The President of the global Auditions for Southern University of Science and Technology

"I can say bluntly that this time the president of the Southern University of Science and Technology was chosen to be the real global president of the world, because the conditions are wide and the nationality is not a problem."　　"18th, the Director of the Preparatory office of the Southern University of China, said in an interview, the recruitment process by the Shenzhen municipal government-led, with the help of the global search company as a complement to the organization of personnel work of the new and old combination," This is an organization of talent work innovation.　　Since September 2007 has been launched, until June 2009, the dust settled, over a year of the Southern University of Science and Technology President of the global selection of the end of the former South University of Science and Technology, President Zhu from around the world more than 200 candidates, and eventually become the founder of the school.　　It is noteworthy that in contrast to the way in which the former presidents were appointed directly by the Organization and personnel departments, Shenzhen the way to appoint the president of the Southern University of Science and technology by employing the search company, the selection of the selection committee, the approval of the party committee and the Organization of the appointment of personnel departments, the first opening of the domestic　　As the commissioned search company, Luocheng consulting the Greater China General manager Cheng revealed that the company began with the selection of international president of the global auditions, the Company "Washington, Hong Kong, London and Beijing's departments together to participate in this global competition job." "The result of the headmaster selection is smooth and successful, so good a headmaster fully understand the national conditions, this is a test, this experiment is not really with the international standards, although not fully integrated, but a good step, but stones, is a good beginning."　　"In an interview with reporters, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology founded the president, the South University of Science and Technology, the President of the selection committee chia hard to cover their hearts." The initial selection of Shenzhen the idea of establishing the Southern University of Science and Technology was initiated in 2004 and was finalized by the municipal government in February 2007, and was formally reported to the Guangdong provincial government in May of that year.　　September, the provincial government issued a request to the Ministry of Education approved Shenzhen construction South University of Science and Technology. According to people familiar with the matter, since February 28, 2008, the Shenzhen municipal Government Standing Committee discussion, its principal recruitment by the Shenzhen Municipal Organization department, the Personnel Bureau to modify the program. Shenzhen City personnel chief Wangmin proposed to learn international practice, to employ headhunting company way to audition.　　The idea is that headhunters can shorten time, improve efficiency and reduce interference from stakeholders. July 23, 2008, led by the Shenzhen Municipal Party organization department, Shenzhen Municipal Personnel Bureau, the Southern University of Science and Technology Preparatory office related personnel of the Southern University of Science and Technology recruitment team was established, including the Municipal committee of the CPC, the Secretary Wang Huoming as leader.　　Subsequently, the President selection committee of the Southern University of Science and Technology, chaired by Wang Huo Minghin, deputy mayor of Yan Xiaopei, was established, which was composed mainly of principals and experts and scholars from renowned universities at home and abroad. "By the party committee, the organization Minister in person to lead the recruitment of principals, the whole process, this is not in Shenzhen history, reflecting the municipal government's determination to recruit the most suitable principals for the southern Hkust.　　"The person with regrets, then Wang Huoming and other major senior leaders have held a number of meetings, the South Hkust President selection from the recruitment plan, work steps, working methods and the selection of the president after the package of work arrangements and implementation of personal questions, many checks. November 2008, the Shenzhen Municipal Personnel Bureau and the Organization department to do market research, and then selected five to do a better global headhunting company. After a comprehensive evaluation, Luocheng consulting from the world's 5 headhunting companies to win the search and evaluation of the principal candidates.　　Luocheng Consulting had previously succeeded in recruiting principals for Hopkins and European Business School, and had successful cooperation with Harvard, Yale University and Oxford University in the recruitment of educational management talents. "The conditions we give them are within 55 years of age, but if we have a special advantage, we can relax our age and certainly not how much to relax," he said. "The director said that the selection board asked candidates to have an international perspective, scientists and educators, and later selected the Committee stressed that more attention should be paid to his higher education management ability, most experts suggested that the best to familiarize themselves with the laws of Chinese higher education and national conditions," after all, in China to run schools.　　[Page] "Shenzhen came to find us last fall." "Cheng admitted that Luocheng consulting company in accordance with the Shenzhen provided by the principal qualifications, duties and competencies, age and other requirements, over the last few months at home and abroad to search for the basic conditions of more than 200 candidates.　　Excluding Asia, the Americas are the largest, Europe second, and third is Oceania, "Asian countries have Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, mainland China are selected." According to international practice, headhunting companies draw commissions from 1/3 of the annual salary of hunters.　　The reporter did not obtain commission from Luocheng Consulting company and Shenzhen authorities.　　According to the plan of the Higher Education Law, the principal of a university must be a Chinese citizen as a school legal person, and what will be handled if the foreigner is selected? "Whether to recruit expatriates, there is no spectrum in mind, but also made a back-up plan."　　"The person in charge admits that if a non-Chinese nationality is recruited, it is considered that a domestic scholar should be invited to be the honorary headmaster, and that the expatriate should be the vice-chancellor, and that in practice the principal of the law shall not be exceeded."　　The people familiar with the matter said that, taking into account the principle of the party's management of cadres, recruitment work insisted by municipal government presided over, headhunting company is responsible for a proposal list to the organization department, and finally the party committee, "is an organizational personnel work of the new and old methods, without this method, it is difficult to break a new road, and get today's results." Cheng told reporters that in the search process, Luocheng consulting company contacted the candidate, to the south of Hkust to adopt such a way of selecting "feel very shocked", are considered a very good thing. "Some people can't join in, but also brainstorming to recommend new candidates for us because they think that the reform of China's higher education has a goodPromote and learn from the meaning. Subsequently, Shenzhen continued to communicate with Luocheng. According to Shenzhen requirements, Luocheng company from more than 200 single screening out 100, Shenzhen also according to peer advice to provide a list of 6 people, of which there are Zhu. "Coincidentally, the 6-person list is basically on the 100-person list of headhunting companies."　　"The above person said, among them Zhu obtained Yang Fujia, Liu Shengxi and other experts jointly recommended.　　Unexpectedly, when the search company searched for a visit to Zhu Qingshi, he was more cautious and rebuffed as a candidate for selection. said the person in charge, the Shenzhen municipal Government was aware of this situation, attaches great importance to this.　　March 20 Wang Huoming personally led to Hefei, "to Zhu Qingshi president of the concept of South Hkust, Shenzhen municipal government to run a good University of the determination and recruitment of talent", a heart-to-heart conversation, Zhu accept the invitation to participate in competition. "It was the sincerity of the Shenzhen municipal government to draw on the talents.　　After that, Zhu Qingshi said he was willing to accept the interview and evaluation of headhunting Company and participate in competition. Finally screened March 23, Shenzhen City Coordination Luocheng consulting company to Zhu Qingshi interview, completed the search company to recommend him for the Southern University of Science and Technology proposed to be the President of the rules of the program.　　After the Luocheng consulting company A total of 56 people to the list of further interviews, surveys, professional evaluation and scoring, and ultimately in qualifying candidates to select 10 candidates, and submitted to the South Hkust principals recruitment team. "The headhunting company is fully confidential to the applicant's material, and each candidate is a very thick material, such as bricks."　　"The director told reporters that at that time the 10-person list of requirements is that there can be 2 under 63 years old, appropriate age to relax, can have a foreign nationality." According to the 10-person list submitted, a further 5 persons were returned by the principal recruitment Working Group and submitted to the principal selection committee on March 25. "The reason for the election of 5 people is that there is too much to be said and the views are difficult to unify, and in fact the 5 are in line with the 1-5-digit rankings of the Luocheng consulting firm. "The negative beauty explained that the recruitment is in fact 6, but 1 people are 65 years old, so give up, and the top three are all domestic, the fourth is Hong Kong and Macao people."　　[Page] reporter learned that the principal selection committee is composed of 16 people, of whom the Shenzhen authorities occupy 5 names, most of them are academicians of the two chambers and old principals of famous universities, while Chia on behalf of the Hong Kong education sector and other representatives from the University of California and the University of Liverpool, including the United States as a professor of Yepsanyan. "They are old fellows who are very emotional about Chinese education, so why are so many people willing to join the selection committee?" Is that China's higher education in the world is competitive, they want to come out, there is a good institutional mechanism, the Chinese higher education to go up. "The person in charge thinks that Zhu has been doing a few decades of education, and he is very clear about the malpractice of China's higher education, he wants to try it, whether he can succeed, and quickly improve the higher educationThe level of school, to develop a master-level characters, "he is the work as an aspiration to do."　　From March 26 to 27th, Shenzhen convened a meeting of the President selection committee of the Southern University of Science and Technology to review the selection of candidates for the southern Hkust. "26th in Shenzhen Kirin Villa meeting, we discussed the time is very long, for each candidate to express their views, advantages and disadvantages, the length of the same, the old experts speak very straight, headhunting company to answer every question."　　"The director revealed that the selection committee spent one night discussing how to grasp the standards, and it was almost until 12 o'clock in the morning, including how to vote, how to grade, and the final decision is vote." 27th, the selection committee took another day to discuss the list of 5 places submitted to the Committee, with a score of 1, 2 and 3 points, with the lowest scores being elected.　　Zhu Qingshi finally won with a 17-point high vote, which is largely uncontroversial.　　April 20, the results of the Zhu Qingshi came to Shenzhen, with the Shenzhen municipal government leaders met, put forward its school ideas, such as elite start, talent team building, students, such as the source of the problem, "very fine." The person in charge explained that Zhu had not fully agreed to accept the post of President of the university, "because it is necessary to see whether the idea and conditions of the school are fully supported by the Government".　　Subsequently, Tangjie took the lead and made a preliminary comment on the government's response to the idea of running a school. June 20, Wang Rong, the mayor of Shenzhen, held less than one weeks to meet Zhu, exchanged views on the issue of running a school. "The opinion of the leaders of the organization department is that since the academician of Zhu is invited, he will be held accountable." Let him come. Be able to stay at the University of South Hkust, so that he can run the South University.　　The person in charge said that Zhuti's idea of running a school was basically accepted by the city. In mid-June, the Shenzhen Municipal Government party group meeting studied Zhu's idea of running a basket of schools, then formed the opinion, and reported it to the Committee of the Communist Party of China in July.　　June 29, Shenzhen Municipal Party committee secretary Liu Yupu presided over the party committee meeting, the meeting agreed to appoint Comrade Zhu Qingshi for the South University of Science and Technology (raise) the President of the school. To show respect for Zhu. 9th, Wang Huoming in the large part of the system is unable to get out of the premise of the reform, fully entrusted to Tangjie, Shenzhen Secretary-General Wang, such as Shenzhen High Level collective to Hefei Zhu to Shenzhen.　　The Chinese Academy of Sciences and USTC pledged to support Zhu to the southern Hkust. said the person in charge told the reporter, Shenzhen grant Zhu, including the deputy principal and other talents are recommended by its, the last Shenzhen City personnel department to decide. At the same time, more than 400 people are submitting materials to the South University of Hkust to work. "This year, the state promulgated the" Pearl River Delta region reform and development planning outline "and" Shenzhen comprehensive reform test overall plan ", and asked Shenzhen to establish a comprehensive reform of education pilot zone. If it is difficult to develop rapidly in a short period of time, it will require strong support from the country and a need for innovative ideas. "The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in the past 10 years, from the establishment of a direct leap into the world-classAs the first headmaster, Chia has a big say in this. "South technology does need the strong support of the state and the Ministry of Education in this regard." "Chia to reporters for example, Shenzhen University after 26 years to get a doctorate, if according to this time, Hkust will still have no ph. D., so in many places can be innovative," can meet the national conditions, but also with international standards, these are the way. "[Page]" The Chinese Higher Education University system's exploration, really needs to have a group of universities, in here edge out the new road. Shenzhen, as the forefront of reform and opening-up, and adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, in the economic reform for the domestic to do a lot of exploration, in the education system we also look forward to making the corresponding exploration. Song Songhua, a former director of the National Center for Educational Development Research and a member of the National Council for Higher Education, made an interview with the Zhu and the Southern University of Hkust.