Let's take a look at Yale University first. No matter how it ranks, it always ranks first in the world and third in the United States for several years in a row, following Princeton and Harvard. Founded in 170 1 year, there are 53 16 college students (Yale College), 2,522 graduate students (arts and sciences graduate students), and medical schools, law schools, conservatories of music, etc. 1 1 colleges are all enrolled after graduation), with a total enrollment of 6,500 students. When this school was founded, it had the mission of cultivating leaders for the country and the world. The alma mater of five or six American presidents, including George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, has also trained 530 members of Congress, outstanding presidents of many first-class universities, presidents of Mexico and Germany, prime ministers of South Korea and foreign ministers of Japan.

Yale University then put forward the basic mission of protecting, imparting, popularizing and enriching knowledge and culture. At first glance, this seems to be just the accumulation of language, but if you think about it carefully, if the mission is only to "transfer knowledge", then this mission will be applicable to 3688 universities and colleges in the United States, plus "promotion and enrichment", and soon only 3% universities will be competent, plus the word "culture", if this mission can be used in any school, then this expression is not appropriate.

Although we pay special attention to culture today, most of us feel that we don't pay enough attention to culture. Recently, I was surprised to learn that although China is a big exporter, there is only one exception, that is, cultural exports are few. In a country with an ancient civilization of 5,000 years, it is regrettable and shameful that her films and books are difficult to get out of China. Every time we export a book, we import 100 books. I just mentioned "protecting knowledge and culture". Yale University has the best library in the world, which is such a mission. There are also lonely books in the world, which can only be found here.

So, how to accomplish this mission? President Yale said he was sharp.

First, there are tangible assets.

Second, human resources are needed.

Third, it has cultural connotation.

We speak concisely. Architecture, master, great love. Fully understood, it means the same thing.

Mei Liqi, the old president of Tsinghua, said: "A great scholar has no building and no master." This sentence is a little good. If you are right, he will not pay too much attention to the house, but to the owner. Especially in our present situation, we always spend most of our money on building houses, but we don't pay enough attention to the masters. However, President Yale's formulation is more complete, and tangible assets include not only buildings, but also equipment and books. Similarly, human resources refer not only to masters, but also to students and managers. It is particularly worth mentioning that students are also an important part of human resources.