Why is Northwest University so poor? On the eve of its119th anniversary, Northwest University Alumni Association issued a donation initiative through Guan Wei to donate a cup of milk tea or a cup of soybean milk to support the development and construction of its alma mater. Why is Northwest University so poor?

Why is Northwest University so poor? 1 The operation of a university cannot be separated from the support of education funds. With education funds, we can improve the teaching equipment of the school and provide conditions for scientific research.

However, the distribution of education funds is not very uniform, because it is paid by the central or local finance. In areas with rapid economic development, education funds will be more adequate. On the other hand, in areas with backward economic development, education funds are in a tight state. For example, Lanzhou University, located in Gansu Province, was selected into 985 colleges and universities, but its education expenditure was not as high as that of coastal 2 1 1 colleges and universities.

Recently, Northwest University issued an announcement in Weibo, the content of which is to raise education funds for the school, calling on alumni and faculty to donate a cup of milk tea for the school from 6th to 9th of each month, only for 1 1.9 yuan, and also calling on students to donate a cup of soybean milk for 1. 19 yuan.

Once this announcement was issued, it triggered a heated discussion among netizens. Some netizens bluntly feel very sad. As a 2 1 1 college in China, it only needs 1 1.9 yuan to raise education funds. Northwest University is also called "the poorest 2 1 1 in China" by netizens.

Northwest University, located in Xi City, Shaanxi Province, has a long history of running a school and a strong faculty. Archaeology of Northwest University was evaluated by A+ in the last round of discipline evaluation, ranking first in the country, and three disciplines were rated as double-class.

Since the major of Northwest University is so excellent, according to common sense, the school should not worry about education funds, right? How did it get to the point of raising money for education? I found the reason by looking at the education funds of the same university in Xi 'an.

As a 2 1 1 institution, Northwest University has an annual education budget of141800 million yuan, while xidian university, which is also a 2 1 1 institution, has an annual education budget of 3.998 billion yuan, which is more than twice that of Northwest University. The education expenditure of Shaanxi Normal University is 365,438+87 million yuan, which is much richer than that of Northwest University.

Look at 2 1 1 universities in other cities. The education expenditure of Zhengzhou University is 7 billion yuan, that of Henan University is 3.6 billion yuan and that of Zhejiang University is 3.68 billion yuan. Zhejiang Normal University is relatively not so high, but it also has 2.4 billion yuan, and both non-school and non-school funds in some cities are higher than those in Northwest University.

From this point of view, the education funds of Northwest University are really small, so it is no wonder that we have to raise money from alumni, faculty and students. What is the reason for this? There are two main reasons.

Economic development of Shaanxi province

Shaanxi province attaches great importance to the development of local university resources. There are many well-known universities in the province, but compared with neighboring provinces, the economy is not particularly prominent. There are so many educational funds that can be allocated to schools, and there are not many left in the hands of major universities.

University nature

Xidian university and Shaanxi Normal University are both universities directly under the Ministry of Education, and they are allocated by the central government, so the education funds will be sufficient. However, Northwest University is a provincial university, and its budget is not as high as that of the first two schools with local financial support.

Although Northwest University was rated as "the poorest 2 1 1 in China", it is admirable to maintain such a high school-running strength. I also hope that the shortage of education funds in Northwest University can attract attention. If there is sufficient education funds, the strength of running a school of Northwest University will be stronger!

Why is Northwest University so Poor? On the eve of the second anniversary of the establishment of the school 1 19, the Northwest University Alumni Association issued a donation initiative through Guan Wei, calling on alumni, teachers and students to donate a cup of milk tea or a cup of soybean milk from the 6th to 9th of each month to support the development and construction of their alma mater.

After the initiative was issued, it attracted a lot of attention. Some people say this form is very good. It is worthy of recognition to call on alumni to save money for a cup of milk tea and support the development of the school by saving a little money and saving a lot of money, which will not increase the excessive burden of alumni, but also stimulate the loving behavior of the majority of alumni (because most alumni can afford the money).

Some netizens also said that this move is too pitiful. For a university, it is the same as asking for money to raise money from alumni, teachers and students to buy milk tea and soybean milk to support development and construction.

Some netizens said that this fundraising by Northwest University really filled the position of "China's poorest 2 1 1".

I think the "milk tea fundraising" of Northwest University is quite meaningful. Compared with many schools calling for large donations from alumni, Northwest University is also a good way to stimulate the love of teachers, students and alumni from the perspective of "micro-donation".

However, in any case, Northwest University is indeed "poor". Some alumni of Northwest University left a message under the donation initiative, saying that "I knew that the west was poor before, and I graduated for almost ten years, but I didn't expect to be poor."

Take the expenditure budget of 202 1 as an example. Northwest University is 14438+08 billion yuan. In Shaanxi Province, xidian university at the same level is close to 4 billion, Shaanxi Normal University is more than 3 billion, and Chang 'an University is also 2.8 billion, all of which are much higher than Northwest University.

Look at the surrounding universities at the same level, such as Huazhong Normal University, Huazhong Agricultural University and Wuhan University of Technology, which are more than twice as many as Northwest University. It can be said that the budget of Northwest University is indeed in the "bottom" position of universities at the same level.

As for the 985 colleges and universities in developed areas, it is even more incomparable. In the face of annual expenditure of tens of billions of yuan, the billions of yuan of Northwest University is only a fraction.

However, when it comes to the "ratio of funds to output", Northwest University is definitely not bad. Among 89 undergraduate majors in Northwest University, 32 majors were selected as national construction sites, accounting for more than one third.

In the first round of "double first-class" construction, Northwest University Geology was selected as the first-class construction discipline. At present, it has been confirmed that in the second round of "double first-class" construction, Northwest University will add archaeology to the first-class discipline.

In the fourth round of discipline evaluation, Northwest University got A+ in archaeology and A- in theoretical economics. In the comprehensive ranking of colleges and universities, Northwest University also performed well. For example, in the QS2020 world university ranking, it ranks 43rd in mainland universities and 3rd in Shaanxi universities.

Hiring teachers, buying experimental equipment and building infrastructure all need money ... It is very important for a university to develop faster and better.

Under the current system, most of the funds of colleges and universities come from financial allocation, which is closely related to the region. If Northwest University is located in the economically developed eastern region, the situation may be completely different, and it is not necessary to call on students to save soybean milk money to support development.