The two Chinese fathers succeeded in pulling Harvard University off the altar
As we all know, Harvard University has long topped the global university rankings, and as a comprehensive university with a history of more than 300 years, it has produced many outstanding alumni, including Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, etc. Harvard's business school, medical school and other disciplines are internationally renowned, and its faculty is even stronger, with a total of 161 Nobel Prize winners
As one of the world's top universities, Harvard University is extremely strict with its student admissions. It is understood that there are only 2,000 undergraduate admissions each year, and nearly 90% of them are limited to the United States. This means that there are only 200 places for students from more than 100 countries around the world to compete for each year.
In Chinese mainland, for example, there may be only about 5 students admitted each year, and no more than 10 students at most. Such places are scarce, and it is generally believed that only the top students in the college entrance examination in each province or the champion of the international five major science competitions are eligible to compete.
However, we underestimate the power of money. Funded by some of the country's top rich, Harvard University also seems to be bent over the competition. For these places, it is no longer limited to champions or competition winners, but in the face of money, some non-traditional avenues have become viable.
No. 1 generous benefactor - Pan Shiyi.
In 2014, Pan Shiyi and his wife Zhang Xin donated a huge sum of $15 million to Harvard University on behalf of SOHO**. However, this is only the starting point, and the total endowment agreement reached between the two sides turned out to be as high as one billion dollars. Since then, Pan Shiyi has spared no effort to continue to contribute to the "poor teachers and students" of Harvard University......
The magnitude of the generous act of kindness, in dollar terms, shocked even the well-informed president of Harvard, especially Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, two who did not receive a Harvard education.
As soon as the owner of the money made a move, it was hundreds of millions, and this kind of generosity and selflessness surprised the president of Harvard. As of 2019, Pan Shiyi's son successfully entered Harvard University and became the "pride of the sky" that those American teenagers look up to.
No. 2 low-key financier - Xu Jiayin.
Also in 2014, the same Chinese tycoon, he was very low-key at the time, but the price he paid for it was even greater.
This little-known story was recorded by the famous Chinese mathematician Professor Yau Chengtong in his autobiography My Geometric Life.
At that time, Yau was the chair of the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University and was a world-renowned mathematician. He aspired to establish a top-notch center for mathematical sciences and applied sciences at Harvard, but was plagued by the lack of funding. So, through his connections, he found the high-profile Chinese real estate tycoon at that time - Evergrande Xu Jiayin.
The two sides quickly reached an agreement, and Xu Jiayin generously decided to donate $200 million to help Harvard establish three research centers in one fell swoop. This kind of courage even amazed many Harvard leaders......
It is said in ancient and modern times that human affection is as thin as paper, and profit is forgotten, and Harvard has accepted such a huge bribe. In the future, in front of Chairman Xu, she will no longer be able to talk loudly and keep the bottom line.
Soon after, Xu Tenghe, the second young master of the Xu family, successfully entered a new stage of life, successfully surpassed many college entrance examination champions across the country, and entered the world's most prestigious university - Harvard University.
Note: This person, Peter Xu, has entered Iron Tunnel University for further study with his father and brother because he presided over Evergrande's wealth affairs, which has led to the destruction ......of many families, and has entered the Iron Tunnel University for further study with his father and brother
In the end, whether it is Pan Shiyi, Xu Jiayin, Liu Chuanzhi or Ren Zhengfei, Harvard's admission list reflects its unique orientation: similar to the style of investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley, it tends to recruit upper-class children and tap family resources through them. This kind of routine and collusion has been played by Britain and the United States for hundreds of years.
However, the real value of a university lies not in the exchange of interests, but in the contribution of its students to society and the country. In contrast, our Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, National University of Defense Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology, which have quietly made great contributions to the country, seem more pure.
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