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Chapter 501 - 304 The Social Status of Private Universities (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 501: Chapter 304 The Social Status of Private Universities (Seeking Subscription)_1

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the west side of Mist City Arts and Science University, various construction site equipment is running at full capacity.

Workers are busily beginning their tasks.

Among them are students from the School of Architecture at Mist City Arts and Science University, some conducting on-site construction measurements, others acting as on-site construction officers.

This large construction site is the internship battlefield for the sophomore students from the School of Architecture at Mist City Arts and Science University.

Since the National Day holiday, the second phase of expansion project at Mist City Arts and Science University has been ongoing in full swing.

This phase is essentially the main expansion of Mist City Arts and Science University, utilizing the remaining over 4000 acres for the construction of various buildings and venues that the university needs.

"Principal Ding, are you going to use all of the 5000 acres for educational purposes at once?"

After hearing Ding Yue’s introduction about the Mist City Arts and Science University expansion project, Principal Xu Dongcheng from Westlight University couldn’t help but show his amazement.

After all, 5000 acres is indeed massive.

Xu Dongcheng’s own Westlight University only has a total area of over 4800 acres, while the current campus of Mist City Arts and Science University covers 2500 acres. With an additional 5000 acres, the total comes to 7500 acres. With such a large campus, walking from the east gate to the west gate is basically an equivalent to a long-distance relationship.

"Yes."

Ding Yue nodded and answered, "We have already built the Bookship Library and several dormitories, using several hundred acres."

In fact, the ongoing second phase expansion of Mist City Arts and Science University no longer has 5000 acres, but just over 4000 acres, as the Bookship Library, the Elegant Garden Apartments, and the Quiet Night Dormitory Building, being part of the first phase expansion project, had already used several hundred acres from the initial 5000 acres.

"Principal Ding, the campus of your Mist City Arts and Science University would really be huge. If all 7500 acres were to be fully developed, the number of students could exceed 100,000, right?"

Xu Dongcheng exclaimed.

One hundred thousand students!

This is significant exaggeration, as there are no universities nationwide with over one hundred thousand students at the present stage.

Xu Dongcheng once wished to develop his Westlight University into a private university with more than one hundred thousand students.

Unfortunately, this aspiration was never realized by Xu Dongcheng.

Not only that, but the number of students has not continued to increase, but has started to decline gradually.

In Westlight University’s most glorious days, the number of students exceeded fifty thousand, with each grade having over ten thousand students and thousands of postgraduates.

But now.

Westlight University has begun its decline, with only over thirty thousand students in four grades and less than five hundred postgraduates.

"I believe reaching one hundred thousand students should be achievable, considering we already have over thirty thousand students now."

Ding Yue confidently said.

Ding Yue has never been worried about enrollment.

Because the independent enrolment scheme of his Mist City Arts and Science University does not require grades. In other words, students who did not perform well in the College Entrance Examination and don’t want to retake it or whose families won’t allow them to retake it, but still have the wish to attend university, can all study at Mist City Arts and Science University.

These would be current year students. However, people who had attended university but were not satisfied with their current university, or even those who missed the chance to attend university and had been working for one or two years, if they also have the dream to continue to university, Mist City Arts and Science University would in principle not reject them.

As long as you can afford the tuition fee, this is a crucial point for those young people who missed out on university.

Because the poverty alleviation student loan of Mist City Arts and Science University, in principle, only applies to current year College Entrance Examination students.

And these current year students are in fact the main body of the newly enrolled students of Mist City Arts and Science University each year, accounting for more than ninety-five percent!

"I have to say, Principal Ding, you are really doing a remarkable job with your private university!" Xu Dongcheng’s tone was full of envy, and then he said: "At our Westlight University, we only have slightly over thirty thousand students across four undergraduate grades and postgraduate programs."

In comparison, Westlight University’s student enrollment is falling behind Mist City Arts and Science University, given the latter already has over thirty thousand students just in their freshman and sophomore years.

However, the advantage of Westlight University over Mist City Arts and Science University is its domestic social status and the number of university talents it has nurtured.

People don’t regard Westlight University as just another private "diploma mill", because the teaching strength of Westlight University is decent. Besides, the university has a long history and rich heritage, having nurtured generations of university students, with undoubtedly a notable number of talents among them.

Therefore, in the eyes of the general public, while Westlight University is a private university, it is considered "key" among private universities. Many people even think that Westlight University is stronger than some very ordinary undergraduate universities.

On the other hand, Mist City Arts and Science University does not yet enjoy such a social standing as Westlight University, as it is quite young. Although it’s well known, its recognition of social status is still very low.

A university needs not only a good reputation, but also social recognition.

Mist City Arts and Science University has gained a reputation because it often makes the trending spots due to various events. While these are all positive events, this merely makes the general public aware of this private university.