Lei JunDonate to WuhanUniversityThe 1.3 billion yuan has aroused different views among different groups of people. First of all,XiaomiSome employees expressed dissatisfaction with the matter. It's circulating on the InternetXiaomiEmployees expressed their views on this donation, quoting Wang Jianlin's words that "there is money donated outside, and the income of their employees is mentioned", and they mentioned and sarcastically mentioned it againLei Jun。This view shows that inXiaomiInternally, there are doubts and dissatisfaction with such donations.
Secondly, some peers may also be unhappy about it. After all,Lei JunAll of a sudden, the bar for giving has been raised, which has caused confusion for other entrepreneurs and donors. They are faced with a series of problems such as how to donate and how much to donate. Someone also joked on the Internet,Shenzhen UniversitySilently gazing at Tencent Building, Hangzhou Normal SchoolUniversityHe sent a New Year's card to Jack Ma in advance, suggesting that other universities also hoped to receive donations from entrepreneurs.
Finally, some unrelated parties also expressed dissatisfaction with this. When they can't find other points of criticism, take themXiaomiofPartnershipsTalk about things, questionLei JunNot a good partner. However, in fact, the Chinese onePartnershipsIt is inherently controversial, and the decision-making power of many companies is in the hands of major shareholders. Therefore, the so-called partners are actually only many people involved in the operation, and do not have real equal decision-making power. These dissatisfactions may be just a joke and not enough to qualify as a question.
Lei JunThe donation of 1.3 billion yuan once again highlights the polarization of the rich and the poor in the field of university donations. This means that the more financially well-off a university is, the more endowments it receives, and the richer it becomesOn the contrary, financially strapped universities are receiving fewer and fewer donations, and funds are scarce. In order to better understand this phenomenon, we can look at a set of statistics from the central network.
According to the statistics of the five years from 2017 to 2021, the top 10 universities in China in terms of endowment income are as follows:Tsinghua University, BeijingUniversity, Shanghai TransportationUniversity, ZhejiangUniversityNanjing University, FudanUniversity, SichuanUniversity, WuhanUniversity, ZhongshanUniversity, XiamenUniversity。As you can see from this list,Tsinghua Universityis the highest amount of donations, and WuhanUniversityRanked eighth on this list. However, just looking at the amount of donations does not tell the whole story, and we can take a closer look at the final accounts of these universities in 2022.
Ignoring other factors and just looking at the last column of the 'year-end carry-over and balance' amount (i.e. the amount of money earned in 2022), a larger amount means more funding for the institution in 2022. Obviously, universities that receive more funding also receive more donations, forming a situation where the strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker, which is the polarization of the rich and the poor in the university donations mentioned earlier.
Take WuhanUniversityFor example, the year-end carry-over and balance in 2022 is 4 billion yuan, which can be roughly understood as that yearProfits。Wuhan, so to speakUniversityThere is no shortage of money. However, with such a large donation in the celebration of the 130th anniversary, the surplus is expected to reach a new high in 2023.
This polarization between rich and poor is not only present in Chinese university endowments, but also in the United States. For example,Harvard UniversitywithStanford UniversityThe library of donations** is the largest and receives the most donations each year.
In China, there are objective reasons for the polarization of university endowments. Alumniis the most important ** donated by colleges and universities, therefore, whoAlumniThe more entrepreneurs there are, the more donations they get. Most of China's entrepreneurs emerge from among intellectuals, so the top universities have more entrepreneurs than entrepreneursAlumni。This also explains why the top-ranked universities have higher donations than others.
However, it is not enough to just have a relationship, the relationship needs to be further developed. For example, colleges and universities can attract more through school-enterprise cooperation, etcAlumniDonation. In this regard, it will be easier for the top-ranked universities to find partners and more people will be willing to work with them.
In general, the polarization of rich and poor donations from universities exists objectively and cannot be completely resolved. This phenomenon is related to the purpose of university donations, which are not intended to provide relief, but to promoteEducationCareer development. Therefore, in addressing this issue, it is necessary to balance the financial situation of the university with the rational allocation of donated funds. In this way, we can ensure the basic operation and development of colleges and universities, and at the same time, provide development opportunities and resource support for more universities.