate departments for electronics and communications and computers.”

"By vigorously developing these two departments, we can improve the reputation of the school." Nishihara Haruo is a law major and is not that sensitive to science and technology. But he also knows that science and technology are the primary productive forces.

If Waseda University wants to develop, its strength in science and engineering cannot be neglected.

He looked at Masato Takeshita solemnly and motioned for him to continue.

The young man moistened his throat, nodded, and began to explain in detail.

There is no need to say much about the School of Computer Science, it is the most promising department in the 21st century.

Whether it is the PC Internet era or the mobile Internet era, the support of computer talents is needed.

Especially in the 20th century, the entire computer industry was in a stage of serious talent shortage.

If Waseda vigorously develops computers, there is a high chance that it will surpass Keio.

As for electronic communications, it should be considered one of Japan's current hot industries.

Electronic giants such as Sony, Sharp, and Hitachi are conquering overseas markets and are in great need of talent in this area.

In addition,

Whether it is the upcoming PC broadband and fiber optic network, or the analog and digital signals on the mobile side, they are all very promising.

In a sense, the electronic communications industry may even have more development prospects than the computer industry.

After all, the computer industry has begun to experience a surplus of talent.

Not to mention China, the big Internet companies have a 35-year-old elimination system because of the large number of people in the industry.

Some extremely shameless people even say that they are supplying talents to society.

For these street lamp freaks.

If it were the late 20th century and early 21st century.

Not to mention experienced people who are 35 years old, even computer science graduates from junior colleges are targets that Internet companies are trying hard to recruit.

A similar situation later occurred in the European and American computer industries.

The chances of computer science graduates from many prestigious Canadian universities finding suitable jobs are less than 10%.

This number is even more terrifying than that of China.

Of course, this is also related to Canada's failure to keep up with the times.

Whether it is computer and mobile phone hardware, software, or various communication equipment, Canada has very little to show off.

"Are computers and communication electronics really that popular in the market?"

Haruo Nishihara was very hesitant, afraid of betting on the wrong horse.

"Probably. Take a look at the major companies in the U.S. and Japanese stocks."

"Companies in the fields of computers, consumer electronics, chips, communications, and telecommunications are increasingly appearing at the top of the list."

“There are even pure software companies in the United States that are starting to challenge international giants.”

At this point, feeling that the time was right, Masato Takeshita added some more explosive information.

"It is precisely because they are so promising that the United States keeps targeting Japan in related fields such as semiconductors and electronics."

“Even the newly emerged Tron operating system must be suppressed by special policies.”

As soon as the Tron operating system came out, Nishihara Haruo's face changed again and again, which was a decisive move.

Ordinary Japanese people may not remember this humiliation, but senior leaders like Haruo Nishihara will never forget it.

"Okay, then the remaining money from the investment in the Rat Fund will be used to build the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Communications and Electronics."

Haruo Nishihara decided to try his best to keep up with the pace of Waseda University's top genius.

After all, it is investment income, so even if it fails in the end, it will not damage the foundation.

"The principal is wise!"

"It's not me who is wise, it's you who is wise."

Having said this, he saw that Takeshita Masato was still trying to flatter him.

He waved his hand and refused: "Then what? Is there any other way?"

"Well, another way?"

Masato Takeshita crossed his hands, thought about it carefully, and actually came up with a better idea.

"Senior, we can also rank universities."

The university rankings produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2002 truly changed the world.

Countless universities have tried their best to make their rankings look better.

The simplest way is to put money in.

A typical representative of Chinese university rankings in this regard is Wu Shulian.

As long as you are willing to spend money, an ordinary second-tier university can easily surpass a lower-tier 211 university, and a top-tier second-tier university can even surpass a bottom-tier 985 university.

Abroad, it’s The Times.

This media outlet is also very shameless.

The rankings of universities in the Commonwealth region are generally inflated.

Whether it is the local universities in the UK or the two polytechnic universities in Singapore, the rankings are sky-high.

Of course, the most inflated are those universities in Australia, which are ranked ridiculously high.

No one will really believe it except a few converts and the ignorant.

In addition to stuffing money into the bank, you can also go international.

Because many university rankings have international proportions, some universities try to attract foreign students.

Among these, a large number of schools have done things that make the people hate them.

Masato Takeshita had no idea about the study buddy program or scholarship.

“University ranking?”

Haruo Nishihara instinctively realized that this seemed to be a promising idea.

"Yes, we can work with Asahi Shimbun to create a world university ranking list."

"Main reference papers, scientific research results, teaching staff..."

“This way, we can further enhance the reputation of our school.”

Waseda University is one of the organizers, so naturally it has to bring its own agenda.

For example, in terms of rankings, it always ranks higher than Keio by several places.

As time goes by, some people may come to believe that Waseda University is stronger.

"That's good. I think university rankings are a good thing and very useful."

Nishihara Haruo decided to contact Asahi Shimbun later.

"Yeah, I think so too."

Masato Takeshita smiled and nodded, but soon his tone became low again.

"Unfortunately, Asahi Shimbun only has influence in the country."

“If we cooperate with giants like The Times and The New York Times, the effect will probably be better.”

The Times university rankings are so fake, why do so many people still believe them?

It is because the Times is well-known enough to influence more people.

Relatively speaking, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's ranking of soft science is more fair, but lacks in popularity.

"We can't help it. We are a Japanese school, and Asahi is already a very good choice."

Although the largest newspaper in Japan is the Yomiuri Shimbun, its influence is more limited to the local area and is not as international as the second-ranked Asahi Shimbun.

If you want to pick the tallest one among the short ones, you can only choose Asahi.

“I wonder if any of the seniors at Waseda University have companies that can influence the giants of European and American newspapers and magazines?”

"What if we work together?"

Masato Takeshita sincerely hopes that Waseda University can improve in all aspects, even if it is an unreliable university ranking.

Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why Singapore’s two polytechnic universities were spending so much money to improve their rankings on the list.

Don’t worry about whether it’s true or not, at least its reputation has become famous.

It doesn’t matter if the top ten don’t recognize it, and it doesn’t matter if the top twenty don’t recognize it.

The top fifty, that should be recognized, right?

If you don't spend this money, you might not even see them in the first 100.

This is also a kind of window effect.

(End of this chapter)