The most important link between Tsinghua on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is Mei Yiqi May, the "eternal headmaster" [1] of Tsinghua. 1909, President Mei Yiqi was admitted to Tsinghua's predecessor "Travel Aesthetics Department" to study in the United States. 19 15 years later, he returned to Tsinghua to take up his post. 193 1 year became the president. 1948+02 years later, he took with him.
"The so-called great scholar is not only a building, but also a master." Even if you haven't heard of President Mei, you probably heard what he said when 193 1 became the president of National Tsinghua University.
President Mei himself has never been called a "master", but he invited many masters for Tsinghua and trained many masters for future generations.
Tsinghua University was founded in 19 1 1 year. However, it was originally a preparatory school for studying in the United States, not a university. 1925 when the undergraduate department was established, there were only nine professors. After Mei Yiqi became the provost on 1926, he concentrated his best efforts on hiring famous teachers. Mei Yiqi emphasized in Tsinghua Development Plan published in 1927 that "the administrative departments have developed to a considerable extent and cannot be expanded in the future; What we should strive to develop now is the teaching part-hiring more teachers "[2]. By 193 1 year, there were 159 teachers, including 73 professors.
Mei Yiqi presided over the establishment of the original 1 1 department [3], and actively promoted the construction of the famous "Institute of Chinese Studies", starting with 1926 as the dean [4]. You have seen "the best diploma in history", and the then dean was Shi Mei.
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Shi Mei officially became the president of National Tsinghua University from 193 1. He always insisted on academic freedom, hired famous teachers and led Tsinghua to gradually develop into a first-class university in China.
He believes that university education should have the mission of "cultivating people" advocated by Confucianism, and the cultivation of talents should develop towards the goal of respecting things, knowing and doing, being sincere, upright, cultivating self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world. At the same time, in order to "complete the mission of academic freedom", he promoted Mr. Cai Yuanpei's "inclusive" mechanical proposition. There are always various academic schools of thought in Tsinghua and National Southwest Associated University. When an alumnus recalled him, he said, "President Mei's Tsinghua has always taken democratic ideas and an enlightened policy of academic freedom as the principle of running a school. He is tolerant of the thoughts of the left and right factions and never interferes. " [5]
During the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, President Mei, as the chairman of the School Affairs Committee of National Southwest Associated University, actually presided over the school affairs. Shortly after the founding of the Congress, he set up a committee of professors and a school meeting organization according to the model of Tsinghua before the war, which actually ensured the democracy, freedom and academic independence of The National SouthWest Associated University. There are many heroes in the National The National SouthWest Associated University, so I won't mention them here.
1946, National Southwest Associated University was dissolved and three schools were demobilized. Trekking north, reorganizing school affairs and rebuilding the campus.
1948 to 12. On the eve of Beiping's liberation, President Mei left Beiping, passed through Nanjing and Shanghai, moved to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Paris and arrived in new york in the spring of 1950. With President Mei, it is the "Boxer Refund", which is the founding fund of Tsinghua. Boxer indemnity came from the "Xin Chou Treaty" paid by the Qing government to Eight-Nation Alliance, and part of the compensation paid to the United States was returned to China, which was used to establish a preparatory school for studying in the United States, namely Tsinghua School. This fund has been used for the construction of Tsinghua, and it needs the permission of President Tsinghua.
According to Professor Wu, the then dean, the two met at the school gate on the day when Mei left school. Wu asked him if he wanted to leave. He said, "I have to leave. I left to protect the Tsinghua Fund. If I don't leave, we can't protect this fund. " [6]
Before leaving the mainland, President Mei was warmly retained by teachers, students and alumni in the liberated areas, and after leaving the mainland, she was constantly called by the new mainland regime with wit and enthusiasm. During my stay abroad, I had many opportunities to return to China. According to Professor Wu's memory, in the early days of Beijing's liberation, the Prime Minister gave a speech to professors from Peking University and Tsinghua in the auditorium of Union Medical College Hospital, saying, "Mr. Wu can come back. He has never done anything against us." [7]
Although President Mei is in the United States, Tsinghua has always been her favorite. According to an article by Mr. Xiao, who returned to teach in the Department of Economics in Tsinghua in 1950, he said: "1 year 1 at the end of the year, shortly before I left the United States for home, Mr. Mei asked someone to give me his personal letter to Tsinghua and asked me to give it to him. The general idea in my heart is that if Tsinghua needs foreign books and instruments, he can try to buy them. " . [8]
President Mei chose to wait and see in the United States, and finally did not go back. Why? Quote a passage from The Last Master to experience for yourself:
In fact, Master Mei will never stay, let alone Master Tsinghua. Shi Mei respected academic freedom all his life and did not interfere with the personal political thoughts of professors and classmates. How can this principle coexist with that theory? After China * * * received Tsinghua, there was a plan to transform Tsinghua, and the three schools of the Congress were demobilized respectively, and (the other two schools were all expanded). ..... Only Tsinghua has been reduced to a technical college. ..... Tsinghua's elite-three colleges of arts, science and law, completely merged into Peking University. Famous professors such as Ye, Feng Youlan, Zhou Peiyuan, etc. all moved from the Tsinghua campus to the original yenching university campus. Tsinghua University is not only (again) not an ordinary comprehensive university, but also the academic atmosphere of the whole Tsinghua campus has completely changed!
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195X, what happened in China? During 1950~ 1952, Tsinghua was reduced to a specialized engineering university, and three elite colleges of arts, science and law in Tsinghua were merged into Peking University. It is conceivable that President Mei has gradually lost hope of returning to Beijing. However, there is no evidence that President Mei planned to resume his studies in Taiwan Province Province from the beginning, which is more like a new way out after being completely disappointed with Beijing.
When President Mei was in the United States, she always guarded the Tsinghua Fund. And the Kuomintang authorities have repeatedly played the idea of Tsinghua Fund. [7] According to Mr. (Ye seems to be the foreign minister of Taiwan Province Province at that time), at that time, the authorities of Taiwan Province Province put forward many reasons, such as "the government's foreign exchange reserves are insufficient, and this should be used to make up for the state treasury"; "Tsinghua Fund is boxer indemnity, so it is better to spend it as early as possible, which is equivalent to revenging national humiliation" and so on. Fortunately, Teacher Mei has been holding the right to participate in the management and sign the use of this fund under various pressures (according to the regulations, only the Minister of Education of China and President Tsinghua agree unanimously can the fund be used). Ye also said: "In the United States, every time I visit him in new york, I always persuade him to come back to Taiwan Province Province and spend Tsinghua's money in Taiwan Province Province. He always said,' I will definitely come, but I won't go back until I figure out a better way to use Tsinghua's money.' . He has been thinking about how to do long-term research work for the country with limited money. At that time, some people were dissatisfied with Mei, thinking that he was a miser and would only spend money abroad. I thought so at first, but later I realized that he was not like this, but more thoughtful than I thought. He was the first person to consider the long-term development of science, at least that's what Mr. Hu Shizhi told me. He thought about the plan of Tsinghua Institute of Atomic Science for a long time and didn't tell anyone at the beginning. "
Dean Mei initially decided to set up the Tsinghua Institute of Atomic Science. In order to choose a suitable hospital location, President Mei traveled all over Taiwan Province Province and made repeated investigations and comparisons. He thinks that Taichung and Tainan are too far away and the traffic is inconvenient. There are too few academic institutions in Kaohsiung, and Keelung feels very cramped, which is not an ideal place to build a hospital. Later, I chose Hsinchu, because it is nearly 80 kilometers away from Taipei, with convenient transportation, open terrain and few farmland residents, which is convenient for future development. In order to be prudent, President Mei met with relevant people for seven times to inspect, and finally selected Hsinchu as the site. [9]
195565438+In February, the Preparatory Committee of the National Tsinghua University Research Institute held its first preparatory meeting, and President Mei arranged the construction of Hsinchu. The construction cost shall be borne by the municipal government of Taiwan Province Province, and the cost of purchasing books, instruments and hiring teachers shall be allocated from the Tsinghua Fund. After arranging the construction of Hsinchu, President Mei went to the United States to contact the Tsinghua Fund for funding, order books, equipment and hire teachers. He ran around, trying his best. [ 10]
The following is/kloc-0. On March 20th, 956, I got a personal letter from President Mei to the former president of Tsinghua Institute of Technology from the Tsinghua School History Museum in Hsinchu, inviting Li,,, and Zhu Rujin to discuss the establishment of Taiwan Province Tsinghua Research Institute, and I hope to invite these seven people, Chen Shengshen, Ren Zhigong, Deng Changli and Li Zhuohao, as consultants. Note that the address of the letter is "National Tsinghua University, American Office" and the meeting place is "Greater Shanghai" in new york, USA. There is an unspeakable feeling.
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President Mei's resumption of study is still based on his "master theory" thinking, paying more attention to hiring teachers while grasping equipment. It's easy to buy books and order equipment, but it's extremely difficult to hire teachers. Most well-known scholars have fixed positions, while professors in Taiwan Province Province are paid less. Zhao Geng wrote, "With my husband's expectation, I have met many scholars at home and abroad in my life. There are many teachers and students in Tsinghua and the General Assembly. There are no fewer than 20 direct visitors and indirect references in half a year, but I have never hired a full-time professor. In particular, Mr. Zhou Changning, a sixth-grade graduate of Tsinghua (1934), belongs to Tsinghua and wants to go back to Taiwan Province to teach, so he can't come back immediately after completing the research project. ..... dissatisfied people have hired three world-renowned masters, Yuan Jialiu, Wu Dayou and Deng Changli, to give lectures in Taiwan for a short time ... "[10].
Tsinghua resumed publication in March, 1955, and began to clean up the base in Hsinchu, Taiwan Province in June to build the first batch of school buildings, 1956. 1956 The first graduate student of atomic science was enrolled at the beginning, and was temporarily lent to Taiwan Province Provincial University for classes. 1957, the first batch of school buildings in hsinchu was completed, and the school started in autumn, and Chen Kezhong (1920 Tsinghua alumnus) was appointed as the provost.
President Mei painstakingly "rebuilt" Tsinghua, but he broke down from constant overwork. 1962, President Mei died in National Taiwan University Hospital at the age of 73. From 1909, President Mei was admitted to Tsinghua's predecessor "Travel Aesthetics Office" and returned to China to serve Tsinghua on 19 15. He died in 1962. He had an indissoluble bond with Tsinghua all his life and devoted himself to the development and construction of Tsinghua University. His feelings for Tsinghua are just like what he himself said: "I loved my family from birth." .
After the death of President Mei, Hsinchu Tsinghua University succeeded Dr. Chen Kezhong as the principal.
The first five principals of Hsinchu, Tsinghua, are all alumni of Tsinghua, Beijing, which shows their blood relationship with Tsinghua, Beijing. In addition to Dean Mei, they also have:
Chen Kezhong (1962-1969)1920 graduated from Tsinghua University, 1924 received a bachelor's degree from Yale University, and 1926 received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Chicago.
Yan Zhenxing (1969-1970)1934 graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of National Tsinghua University, and 1940 received a doctorate in hydraulic engineering from Iowa State University.
Xu Xianxiu (1970-1975)1935 graduated from the Computer Department of the National Tsinghua University, and 1948 received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Brown University.
Zhang Mingzhe (1975-1981)1935 graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering of the National Tsinghua University, and 1937 obtained a master's degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Previously, it was misspelled into four numbers, ignoring President Zhang Mingzhe's corrections (1975- 198 1) and 20 14/5.
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Tsinghua's Boxer Refund is still being paid to Tsinghua in Hsinchu, and Tsinghua in Hsinchu receives a check every July and August. For the use of this fund, please refer to the Measures for the Custody and Use of the National Tsinghua University Tsinghua Fund [1 1].
There is a miniature version of the second school gate in Tsinghua, Hsinchu, which was donated by Tsinghua Alumni Association 198 1 on the 70th anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua [12]. The azalea tree near the second school gate was planted by 1923 alumnus, the famous anti-Japanese general [13] Sun Liren.
Considering that the second school gate of Tsinghua was destroyed in 1966 and rebuilt in 199 1 year, it seems that the model of the second school gate of Tsinghua in Hsinchu has a longer history.
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The dormitory in Tsinghua, Hsinchu, inherited the old Tsinghua and was named after Zhai. Including: Ming Zhai, Xin Zhai, Shan Zhai, Jing Zhai and Ping Zhai. From "the way of university, in Mingde, in the people, in the best; The Zhi Zhi issue will be solved later, and then it will calm down "..." The family will rule the country and the country will rule the world. "
There are also the same school motto (self-improvement, morality), school emblem, school color and school song, not to mention.
-The following is the update of 20 14/4/5.
There are many schools on both sides of the strait with historical origins, but the exchanges between the two sides in Tsinghua are the closest.
Although there are many barriers between the two sides (especially in politics), the friendship between the two sides of Tsinghua is extremely profound.
Quote two paragraphs:
20 12 Chen Jining, president of Beijing Tsinghua, took office. The first university he visited was Tsinghua University in Hsinchu. President Chen once said, "How about it? The first university visited as the president of Beijing Tsinghua must be? Tsinghua's "Brother School" [14], so he came to Tsinghua and Hsinchu first.
20 12 Speech by Vice President Feng Daxuan of Tsinghua, Hsinchu, at the Tsinghua Law Forum on both sides of the Taiwan Straits [14];
I hope
Beij and Tsinghua can "liberate" Hsinchu and Tsinghua,
Can Tsinghua in Hsinchu "counterattack"? Jing Tsinghua.
Me? I wish I could? Will. attainability
Carry forward the theory of Qi and unify Tsinghua.
A school? System, unified Tsinghua.
A Tsinghua, express their opinions.
On the anniversary of 200 1, Shen Junshan, former president of Tsinghua, Hsinchu, visited Tsinghua to attend the 90th anniversary celebration, which was the first celebration held in Tsinghua on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. At that time, Mr. Shen Junshan wrote an inscription for the cooperation between the two universities: Shui Mu Tong Yuan [12].
20 1 1 Tsinghua on both sides of the Taiwan Straits100th anniversary celebration. The presidents of the two sides (Gu and Chen Lijun) exchanged visits and sent several delegations to each other, and signed a cooperation agreement for dual degrees-Tsinghua on both sides of the strait began to jointly train graduate students and made many cooperative research plans.
There are also many academic exchanges between the two sides of Tsinghua, which are generally held alternately. What I know and what Google has learned is:
The cross-strait Tsinghua University academic seminar my boss attended seems to have a long history, once a year. It seems that only professors attend, but I can't find much information.
Cross-Strait Tsinghua Law Forum, held in Beijing for the first time in 2009, and held in Hsinchu for the second time on 20 12 (below);
The Cross-Strait Academic Seminar of Tsinghua Department of Chemistry was held in Beijing for the first time in 2006, and in Hsinchu on 20 1 1 for the fourth time.
Cross-Strait Tsinghua Graduate Academic Forum 20 1 1 was held in Beijing for the first time, and 20 13 was held in Hsinchu for the fourth time;
The academic forum of Dr. Tsinghua from both sides of the Taiwan Strait was held in Beijing for the first time, 2011;
The cross-strait academic seminar on innovation and entrepreneurship of doctoral students in Tsinghua has been held since 2009 and has been held for 5 times in 20 13.
There are still many people who are willing to Google, but many of them are spontaneously organized by various departments. There may not be many news reports, so I won't list them one by one. ...
Oh, of course, there are exchange students from Tsinghua on both sides of the strait-the most in-depth and stable exchange. There are 65,438+00 places for undergraduate and graduate students each semester.