Chapter 1757 Academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences
At the same time, the system of dropping out of school if you fail to pass the promotion exam within three years was officially abolished. In fact, although the Royal Institute of Technology still retains such a system, it is actually not implemented very much since the promotion exam has become relatively simple and ordinary students can pass it.
The upgrade begins.
But it is replaced by a degree examination. If you fail to pass the degree examination after four years of study, you will not be able to obtain an undergraduate degree. You can only get a diploma, but no degree certificate.
Of course, students can continue to study on their own after graduation and return to school the next year to take the degree examination. After passing, they can still obtain a degree certificate.
Such a reform actually links the undergraduate education system of the Royal Institute of Technology with the education system of other ordinary universities.
Well, several years ago Jinling University, Guozijian University and other universities have implemented a degree system and a postgraduate system.
As for doctoral education, this was first implemented by the Royal Institute of Technology, but it is expected that other schools will also implement it in the future, thereby establishing a complete undergraduate, research and doctoral third-level higher education system.
In addition, in terms of research, the Royal Institute of Technology will continue to use the previous scientific research group system.
Over the past thirty years, the research group system of the Royal Institute of Technology has been very successful, and other schools and even other research institutions have also imitated this research group system.
The reform of the Royal Institute of Technology is actually more about turning the undergraduate stage into a purely educational stage, rather than being part of the scientific research system as in the past.
This reform of the Royal Institute of Technology naturally affected other schools, and soon Jinling University also opened doctoral courses.
However, their PhDs are naturally different from those of the Royal Institute of Technology, and their gold content is completely different.
A doctoral student at the Royal Institute of Technology is already an official.
Not to mention doctoral students, in fact, even freshmen at the Royal Institute of Technology are still people with official status.
They don't have to spend money to study, and they can still receive a salary.
The teachers and students of the Royal Institute of Technology are all high-level serving officials, the kind registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs...
After all, the Royal Institute of Technology is still not a school, but a scientific research institution. It only has a three-level higher education system of undergraduate, research and doctoral degrees.
These reforms of the Royal Institute of Technology are just to straighten out education and scientific research, so as to avoid confusion.
In addition, Li Xuan once again improved the role of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
The Royal Academy of Sciences was established a long time ago, but it has always been ineffective. The limelight of scientific research has been stolen by the Royal Institute of Technology, and it basically has nothing to do with them.
So much so that sometimes even Li Xuan himself forgets that there is an institution like the Royal Academy of Sciences.
But now, Li Xuan plans to pick up the Royal Academy of Sciences and use it.
But this does not mean that it is unrealistic to turn it into a scientific research institution. If this is really going to be done, it would be better to just change the name of the Royal Institute of Technology to the Royal Academy of Sciences.
Li Xuan brought back the Royal Academy of Sciences just to establish an honorary title, a higher academic honorary title than professor.
In the early days, the title of professor was only held by the Royal Institute of Technology, but now it has become common in all universities. The title is exactly the same, so that it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish it.
But in fact this is unfair to the professors of the Royal Institute of Technology.
How should I put it, in order to obtain a professor title, they have to defeat countless competitors and be among the best. They must be at least among the top ten in the country in the field they study to obtain the professor title awarded by the Royal Institute of Technology.
But what about other schools, let alone the top ten in the country? In the early years, any dropout from the Royal Institute of Technology became a professor!
They are both professors, but they are very different.
Now, Li Xuan wants to solve this matter that seems to be just a title, but in fact many people are concerned about it and it is related to academic reputation.
Within the Royal Academy of Sciences, he established the title of 'Academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences', and this title will be given to the most outstanding people in various fields of scientific research.
In order to reflect the importance of the title of academician, first of all, this title will enjoy the treatment of a second-rank official. Basically, what a minister can enjoy, an academician can enjoy.
But according to this selection standard, almost all those who can be selected are academic nobles. They are not only nobles, but their own treatment is very outstanding, even exceeding the level of minister. Why do they care about second-grade treatment?
In September, Li Xuan summoned more than 80 of the most famous and outstanding scientists in the empire and awarded them the title of academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
This announced the birth of the first batch of academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
These more than eighty people are currently the most outstanding scientists in the Tang Empire. They are engaged in various fields, and they range in age from young to old.
The eldest ones are in their fifties or sixties, while the youngest Wei Qingxin is only in her twenties!
This young man is very powerful. He is only in his twenties and has already secured his position as the head of the Department of Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology.
It is said that I won this position through a bet with the former head of the physics department!
However, outsiders don’t know exactly what the bet is and what the process is.
In recent years, this person has not been working here and there as he was in the early years. Instead, he has focused all his energy on theoretical physics and has achieved remarkable results. He has surpassed many seniors and has greatly improved.
The posture of the first person in theoretical physics in the empire.
Without such an achievement, he would not have been able to secure his position as head of the Department of Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology.
In Li Xuan's opinion, this person was a super genius, with an IQ estimated to be over 200 at least, but just like other super geniuses, he was obsessed with theoretical physics or mathematics.
Not many people are willing to engage in practical application subjects, such as chemistry, engineering, etc.
If people like Wei Qingxin are willing to engage in some practical subjects, with his brain, he can be the leader of dozens of research teams!
It's a pity that people are not happy!
But this is their own choice. Scientists are all pretentious and cannot be forced.
And theoretical research is also very important. Although Li Xuan has come up with many theories based on his own memory, it is not enough to only know the results but not the process.
In recent years, theoretical research on the Tang Empire has been trying to re-prove many theories.
The effect is also very good. After the proof process is completed, the students of the next generation will be able to understand it clearly when they learn a certain theory, instead of being confused like before: Why does one plus one equal two?