The ancients once said: education is the foundation of the country. Therefore, in recent years, China has also attached great importance to education, which has not only achieved nine-year compulsory education, but also made great efforts for the construction of colleges and universities. Educational models are all developed through continuous exploration. We should not only cooperate with schools in other countries, but also conform to China's national conditions, so as to better develop China's education. In 20 18, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, a private university, West Lake University, came into the sight of many people.

West Lake University was founded by Shi, vice president of Tsinghua University, and some outstanding scholars and famous entrepreneurs. At the beginning of the school, Shi declared that West Lake University would keep pace with Tsinghua and Peking University in five years and with California Institute of Technology in 15. This slogan shocked many people. Can West Lake University really achieve this goal in such a short time? It's 2020, and West Lake University has been established for two years. Under the leadership of Shi, what progress has been made and what achievements have been made?

The founding concept of West Lake University is completely different from that of domestic public universities. Referring to the school-running modes of California Institute of Technology and Stanford University, it is a "high starting point, small but refined, research-oriented" university. As we know, universities in our country are basically comprehensive universities. A school enrolls thousands of students every year, and there are many specialties, so there is no specialty at all. However, the model of West Lake University is completely different. It is exploring a new mode of higher education in China, and now it only recruits doctoral students. At the beginning of 20 18, only 120 people were recruited, 20 19 people were recruited 195 people, and 279 people were recruited in 2020. This number is really very large for a university. Professor Shi Yigong has very high requirements for the students he enrolls. He must be a sophisticated person who is not in a certain field.

In fact, as far as Bian Xiao is concerned, he is very optimistic about West Lake University. Although he only recruits doctoral students at present, his teaching staff and experimental equipment are certainly very complete. We know that for masters and doctors, if the reputation of the school is not important, what matters is whether the teachers and experimental equipment of the school are complete and can be used normally. Students who are studying for a master's degree or a doctor's degree must have experienced the dilemma that the tutor has completely prepared the goods and the experimental equipment is not used at all or even has no experimental equipment. However, the tutors are urging their grades, and the school is under great pressure. Yesterday, a graduate student of Dalian University of Technology had such a situation. The experimental equipment broke down in two of the three days. In fact, this situation is not only in this school, but also in many universities in China. While vigorously improving students' graduation conditions, while chasing students to send papers, we also strictly investigate academic fraud, but how can students graduate without experimental equipment and measurement data?

Therefore, West Lake University is a private university founded by many well-known domestic entrepreneurs. Don't worry about school funds, students' experimental equipment will certainly be guaranteed. If the team led by Professor Shi Yigong does well in teachers and equipment, I think Professor Shi Yigong may compete with Tsinghua and California Institute of Technology 15 in five years.

Do you think West Lake University can rival Tsinghua in five years?