Xia Ji Gong Xue University is the first public university in the history of the world. It is said that both Mencius and Xunzi taught here. It is located in what is now Shandong, China.

Gong Xue, Xia Ji is named after its location near Jimen, the capital of Qi. It was founded in the era of Qi Huangong. It is also recorded in the history book On China. At that time, the national strength of Qi became stronger and stronger. The desire for talents is getting heavier and heavier. When Qi Weiwang and Qi Xuanwang came to power, they did whatever it took. In order to attract talents from all over the world, Ji Xia studies reached its peak. Later, due to his personal fatuity, Qi Zhuowang lost a lot of talents, which led to his decline. It was not until the State of Qi was destroyed by the State of Qin that this government-run university died. But it has existed for about 150 years.

Why did the first private school in the world appear in Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? First of all, in the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, what politicians need most is talents. They need people around them to guard the city for themselves. Win a political victory for yourself. Used to consolidate their political power and expand their influence. Secondly, when it comes to education in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, everyone will think of Confucius. Confucius gave lectures in Shandong at that time and trained a large number of talents in the middle and lower classes of society. These talents. Travel around the world. In the end, their existence provided the foundation for the emergence of Gong Xue.

Although, as the world's first government-run university students appear. Although it was ahead of the times, it only survived 100 years in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it could not maintain prosperity for a long time.

Because the thought at that time can be described in four words: a hundred schools of thought contend. At that time, the war was very annoying and turbulent. In this way, all countries can't suppress some ideas, so various ideas argue back and forth. As a university, it can't fully accommodate these ideas. And politicians will not agree with the existence of pluralistic ideas. Therefore, the existence of Gong Xue is only a very short-lived phenomenon. Then there is a practical reason. Intellectuals in Gong Xue can't work in the fields. It is not the financial resources of one person or a small country to support such a huge institution. At that time, the prosperity of Qi, though capable, did not last long. Therefore, it cannot exist for a long time because of realistic economic reasons.