In China's higher education system, 985 universities are at the top of the pyramid system. As the leader of a university, the president is of great significance to a university.
Professor Lin Jianhua (1955-) has served as the president of Chongqing University, Zhejiang University and Peking University, three 985 schools, and it is said that there was a very popular joke circulating on the Internet. A college graduate went to look for a job, and his resume showed that he had a bachelor's degree from Chongqing University, a master's degree from Zhejiang University, and a doctorate from Peking University, but the principal of the graduation certificate was the same person.
In this regard, the interviewer joked: "Fraud should also be professional?"."It sounds like it's laughing, because this president is Professor Lin Jianhua. The following is a selection of Professor Lin Jianhua's articles in the "Must-Remember Book", which is hereby shared.
There is such a story in the United States.
After his retirement, General Eisenhower served as president of Columbia University. In a lecture by a Nobel laureate, he told the winners: "The university is proud that among the many employees of Columbia University, you have received such a major award." In the speech that followed, the laureate said to Eisenhower: "Dear Mr. Chancellor, we are not employees of Columbia, we are Columbia!You're an employee of Columbia University. ”
I am afraid that no one has verified the truth of this story, but it shows a truth: a university is an academic institution, and scholars are the foundation of a university. The president should not only rely on orders, but also build consensus through ideas and values, and regulate everyone's behavior through charters and systems, which is the basic way of academic leadership.
A colleague once asked the question, "What is the most important task of a principal?"”
I said:"The two most important things are to hire the most promising scholars and create an environment where they can grow into the best scholars and become teachers who are 'high in learning'The second is to attract the most potential students and create an environment in which they can become pillars of society and people who are beneficial to society. ”
It's easy to say, but it's very hard to do.
More than ten years ago, when I was the executive vice president of Peking University, I heard that a young scholar teaching in the United States had returned to China to visit his family, so I went to his hometown in Yimeng Mountain, together with the then dean of the School of Chemistry, to visit him and sincerely invite him to work at Peking University. Later, this scholar returned to Peking University and did very well academically, he is Professor Gao Yiqin, the current dean of the School of Chemistry.
Universities depend on scholars. The standard of scholars is the level of the university, the spirit of the scholar is the spirit of the university, and the personality of the scholar will directly affect the character and quality of the students. Therefore, it is very important to choose the right person, which should be done with heart, brain, and emotion. Things gather by like, people by groups, only those who are near are happy, and those who are far away can come.
The academic vision, environmental atmosphere and political ecology of a unit will all affect the development and future of scholars. If the environment is not good, no matter how good the academic seedlings are, they will wither and grow crooked. It is often said that leadership is the environment. Although the president is only an employee, he is a key employee of the school, as are the heads of the faculties.
It is our responsibility to provide good living and working conditions so that everyone has no worries;It is our responsibility to create an environment of relaxation, freedom, unity and harmony and fair competition, so that everyone can concentrate on learning and teachingIt is our responsibility to care, love and guide young scholars so that they can grow better and faster;It is our responsibility to build a good interdisciplinary ecology that inspires everyone to transcend their limitations, surpass themselves, open up new fields, and challenge new frontiersIt is also responsible for establishing rules and regulations, strict management, and creating a clean and upright school spirit.
When talking to some young scholars about the school, although they were dissatisfied with some aspects, they were very satisfied with the academic environment of Peking University. There are also some data that are also telling.
In the past, two faculty members of Peking University were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one was elected to the American Academy of Engineering, and one was elected to the French Academy, and a number of faculty members have won important international academic awards. In the past three academician selections, a total of 18 faculty members of Peking University have been elected as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is second to none among universities.