On the morning of October 29th, 2023/kloc-0, Wuhan University held a celebration meeting for the 30th anniversary of/kloc-0. Wuhan University 1987 Computer alumnus, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group Lei Jun donated a large sum of RMB to his alma mater. According to reports, this donation has set a new record for the largest single donation since the establishment of Wuhan University, and it is also the largest personal cash donation received by college alumni nationwide.
Lei Jun is loyal to his alma mater and sends gifts to his alma mater again and again. According to statistics, since 1997, Lei Jun has successively donated Wuhan University Tengfei Scholarship, Lei Jun Science and Technology Building and Anti-COVID-19 Fund to Wuhan University, which is impressive. Donating money to your alma mater has become a social trend.
The essence of donation
Many universities, especially famous schools, receive a large number of donations from alumni every year. Some experts pointed out that the amount of donations a university receives from alumni is directly related to its level of teaching and educating people, campus culture, school-running philosophy, alumni's business achievements, alma mater complex and so on. Only universities with strong ability to create wealth can cultivate more alumni with strong ability to create wealth, and graduates' alumni will have greater ability to give back to their alma mater.
At the donation signing ceremony held on the 29th, Lei Jun recalled emotionally: More than 30 years ago, as an outstanding student representative, I won the highest scholarship of Wuhan University at that time, sponsored by a company. The essence of Lei Jun's donation is to invest more resources to cultivate technology enterprises, especially world-class companies like Huawei. Lei Jun's generous donation has also driven more entrepreneurs and rich people to actively participate in charity with their own actions.