Recently, Wuhan University held a conference to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the founding of the university, and Lei Jun, a 1987 alumnus of the Department of Computer Science of Wuhan University and the founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, donated 1.3 billion yuan to his alma mater. In recent years, there have been frequent news of alumni donating to their alma mater, and some huge donations have attracted people's attention. At present, alumni donations have become a common operation for some business tycoons, and the alumni of ** are the most generousWhich schools charge more?Where do the donations go?
Lei Jun's donation attracted the attention of the public. According to the official Weibo of Wuhan University.
100 million yuan" alumni donations continue to appear.
It is understood that Lei Jun's donation is the largest single donation since the establishment of Wuhan University, and it is also the largest personal cash donation from alumni received by universities in China. On the morning of November 29, the topic Lei Jun donated 1.3 billion yuan to Wuhan University quickly rushed to the hot search on various platforms, causing heated discussions among netizens.
In recent years, high alumni donations of "100 million yuan" or even "billion yuan" have been emerging.
Qin Yinglin donated 1 billion yuan to his alma mater. Network diagram.
In 2022, Qin Yinglin, an alumnus of Henan Agricultural University and chairman of Muyuan Co., Ltd., donated 1 billion yuan to his alma mater on the occasion of his alma mater's 100th birthday.
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Nanjing University in 2022, Qian Dongqi, an alumnus of the 78-level Department of Physics of Nanjing University and the founder of Ecovacs, donated 400 million yuan in ten years to celebrate the birthday of his alma mater. This is also the largest individual donation received by NTU in its 120-year history. As early as the beginning of that year, two alumni of NTU, Gao Zhendong and Sun Guoxiang, presented their 120th birthday gifts to their alma mater in advance and donated 1200 million RMB.
Duan Yongping, an alumnus of Zhejiang University and chairman of BBK Group, donated 1700 million;Five months later, another donation of 100 million yuan was made to support the construction of a new building in the School of Information and Electronic Engineering.
In November 2021, Taikang Insurance Group announced that it would donate 1 billion yuan to Wuhan University to set up "Wuhan University Taikang Medicine and Education**", and Chen Dongsheng, the founder, chairman and CEO of Taikang Insurance Group, is an alumnus of the school.
In March 2021, as an honorary trustee, chairman of Zhonggong Education Group, and alumnus of the class of 1995, Li Yongxin and the Beijing Zhonggong Public Welfare Association he founded donated 1 billion yuan to his alma mater, Peking University.
On the occasion of the centennial celebration of Xiamen University in 2021, there was more than one alumni donation of more than 100 million yuan. 1986 accounting alumni Zhu Yimin and Xu Huadong donated 100 million yuan;Xu Huafang, an alumnus of the Department of Business Management in 1999, donated 100 million yuanSu Qingcan, an EMBA alumnus of the class of 2002, donated 100 million yuan.
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Peking University in 2018, Robin Li, the founder and alumnus of the Department of Information Management of the Class of 1987, donated a total of 6600 million yuan. On the same day, Liu Qiangdong, the founder of JD.com, and his wife Zhang Zetian announced a donation of 200 million yuan to Tsinghua University. Liu Qiangdong graduated from Chinese People's University, and his wife Zhang Zetian graduated from Tsinghua University. Just the year before, Liu Qiangdong donated 300 million yuan to set up Chinese People's University Jingdong** to support the development of Chinese University.
Also in 2018, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Shenzhen University, as a student of the 89th class of Shenzhen University, Ma Huateng, together with three other Tencent founders, Zhang Zhidong, Chen Yidan and Xu Chenye, jointly donated 3500 million yuan, as the first start-up capital for Shenzhen University talents**. Among them, Ma Huateng alone donated 200 million yuan.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 2016, the alumni of the class of 1986 and the chairman of a technology company donated 10300 million yuan to support the development of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Interestingly, in October 2016, Lei Jun donated 9,999 to his alma mater, Wuhan University99.99 million yuan. As for why he donated 1 yuan less, Lei Jun explained that his senior Chen Dongsheng had donated 100 million yuan to his alma mater in 2011, and as a junior, he did not want to exceed his seniors, and he also hoped that more alumni would participate, rather than for comparison.
High** donations have also been made many times.
Interestingly, some alumni did not donate cash, but donated ** (equity), which is also worth a lot of money.
According to ** report, Zhao Yan, the founder and chairman of Luba Group, donated a well-known enterprise to his alma mater, Shandong Agricultural University, and in 2022, the school sold all the shares, and the actual account was 18.1 billion funds, plus dividend surpluses over the years, have accumulated 18.5 billion funds. This is the largest donation received by Shandong Agricultural University since its establishment.
In August 2023, Zhang Wei, chairman of Shanghai Yuanhao Investment Management and an undergraduate alumnus of the 88-level pilot class majoring in industrial foreign trade, generously donated 500,000 shares of BYD to his alma mater, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, to set up "Yuanhao Education", and as of December 1, BYD's A shares closed at 19705 yuan, with a total value of about 100 million yuan.
In April 2023, the listed company Tianyoude Liquor announced that the company's controlling shareholder, Tianyoude Group, signed a "Donation Agreement" with the Peking University Education Association, and Tianyoude Group donated the company it held for free, with a total value of 100 million yuan in market value. Equity donations are made in five batches. It is reported that on April 17, 2023, Tianyoude Group donated its company **410. to the Peking University Education Association for the first time120,000 shares, accounting for 087%, the first donation** is worth about 60 million yuan. The remaining 40 million yuan will be donated in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027.
In July 2022, the 70th anniversary of Beihang University is approaching, Xia Wei, chairman of Beihang Investment, an alumnus of Beihang University, donated 100 million yuan to his alma mater to set up Beihang Science and Technology Innovation Mother, and at the same time united many people to donate 10 million yuan worth of equity of Beihang Investment to the school to support the development and construction of the school.
There is also an increasing number of anonymous donations.
At present, many entrepreneurs donate in their real names, but there are more and more "mystery people" who donate anonymously to colleges and universities.
In September 2018, an anonymous alumnus of USTC donated 60 million yuan to USTC to support USTC's teaching and research undertakings.
In January 2019, three anonymous entrepreneur alumni of Nankai University donated RMB 1 to Nankai University7.2 billion yuan will be used for the development and construction of mathematics, big data, artificial intelligence, finance, international economics and other disciplines. Because of the huge amount of money, it attracted attention, and China Youth Daily also reported it.
In December 2021, the Zhejiang University Education Association signed a donation agreement with an anonymous alumnus, who will donate RMB 50 million to the Zhejiang University Education Association every year, for a total of RMB 2 for five consecutive years500 million yuan. The first donation of 50 million has arrived. In June 2022, on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Southeast University, an alumnus of the school anonymously donated RMB 300 million to his alma mater to serve the school's interdisciplinary development strategy. It is reported that this donation is the highest single donation received by Southeast University so far.
In January 2023, the Education Development Association of Wuhan University received a total donation of 78 million yuan, which was anonymously donated by the old alumni of the School of Life Sciences to support the development of the education of the alma mater.
By far the largest anonymous donation occurred this summer. On July 3 this year, the official website of Central South University announced that an alumnus donated 600 million yuan to his alma mater to support the construction of talent training disciplines and scientific research, which is the largest donation received by Central South University so far. Since Central South University did not directly disclose the identity of the donor, who this "low-key" donor is has caused netizens to speculate.
Alumni donations are generally used for four purposes.
The requirements for the use of alumni donations vary, but they can be broadly divided into four types: for school infrastructure;For students such as scholarships and bursaries are issued;For social welfare and social practice;Related projects for business needs.
Some alumni donations also have a clear restrictive purpose. If the donor does not specify a purpose, the money will most likely be deposited in the bank by the school.
It is reported that Lei Jun's donation of 1.3 billion yuan mainly focuses on three directions: supporting the research of the six basic disciplines of mathematics, physics, chemistry, literature, history and philosophy, supporting scientific and technological innovation in the field of computer, and supporting the training of college students. 9999 previously donated99.99 million yuan was used for the construction of the science and technology building, which was just put into use on June 20 this year.
Chen Dongsheng's donation of 1 billion yuan to Wuhan University will be used to support the construction of first-class medical and life science disciplines and enhance China's scientific and technological innovation capabilities in the field of medicine and life sciences.
Liu Qiangdong and Zhang Zetian donated 200 million yuan to Tsinghua University to support the construction and development of Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University Student Global Competency Development Guidance Center, and Tsinghua University's quantum computing, AI research, chain and logistics projects
Qian Dongqi donated 400 million yuan to Nanjing University, which will focus on supporting Nanjing University's scientific research, team building and related basic education undertakings in the fields of life sciences and semiconductors.
1. Donated by alumni Gao Zhendong and Sun Guoxiang200 million yuan, which will be used to initiate the establishment of "Nanjing University Baoshide Outstanding Talent Cultivation and Research".
Ninety percent of the donations received by Xiamen University for its centennial celebration were made clear that the donations should be specifically used for the development of disciplines and the introduction of talents of Xiamen University.
More than 400 colleges and universities have set up education associations.
Why have alumni donated more and more to their alma mater over the years?
Regardless of the amount or not, no matter whether the identity is well-known or ordinary, it is one of the important meanings of alumni donations. Donate funds or invest in important scientific research projects, or help outstanding students of their alma mater live and study Xi, or complete a building ......It will become a strong support for the construction and development of colleges and universities. At present, receiving social donations is the norm for world-class universities. In fiscal year 2022, Harvard's endowment** amounted to $49.4 billion, accounting for 45% of all of its financial revenue. According to data, in the United States, the alumni donation rate of prestigious universities is generally 30%-40%, Harvard's donation rate is 48%, and the donation rate of Princeton, which ranks first, is as high as 68%.
In recent years, alumni donations from Chinese universities have become a good trend. As of June 2021, Chinese universities have received a total of 42.7 billion yuan in donations from alumni. There are 2 universities with a total donation of more than 4 billion yuan, 3 universities with a total donation of more than 3 billion yuan, 5 universities with a total donation of more than 2 billion yuan, 9 universities with a total donation of more than 1 billion yuan, 24 universities with a total donation of more than 500 million yuan, and 55 universities with a total donation of more than 100 million yuan. Among them, Tsinghua University has received a total of 47 alumni donations200 million yuan, at the top of the list;Peking University received a donation of 419.7 billion yuan, ranking second;Wuhan University started with 304.3 billion yuan ranked third. On the whole, the donation income of colleges and universities is the majority.
Professor Cai Yanhou, Honorary Dean of the iResearch Institute and Professor of Central South University, once pointed out that the amount of donations received by universities from alumni is directly related to their teaching and education level, campus culture, school-running philosophy, alumni's business achievements and alma mater complex.
In order to manage endowment income more effectively, colleges and universities often set up education associations. With reasonable investment, this money can be preserved or even increased in value, otherwise the huge amount of money will also depreciate over time. For example, Harvard University is the largest university in the world in terms of cumulative donation**, and Harvard University also has a professional donation** operation and management team. Tsinghua University Education Association is the earliest university education association established after the founding of the People's Republic of China, established in 1994. According to statistics, among the more than 2,000 colleges and universities in China, 426 have set up education associations and set up special donation and alumni work departments.
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Education Sciences, believes that the construction of China's first-class universities cannot ignore the construction of a first-class donation system and mechanism, and healthy alumni donations cannot be counted on by a few people. If the donation goes down the path of pursuing the "large" or "maximum", not only is the method debatable, but it may also lead to a dead end due to the deviation of the concept. As Lei Jun said, donations do not advocate comparison. He said: "In the 130th anniversary celebration of Wuhan University, many alumni have actively donated. Every donation is an alumnus' love for their alma mater, and it is equally weighty. ”
Upstream news is based on Lightning News, Guangming**, Southeast University News Network, Wuhan University Official Weibo, Central South University Official Website, Zhejiang**, Yangcheng Evening News, Dahe.com, China News Weekly, etc.