Chapter 37 Australian National University

September 23, 1900, Sydney.

While the whole Australian carnival and thanksgiving wave had not yet ended, Arthur took advantage of the victory and opened Australia's first university in Sydney, the Australian National University.

This is a large university jointly invested by the Australian government and the royal family, with the government investing one million pounds, the royal family investing one million pounds, and the joint venture exceeding two million pounds.

Although it has just been completed, the Australian National University covers a large area, reaching more than two square kilometers and more than three thousand acres of campus.

Although the school does not actually need such a large area, Australia is sparsely populated after all, and there is really no shortage of land.

Therefore, these extra areas were planned as green areas and artificial lakes, which can not only improve the natural environment of the campus, but also make reasonable use of these extra areas.

As the only cradle in Australia that can independently cultivate high-quality talents in a short period of time, Arthur also attaches great importance to the Australian National University. He came to the site in person as soon as it was completed, and will attend the first meeting of Australian universities with Richard Noble Chapman, Minister of Education.

Thanks to the low requirements for campus environment in this era, most campuses of the Australian National University are just simple rough houses. Only some more sophisticated laboratories will use fine decoration, and the cost is generally several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary buildings.

Australian National University.

"Mr. President, will His Royal Highness and the Minister really come to our meeting?" A language lecturer who came from Europe asked with a little surprise.

In Europe, even as a senior language lecturer in a university, the highest-ranking people he has ever seen are officials from the Ministry of Education of various countries.

But I didn't expect that I would be able to meet the Australian monarch and the Minister of Education after just a few days in Australia, and I could also attend a meeting with them in person. This is simply too crazy.

Hearing this question from my colleagues, other teachers hired from Europe or other places also pricked up their ears, for fear of missing any character spoken by the principal.

"Of course, Lecturer James. Is there anything false about what His Highness said? Besides, the meeting will start in a while, won't you know it later?" Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg said with a smile.

Hearing what Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg said, the other lecturers stopped asking questions and nodded as a matter of course.

Although most of them had only come to Australia in recent months, most of them knew what Arthur had done in Australia.

For such a monarch who said and did everything, it was really rare to see him break his promise.

Indeed, as Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg said, less than a few minutes later, Arthur brought Richard, the Minister of Education, into the campus, and under the guidance of several guards and lecturers, came to the meeting area where everyone was.

The area where teachers and school leaders were located was one of the few places in the school that was still decorated. The walls were covered with a layer of smooth cement, and then a layer of lime was added, which looked clean and tidy.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing Arthur come in, everyone stood up and saluted.

Arthur nodded, sat down at the head of the conference table without hesitation, and then ordered: "Okay, let's not talk too much, let's start the meeting!"

"Yes, Your Highness." Principal Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg stood up and responded respectfully first, then continued: "Your Highness, Minister, and lecturers. The Australian National University has been under construction for more than three months since the project was established. Generally speaking, our teaching area, office area and accommodation area have been basically completed and can be put into use. Some advanced laboratories involving precision and environment may take two to three months to build before they can be put into use. But overall, the Australian National University will be able to start recruiting students soon and will be able to officially start school within the next month."

From the perspective of the educational nature of the university, the current configuration of the Australian National University is fully sufficient for use.

As for those experiments that are still under construction, they are used for scientists and senior professors attracted from Europe. Because there are not many scientists and professors now, it doesn't matter if they are late.

"Very good, President Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg. The Australian National University will be the most important cradle for cultivating talents in Australia for several years. I am very pleased that it can be built and put into use in such a short time. Then let's talk about your enrollment issues! How many students does the Australian National University plan to enroll this year, and how many people are limited to each major?" Arthur nodded with satisfaction first, and then asked more important questions about enrollment.

"Your Highness, because we have a limited number of teachers, our school only offers five majors, namely, mechanics, physical chemistry, architecture, medicine and literature. Among them, mechanics and physical chemistry are more important for our industrial development, so the number of students enrolled in these two majors should be kept at least above 200. Architecture and medicine are also industries with a large number of vacancies caused by our country's infrastructure and medical development. The number of talents enrolled in these two industries should not be too small, and should be kept at least above 150. The second is literature. Australia is a multi-ethnic country composed of locals and foreign immigrants. We urgently need to cultivate Australians into a unified culture. Therefore, at least 100 people should be enrolled in the literature major. In this regard, our first batch of enrollment should be at least 800 people, so that after these students graduate, there will be a certain fill in the country's talent vacancies." Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg suggested.

This is Australia's shortcoming. Although it has a large amount of mineral resources and land, Australia's talents are also very scarce, and all walks of life in the country's development need a large number of talents.

"I approve it, and I allow you to increase the number of people based on 800 people, but the number should not exceed 1,500." Arthur nodded and said without hesitation.

Arthur likes the pragmatic character of Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg, and he needs such people who don't talk nonsense and only get things done during meetings.

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