New university to stress innovation
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March 9, 2011, Wednesday
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A NEW university in Shenzhen is recruiting elite students exclusively through its own examinations in a first for China.
South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC) is widely regarded as the country's first test for a new educational system meant to give students better training for innovative research.
"We want to build a 'deluxe villa' from the very beginning, setting a high standard," said university founder Zhu Qingshi.
Zhu, 64, was handpicked by the Shenzhen city government to organize a feasible new operating model to better tap the research and innovation potential of young Chinese students.
The SUSTC started its first semester on March 1 when a total of 45 Chinese students registered at the campus in Guangdong Province.
The university chose its freshmen class from 745 candidates who took its examinations last year.
The exams were designed to test academic achievement, imagination, mental power, understanding and innovative ability.
The students come from 13 provinces and range in age from 10 to 17. Nearly 30 of the students did not take the 2010 national college entrance exam.
Su Liuyi is the youngest student to be enrolled. His mother said Su had been basically home-schooled.
He took the national college entrance exam last year and scored 566, above the score required to attend one of China's top universities.
"All these kids are talented, with extremely excellent backgrounds," said Zhu, the university's president.
For their first two years, students will receive instruction in general subjects such as math, physics and politics.
Three members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will be among those teaching undergraduate courses.
Every year, each student will receive a 10,000 yuan (US$1,521) living allowance from the university.
The students will choose a research field according to their interests and will be granted a graduation certificate after earning the required credits.
The university is attracting the very best teachers by offering a salary package for leading professors of around 1.15 million yuan per year.
South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC) is widely regarded as the country's first test for a new educational system meant to give students better training for innovative research.
"We want to build a 'deluxe villa' from the very beginning, setting a high standard," said university founder Zhu Qingshi.
Zhu, 64, was handpicked by the Shenzhen city government to organize a feasible new operating model to better tap the research and innovation potential of young Chinese students.
The SUSTC started its first semester on March 1 when a total of 45 Chinese students registered at the campus in Guangdong Province.
The university chose its freshmen class from 745 candidates who took its examinations last year.
The exams were designed to test academic achievement, imagination, mental power, understanding and innovative ability.
The students come from 13 provinces and range in age from 10 to 17. Nearly 30 of the students did not take the 2010 national college entrance exam.
Su Liuyi is the youngest student to be enrolled. His mother said Su had been basically home-schooled.
He took the national college entrance exam last year and scored 566, above the score required to attend one of China's top universities.
"All these kids are talented, with extremely excellent backgrounds," said Zhu, the university's president.
For their first two years, students will receive instruction in general subjects such as math, physics and politics.
Three members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will be among those teaching undergraduate courses.
Every year, each student will receive a 10,000 yuan (US$1,521) living allowance from the university.
The students will choose a research field according to their interests and will be granted a graduation certificate after earning the required credits.
The university is attracting the very best teachers by offering a salary package for leading professors of around 1.15 million yuan per year.
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