A roll of toilet paper, an ordinary daily necessities, has solved three problems and set off a " toilet revolution" at Yuquan Campus of Zhejiang University. What's going on?
The incident stems from a heartache shared by many people in Zhejiang University. Professor Yu Xiaoli of the School of Energy Engineering has never forgotten that many years ago, a Japanese scholar who went to Zhejiang University to attend an academic conference once questioned her: "How can we do scientific research next to such a toilet?" It turns out that the bathroom on campus has a strong smell. , lack of toilet paper supply and other issues have caused discomfort among foreign scholars, and such doubts are not unique. Zhejiang University people realize that the seemingly inconspicuous bathroom actually affects the overall environment of the school and even its external reputation.
In 2015, Zhejiang University, in conjunction with the construction of a beautiful campus, launched a special campaign to improve the environment and civilized education in classrooms, laboratories, dormitories, canteens, and bathrooms (referred to as "three rooms, one hall, and one bathroom"), aiming to provide teachers and students with better learning , scientific research, and living environment, and build a first-class campus environment that matches the school’s reputation. At present, in the "Three Rooms, One Bathroom and One Bathroom" special action , the renovation of bathroom facilities and environmental improvement work have been basically completed, but there is still a long way to go to achieve a first-class harmonious environment, first-class management services and first-class civilized education. To this end, Yuquan Campus took the lead and quietly launched an "toilet revolution" using a roll of toilet paper, providing reference answers to three long-standing problems.
Question 1: How to meet the needs of teachers, students and citizens?
According to preliminary statistics, in this spring season, the maximum number of vehicles entering and exiting the Yuquan Campus of Zhejiang University every day is more than 9,000. In addition, there are more than 20,000 teachers and students working and studying on campus. The demand for the use of public restrooms is very high. The supply of paper became an urgent need.
At the end of 2017, the Yuquan Campus Management Committee cooperated with the school's Logistics Management Office to install paper towels in the bathrooms of some public places such as the college buildings and libraries of 18 colleges on the Yuquan Campus in line with the principle of convenience for teachers and students while practicing economy. boxes and toilet paper, with a total of more than 400 paper boxes installed.
Ma Yinliang, director of the Yuquan Campus Management Committee, said: "90% of the installed toilet paper is installed alone on the squatting position, and some is installed at the entrance of the bathroom. You can choose the installation method according to your usage habits." According to Deputy Director of the Logistics Management Office Director Liu Huiwen introduced that in November 2017, the equipment and installation of toilet paper boxes and hand sanitizer boxes in 96 public libraries in the school's public libraries had been completed. 33 paper towel vending machines have been installed in the east and west teaching buildings of Zijingang Campus.
The reporter randomly walked into the School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Information and Electronic Engineering located near the main gate of Yuquan Campus. Not only are toilet paper installed in the bathrooms, but some bathrooms also have hand sanitizer, hand dryers and instant water heaters independently equipped by the college. It can meet the needs of most teachers, students, citizens and tourists.
Question 2: We need to install all the toilet paper, who will pay for it, and how to manage it?
According to Ma Yinliang's words: "We want to get everyone on the bus, but it is up to everyone to drive." Many people have concerns about this: "With so many people, how much will the cost of toilet paper be? Where does this funding come from?"
For this reason, Ma Yinliang made a calculation. At the end of last year, the Yuquan Campus Management Committee purchased toilet paper worth 5,000 yuan to each college in the campus. We hope that everyone will gradually develop the habit of consciously installing toilet paper. In the past few days, when Ma Yinliang visited colleges, he found that almost all colleges still had a lot of toilet paper that had not been used up. Based on this calculation, a college will not spend more than 15,000 yuan on toilet paper in a year.
Qian Mingqi, Office Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, told us that the college has been installing toilet paper in bathrooms for nearly three years and has now developed a clear management model, that is, the college purchases toilet paper and the property management Responsible for the service, ensuring the continuous supply of toilet paper, and the annual cost is actually less than 10,000 yuan.
Currently, in order to support the improvement of the school environment and the development of civilized education, the school’s Planning and Finance Office has decided after research that expenditures related to toilet paper in public places can be spent through management fees, special expenses and income-generating funds.
Question 3: What does toilet paper in college bathrooms have to do with civilized education?
Cao Guangbiao Building, where the School of Computer Science and Technology is located, was the first batch of units to renovate bathrooms on the Yuquan campus. In the early years, an interesting phenomenon often occurred there: many visitors to Yuquan often used Cao Guangbiao Building as the end point. The tour guide will tell you , you can get on the bus after your convenience here. Because at that time, the bathrooms in Cao Guangbiao's building were famous for being clean and tidy and equipped with toilet paper. Many people objected to this, believing that it would increase unnecessary expenses. Zhuang Yueting, then dean of the School of Computer Science and Technology, said: “If we spend this money, we can establish a civilized image for Zhejiang University. "It is worthwhile to set an example for Chinese higher education institutions."
In fact, at Zhejiang University, civilized education that started with a roll of toilet paper is constantly advancing. Liu Huiwen said: "Bathroom civilization is the most basic campus civilization. In conjunction with the pilot work of Zhejiang Province's 'Cultural Campus' construction, we piloted the renovation of the first and second floor bathrooms in the Western Education in Zijingang Campus. By updating facilities and equipment, posting campus scenery photos and Civilized behavior posters, makes bathroom culture a new trend leading campus civilization "
Ren Shaobo, executive vice president of Zhejiang University, pointed out that through this "toilet revolution", we will ensure that the toilet renovation benefits all teachers and students in the school, and the hardware facilities will be fully in place, and a long-term system and mechanism will be established.
The addition of a small roll of toilet paper has silently changed the work and life experience of teachers and students, and has become a measure of the progress of social civilization. Zhejiang University is starting from a roll of toilet paper and moving forward together with the public.
