On February 16, Yanda officially started school.

It was also at this time that the TOEFL results came out.

r30l30s30w30, a total of 120 points.

Liu Yichen didn't know if this TOEFL score had created history, but he knew that this TOEFL score was already quite extraordinary. The score line for ordinary universities was only 100 points. If he plans to study abroad for a master's degree in the future, he will take this score and go

It doesn't matter which world famous school you go to.

"Everyone is going to the United States for academic exchange this time. Some of them have been there before, and some are going there for the first time. I want to emphasize that here." Professor Tian Gang, as the leader of the group this time, emphasized some precautions.

: “The most important thing when you get there is to pay attention to safety. Don’t go to places with few people, especially don’t go into black communities. When you see people dressed in costumes walking around, don’t confront the police and raise your hands.

Come......."

"Academician Tian, ​​that is the United States, the most developed country in the world, and the freest and most democratic country. It is not North Africa. You are wrong." A girl thought Tian Gang was wrong and couldn't help but remind her.

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This time, a total of thirty-six people from Yan University went to the United States. In addition to six teachers and students from several colleges, there were also people from other colleges. Not only were they like Liu Yichen, who went to attend the academic seminar at Princeton University, but also conducted

Other academic exchanges.

And this girl is one of them.

Liu Yichen glanced at this innocent-looking girl. She was a top student, but she was just ignorant. She really thought it was paradise.

He didn't know how many times he had encountered a round face, and the news of buying orders for 0 yuan was happening every year. He finally understood why Chinese students who went to study in the United States were always bullied. They really thought too much about overseas.

alright.

Tian Gang thought for a moment, and then asked everyone to go to the multimedia classroom. He opened a video on his USB flash drive and looked at the messy video inside, as well as the news reports from the American TV station. Many people showed shock and covered their faces with their hands.

In their own heads, they couldn't believe that this was the America they knew.

Everyone set off together in the afternoon. On the bus from the school to the airport, Tian Gang repeatedly emphasized discipline. He needed to return to his residence to gather at the specified time and no one was allowed to stay in the United States without permission.

But now I don’t think about ten or twenty years ago, when China was as poor as ghosts. When I went overseas and saw the kind of development, the shock in my heart was so great that it shattered the faith in the hearts of countless people. They did not hesitate to do anything.

The cost of staying in the United States is to wash dishes in a restaurant or do something dirty and tiring.

Nowadays, there are almost no such people who violate discipline and stay in the United States privately, because they don’t want to give up. After graduating from undergraduate degree, they can study abroad through normal channels. There is no need to take such a big risk.

Everyone dragged their suitcases and entered the airport. After passing the security check, they entered the waiting room. As the boarding time came, Tian Gang greeted everyone to board the plane.

The huge plane took off not long after the flight attendant reminded everyone to fasten their seat belts. This is a Boeing 777 passenger plane that can carry 300 passengers!

Liu Yichen thought of the sadness of China's industry. China's textile workers can produce 800 million pieces in exchange for an Airbus, and it can take 1 billion pairs of socks in exchange for a Boeing. This incident reflects the sadness of China's industrial process.

Thinking about China Aviation Industry again, it will take more than ten years for the first flight test of the first delivered c919 to be successfully completed.

Alas, China's road from low-end manufacturing to mid-to-high-end manufacturing is full of hardships, but this road must be taken. There is no choice unless Chinese people can accept hard work and earn three to four thousand yuan a month.

Otherwise, if you want to have higher income and a better life, you must unswervingly follow the path of industrial upgrading, because only mid- to high-end manufacturing industries have relatively generous profits, which can be used to increase workers' wages and benefits.

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As for low-end manufacturing, profits are pitifully low and simply not enough to support Chinese people's pursuit of a better life.

Suddenly, there was a heavy feeling in his heart. Liu Yichen, who had originally planned to sleep until the destination, could not fall asleep. Perhaps this was a sense of concern for the country and the people.

And amid this heavy concern for the country and its people, he embarked on his first trip to North America.

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Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, on the east coast of the United States, is one of the 14 founding institutions of the Association of American Universities and a member of the famous Ivy League. It is the world's top private research university and is consistently ranked among the best in U.S. News America.

The university ranks first.

Today, Princeton University’s alumni, professors and researchers have produced a total of 69 Nobel Prize winners, 15 Fields Medal winners, the world’s highest award in mathematics, and 14 Turing Award winners, the world’s highest computer award.

Princeton University is most proud of its undergraduate education. The school's teacher-student ratio is 1/6, which is rare among universities in the United States. Since the number of students is not large, teachers have enough energy to care about students' homework.

At Princeton University, the number of students is not large. There are about 4,600 undergraduates and about 1,800 graduate students. The students come from 50 states and 55 countries in the United States, and overseas students only account for 5%. This shows that Chinese people can enter

It is not easy to study at Princeton University because you have to defeat countless opponents.

When he came to Princeton University, Liu Yichen's eyes had a strange light. The physics giant Einstein spent the last 22 years of his life here. It also records the magnificent life experience of the game theory master Nash... countless

Outstanding scholars have left their footprints in this special university.

Princeton University is a very unique university. It is an absolute ivory tower. It has always attached great importance to theoretical research and has never asked about the practical significance of theoretical results. Until now, it only has the School of Architecture, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Wilson School of Public Affairs and the

There are three applied schools, the School of International Affairs. However, Princeton University, the most prosperous business school, law school and medical school in the Western world, has no involvement.

It is incredible that such a world-famous school is located in a small city like Princeton with a population of about 30,000. In China, the population of most counties in China exceeds this.

When I stepped into Princeton University, I immediately felt that the campus scenery was elegant and tree-lined, and most of the buildings were in the medieval Gothic style. Although I don’t know whether each building has existed for a hundred years, two hundred years or how long, there is no modern

The building is a tall building, but it has unique beauty and historical heritage, and a very rich cultural atmosphere.

He finally understood why Princeton University was known as an academic holy land that "emphasized quality, emphasis on research, and emphasis on theory." Research here would not be affected by the impetuous atmosphere of the outside world.

"Princeton University and the nearby Princeton Institute for Advanced Study constitute the world's most famous theoretical research center, which can be called a holy place for theoretical research." Liu Yichen's mind recalled the world's great men who once gathered here, including Einstein.

Von Neumann, Kurt Gödel, Robert Oppenheimer, etc., they have made indelible contributions to theoretical physics, computer science, economics, basic mathematics, etc. around the world.

He couldn't help but compare Yanda and Mizuki University with Princeton University. He had to admit that whether it was Yanda or Mizuki, they were still far behind Princeton University. Although Mizuki and Mizuki had more complete majors and a larger scale.

They are big, but they are very different in terms of finesse and style of study.

As the two highest-level universities in China, Shuimu and Yanda University basically have the largest annual school funding. However, they are located in Beijing, the political, economic, and cultural center of China, with a population of 20 million and rapid social development. This is destined to be full of problems.

The atmosphere of the mortal world and the impetuousness of society will always make college unavoidable.

Of course, this also has history to speak of. The university is actually a microcosm of the country. After a hundred years of suffering, Huaxia University only ushered in real development after the founding of New China. However, limited by national strength, the funding for running schools has always been limited.

Moreover, education is not something that can be achieved overnight, but is accumulated over a long period of time. This has resulted in China’s education, especially higher education, falling far behind.

Being behind is not terrible. What is terrible is not recognizing the backwardness or knowing the backwardness but not catching up!

Liu Yichen has always believed that China's education will catch up again and develop at a high speed, just like China's economy. China's great rejuvenation, education itself is an important part of it.

Checked in at the hotel next door.

"Teacher Tian~~" Just when Tian Gang was about to take Liu Yichen and others to visit Princeton University, two young men ran over with excitement on their faces.

"Let me introduce to you, these two are outstanding alumni of our School of Mathematics - Xu Chenyang and Yun Zhiwei! Xu Chenyang received a PhD from Princeton University last year; Yun Zhiwei also received a PhD from Princeton University now and has just become a member of the Department of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study

Researcher." Tian Gang hugged the two of them and then introduced the two young men.

Liu Yichen couldn't help but look at the two of them carefully. These two are representatives of the "golden generation" of the Mathematics Department of Yanda. They are still legends in the Department of Mathematics of Yanda. They are two mountains that are insurmountable for the students of Yanda.

"Teacher Tian, ​​I heard that there is another genius in our mathematics department. Many scholars in the field of number theory at Princeton University speak very highly of him. I was with Tao Zhexuan some time ago and I also spoke highly of him. I don't know what happened.

Have you come together this time?" Xu Chenyang asked.

Although he is engaged in research in the direction of algebraic geometry, while Yun Zhiwei's research fields are geometric representation theory and Langlands Program, which are different fields, they still want to get to know this outstanding junior student.

Only when you leave China will you care about China, your relatives and friends there, and the development of your motherland.

Because when I go out of China, I am introduced to the outside world as a Chinese and I come from China.
Chapter completed!