What is one of the biggest differences between studying for a PhD and studying for an undergraduate degree? Probably, you can pass the exam, but you may not have a dormitory to live in.
Recently, a doctoral student at Hunan University said that he "failed" to stay in the dormitory. "The accommodation fee (although) is not expensive, but I really let myself go out." Renting a house costs at least 10,000 yuan a year, and there is no subsidy yet." I contacted the college to solve the problem, but the reply I got was "Waiting for notification"...
What is going on? A few days ago, the news of Hunan University’s bed reservation for postgraduate students attracted widespread attention. The school's "Notice on Opening the Application and Bed Reservation Function of the Graduate Student Dormitory in the Orientation System" posted online shows that "due to limited housing availability," the school's new graduate student accommodation will be subject to "difference selection." "If you are not selected, Dormitory arrangements are temporarily unavailable”. Netizens bluntly said that had to "rob" to enter the dormitory.
Source: Red Star News
In addition, more than one university has recently caused heated discussions due to the issue of graduate student dormitories. Zhihu There was a question on "What do you think about the dormitory arrangements for 2022-level graduate students of Xi'an Jiaotong University?" Students said: The graduate student dormitory has been changed from a single room to a room for 4 people. It is far from the teaching area and there are still problems such as formaldehydeodor.
Picture source: Zhihu
The school has not yet given a solution for the "unselected" graduate students in the dormitory
On August 10, a reporter from Red Star News contacted a 2022 doctoral student of the school, who said that the school's Dormitory is really needed Make a reservation request. Another doctoral student said that he had "failed". "The accommodation fee (although) is not expensive, but if you really want to rent a house, it will cost at least more than 10,000 yuan a year, and there is no subsidy." The doctoral student also said that he had communicated with the department about his "failure" and the reply he received was "waiting for notification". However, when asked when he would receive a reply and possible solutions, the school did not explain. .
Another 2022 master's student said that the news that needed to apply for dormitories was not known to at the beginning, but was only informed on August 9. was not mentioned during the enrollment process.
According to the "Registration Instructions for Hunan University's 2022 Graduate Graduate Students" released by the official website of Hunan University Graduate School, the school implements a voluntary application system for graduate student accommodation. Based on the existing dormitory resources, the school provides housing within a certain range for freshmen to choose from.
The registration instructions stated: According to the overall housing availability of the school, the 2022 graduate students in humanities and social sciences (School of Marxism, School of Public Administration , School of Law , School of Business Administration , School of Foreign Languages, School of Journalism and Communication , Yuelu Academy, School of Chinese Language and Literature) are uniformly arranged to live in the Wangluqiao Park of the Finance Academy Campus. Applications will not be accepted for part-time graduate students and full-time graduate students whose admission category is targeted employment (except those under the High-Level Key Talents for Minority Program ).
According to the 2022 enrollment plan brochure published on the school’s official website, in 2022, the school plans to recruit about 1,000 doctoral students from across the country, and plans to recruit more than 3,900 full-time master’s students and more than 950 part-time master’s students.
The reporter noticed that some former students also posted on the Internet that this situation was not the first year, and reminded freshmen to be prepared to choose dormitories. There are indeed situations where cannot choose dormitories.In this regard, the reporter saw from the "Registration Instructions for Graduate Students" published on the school's official website in the past six years that has always implemented a voluntary application system for accommodation, and provides housing to new students within a certain range based on existing dormitory resources. choose.
Hunan University Graduate School Official Website
So, What should be done if a student "fails" and fails to apply for a dormitory? A Red Star News reporter called Hunan University as a student. A relevant teacher said that students can first give feedback to counselor , and then the college teacher will contact the research and engineering department. At the same time, he said that because the bed allocation is carried out by the Department of Post-hospital Care, "the college (summarizes the situation) will make unified inquiries, and then the college will inform each student uniformly, so that the efficiency will be higher."
The online information also showed that Dr. The bed booking period for students and master's students is August 10-11 and August 12-15 respectively, and the result viewing time is August 15. In this regard, the official WeChat platform of the Hunan University Graduate Affairs Department, "Hunan Research and Engineering", also released the same time arrangement plan on August 9.
Regarding the specific number of resources in the dormitory, the reporter contacted other relevant departments of Hunan University, but has not received any further reply.
Some universities no longer provide accommodation for these graduate students.
Hunan University is not the first university in China that cannot meet the accommodation needs of all students due to bed shortages. After inquiries, Red Star News reporters found that Peking University , Nanjing University and other universities All have similar situations.
According to public reports, a 2018 article "To stay at Peking University, I may have to spend 200,000 yuan" caused heated discussion. The article stated that due to the shortage of dormitory resources at Peking University, at least 45% of freshmen with professional master's degrees were unable to study. When you stay in Wanliu Apartment, you will solve the accommodation problem by yourself. 55% of the "lucky people" who can own the dormitory will be determined by drawing lots.
The Paper reported that in June 2019, a deferred doctoral student at Nanjing University was adjusted by the school, and the accommodation standard was adjusted from a 2-person room to a 4-person room. A deferral rate of more than 50% means more than 1,000 students are affected. Teachers, students and staff of the school pointed out that the shortage of dormitory beds has long been revealed, and this shortage is closely related to the expansion of enrollment in successive years.
At present, some universities have made it clear that they will no longer provide accommodation for part-time graduate students.
Fudan University 2021 admissions brochure states, “Professional degree master’s students will not be arranged to live on campus. In principle, students need to arrange their own accommodation. The school collaborates with relevant departments to strive to expand off-campus accommodation resources and assist full-time students to solve their accommodation needs in a social way. ".
Beijing Normal UniversityProfessional master’s degree students whose training location is in Beijing will not be provided with accommodation; full-time professional degree master’s students whose training location is in Zhuhai will have accommodation arranged by the school in Zhuhai during their studies; graduate students in Beijing who are targeted for employment will not be provided with accommodation. stay.
Beijing Institute of Technology, candidates admitted to the full-time 125100 MBA program and candidates whose admission categories are targeted employment (except for the backbone of ethnic minorities, Strong Army Plan), do not provide dormitories.
In addition, Beijing Normal University, Xiamen University , Shenzhen University and other universities have also issued relevant regulations.
Does this mean that master’s and doctoral students who are already strapped for money will increasingly have to “rob” to choose dormitories in the future?
Source: Red Star News, Zhihu, Postgraduate Entrance Examination Person
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