"Ge Suowang was chosen by the Provincial Education Department after careful consideration," commented Wang Bintai, director of Jiangsu Education Department, as an advocate and promoter of Suqian College. "Ge Suowang's sense of reform and innovation, rich experience and professionalism all determine that he is a natural candidate for the president of Suqian College." Ge Suowang, who just retired from the position of Party Secretary of Yangzhou University, was pushed to Suqian by a paper appointment of the Provincial Department of Education. For this appointment, Ge Suowang did not hesitate.
The higher education in Suqian started on the basis of poverty and poverty. After arriving in Suqian, he is planning a new way to hold higher education in backward areas, and he is thinking about the general plan of running a school.
There is no rhetoric, only innovation in thinking and down-to-earth efforts.
As a member of the National Evaluation Committee for the Establishment of Colleges and Universities, Ge Suowang knows that universities should have buildings, masters and great achievements. Simply put, rich people have quality.
Ge Suowang told reporters that it is impossible to solve the funding problem in the construction of Suqian College according to the existing model. The construction of provinces and cities is dominated by the city, and the municipal finance can't solve it. Therefore, it is necessary to innovate the school-running system: there are many colleges and universities in Jiangsu, and there is no money in the province, but the policy is to mobilize eight colleges and universities, each with 65.438+0.25 million, one hundred million. The municipal government even added funds to the land, and the funding problem of the first phase of the project was solved.
The second phase of the project involves 878 mu of land acquisition, with a construction area of 270,000 square meters and an investment of 760 million yuan.
These 760 million yuan are all social funds, which are invested by builders to participate in the construction of the college. At that time, bank loans were relatively loose, and builders were willing to participate in the college's infrastructure projects with funds. The college signed a contract with the builder to repay the loan in installments. In this way, the pressure of the college's capital construction funds is alleviated, and the worries of the college's interest are relieved.
Ge Suowang said: "With a basic start-up capital of 65.438+0.4 billion yuan, we have achieved an investment scale of 800 million yuan. With the surplus of tuition fees, we will basically pay off our debts by 2009. " In 2006, he was awarded the title of "Top Ten Heroes of Suqian City".
At present, Suqian College covers an area of 12 16 mu, with a school building area of 360,000 square meters and nearly16,000 students, including undergraduates12,632. There are 554 full-time teachers, among whom professors and associate professors account for 34%. Perfect teaching facilities and complete living facilities. The collection of books is more than 6,543.8+0.22 million volumes, and the total value of teaching instruments and equipment is more than 40 million yuan. 55 laboratories and 34 off-campus practice bases have been built. The campus layout is scientific and reasonable, the architectural modeling is modern and novel, and the environment is beautiful and pleasant. This "four beauties" campus, which combines natural landscape and modern humanistic spirit, was praised as "the most beautiful university in northern Jiangsu" by Liang, secretary of the provincial party Committee.
One building is not enough. A college should have masters or good teachers, students, students and high-quality schools. Ge Suowang thinks so.
Ge Suowang said: "It is easy to run a school, but it is not easy to run it well. We innovate the school-running mode to ensure high-quality teaching. Every college is far away, so how to ensure the teaching quality? We agreed that our college is responsible for student management, teaching and logistics, eight schools provide teaching plans and syllabuses, and send directors, professional directors and backbone teachers to be responsible for the quality of teaching. "
In terms of ensuring students' sources, Suqian College made a policy to the province, enrolled students with the eight-school enrollment plan, and issued eight-school diplomas. According to the admission of three scores, the school graduation certificate is issued, which has high gold content. This policy guarantees the source of students.
Ge Suowang said with deep affection, "Without reform and innovation, the college could not have developed so fast. It's called reaching the sky in one step. We don't go step by step from the formal secondary school-junior college-undergraduate course, but we recruit undergraduate courses as soon as we start. Let me sum up, success depends on everyone, and it is the result of the right time and the right place. The timing is the strong support of the province, which gives us a good policy that other cities envy but can't get; The superior geographical location has been strongly supported by the municipal party Committee and municipal government. At that time, Minister Chou He came to the college almost every week. Secretary Zhang Xinshi was the commander in chief of the school at that time, and Vice Mayor Wang Tao was the deputy commander. Chou He, Zhang Xinshi and other leaders attach great importance to this. During the construction, this matter and that problem were supported by the city, and they solved it on the spot. People's Peace is the strongest eight universities in the province. Without the support of the Eighth National Congress, it is impossible to do well. "
The success of Suqian College is due to its favorable weather, favorable geographical position, friendly people and a good dean.
When Gesuowang introduced to reporters, he repeatedly said that he was ashamed to be elected as one of the top ten heroes, and said nothing about his spirit and efforts. However, when the reporter interviewed him, he felt that he integrated the strength of the right place and the right time with his personality charm, wisdom charm and emotional charm, and built and developed the college.
He often warned the faculty and staff of the hospital: "In the face of challenges and opportunities, we have no room for manoeuvre. Since the people of Suqian handed over Suqian College to us, we should be duty-bound to shoulder this historical responsibility and complete it. "
After arriving in Suqian, his work intensity exceeded any previous period. In the dead of night, he is still working in the office, and many times he is suffering from illness.
On the night of June, 2002 165438+ 10, Ge Suowang felt dizzy. For a moment, everything was spinning. After being sent to the hospital, the doctor asked him to be hospitalized for observation, but the next morning, he presided over the dean's office meeting.
In the days of SARS prevention and treatment in the spring of 2003, he didn't leave the college for a whole day for two months, and sometimes even moved a bench to sit at the entrance of the college himself.
During the construction of the second phase of the college, he often shuttled on the construction site, and so did holidays. When I come back from the construction site, sometimes my hair is covered with mud, my face is covered with sweat and my shoes are covered with mud. People are very moved to see him like this.
In 2004, military training for freshmen began in the autumn rain. Ge Suowang left the umbrella provided by the staff and gave a welcome speech to the students in the rain until the ceremony was over.
Professor Miao Quansheng, his alumnus and former president of Zhenjiang Normal University, commented: "He is one of the few people I have ever met with strong dedication and professionalism." Out of admiration for Dean Ge, he declined the invitation of a private university in Changzhou with an annual salary of10.5 million, and came to Suqian College as the vice president with an annual salary of only 60,000.
Suqian College has a good development momentum and has a certain influence in the society. Leaders at all levels who have been to the college have received rave reviews. Zhou, former vice minister of education, said: "Suqian College has the latest equipment, the most beautiful campus and the fastest development, which has blazed a new trail for running higher education in underdeveloped areas."
But Gersovan is sober.
He said, "It takes ten years to grow trees, but it takes a hundred years to cultivate people. There is still a long way to go for the development of the college; There are still many things to be done to improve the city's taste and promote local economic development; We are creating disciplines close to local leading industries and striving to provide more talents and intellectual support for local economic development. "