spent nearly 20 million yuan and introduced 23 doctoral students in philosophy (education) majoring in Adamson University in the Philippines, and worked in secondary colleges in different directions such as science and engineering. Recently, Shaoyang College of Hunan Province released a notice on the school’s official website of the treatment of talents introduced, which caused controversy on public opinion.
Shaoyang College . Source: Shaoyang College Official Website Shaoyang College. Source: Shaoyang College official website
On July 18, a staff member of the Personnel Department of Hunan Provincial Department of Education told the reporter of Beijing News , "We have paid attention to the relevant public opinion on the Internet and are being processed with Shaoyang College."
Many second-level college deans of Shaoyang College told the reporter of Beijing News that due to the difficulty in introducing domestic doctoral talents, the school has to adopt a "stoppable measure" to select a group of teachers with master's degrees to go abroad to study for doctoral degrees. "Increasing the proportion of doctoral degrees in the teaching team will help you to upgrade to universities and apply for master's degrees in the future."
Beijing News reporter searched and found that Adamson University in the Philippines is an private university , which was included in the list of "Educated Certification and Enhanced Certification Review" by the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center in November 2021.
introduction of doctoral introduction has caused controversy. The Provincial Department of Education has linked with the school to deal with
On July 7, the "Announcement on the List of Doctors to Go Abroad for Doctors to Go to School and Return to School for the Similar Types" released by the Personnel Office of Shaoyang College, Hunan Province appeared on the homepage of the school's official website.
public announcement shows that the school introduced 23 doctoral students majoring in philosophy (education) at Adamson University in the Philippines in this batch. The introduction fee for each doctoral student is 350,000 yuan, the scientific research start-up fee is 150,000 yuan, the transitional rental subsidy is 144,000 yuan, and the introduction fee is 200,000 yuan without the need to solve the spouse's work, totaling 844,000 yuan. According to this announcement, the school will spend nearly 20 million yuan on the treatment of the above 23 doctors. Screenshot of the relevant public announcement page of
(partial). Source: Screenshot of the relevant public announcement page of Shaoyang College’s official website (part). Source: Shaoyang College official website
After the public announcement was released, it caused netizens to question: The public announcement list shows that the aforementioned 23 doctors graduated from the philosophy (education) major of Adamson University in the Philippines, but worked in the secondary colleges with "no majors" such as the school's School of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, School of Science, School of Economics and Management, School of Physical Education, School of Physical Education, School of Medicine, School of Physical Education, School of Physical Education, School of Medicine, School of Physical Education, and School of Physical Education. In addition, the study time of this batch of doctoral students was from August 2019 to December 2021. Compared with the mainstream doctoral "four-year academic system" in domestic universities, Adamson University is not a local prestigious university, and the major of philosophy and is also very average. Many netizens believe that Shaoyang College’s move is to increase the proportion of doctoral teachers in the school in a short period of time.
htmlOn the evening of July 17, Chen Risheng, dean of the School of Physical Education of Shaoyang College, revealed to the Beijing News reporter that in response to the controversy caused by this matter, the school has set up a special working group, with some members of the working group responsible for reporting to the superior competent units, and the other part responsible for explaining to teachers in the school. "At present, the college has connected with the staff of the Hunan Provincial Department of Education." htmlOn July 18, the reporter contacted the Shaoyang College Office, and a staff member responded that the relevant matters of introducing doctoral students will be answered uniformly by the school's personnel department; and two staff members of the school's personnel department told the reporter that they were not clear about the content they were not clear about.Then, the reporter called the Personnel Department of the Hunan Provincial Department of Education, and a staff member told the Beijing News reporter, "We have paid attention to the relevant public opinion online. The Provincial Department of Education is connecting with Shaoyang College. For specific situations, you can consult the school."
More than the presidents of the second-level colleges: "hitting a wall" for introducing doctoral students, and teachers are selected to study abroad for doctoral students
According to Chen Risheng, the dean of the School of Physical Education of Shaoyang College, the school has repeatedly "hitting a wall" in recruiting doctoral students to the outside world. Even if they have high salaries, they cannot attract talents to join. To this end, in 2019, the school uniformly selected a group of teachers with master's degree to go abroad to study for a doctorate.
In June 2019, more than 20 teachers from the school went to Philippines to study for their doctorate at Adamson University. "These teachers stayed in the Philippines for several months. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak broke out around the world, so they returned to China one after another. After that, they completed their studies through online classes."
According to Chen Risheng, the tuition and accommodation fees of this group of teachers in the school when they are studying for a doctorate are paid by individuals, and the school gives them a necessary living allowance of about 1,000 yuan per person per month.
Chen Risheng said that because the school is difficult to introduce domestic doctoral talents, choosing their own teachers to study abroad for a doctorate is a helpless move. "Each person's treatment of more than 800,000 yuan is not a one-time payment into these people's accounts, of which 150,000 yuan of scientific research funds are paid based on performance appraisal. Therefore, the cost per teacher is not that much. Compared with the benefits provided by the school when introducing doctoral students from other universities, this treatment is not very high. "
In response to netizens' doubts about "shrinking doctoral degree", Chen Risheng said that Adamson University is a university certified by the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center, and the doctoral program is 2-3 years. "Studying a doctorate in this university is not useless. We can see that the academic level of these teachers has improved. In the future, they will need to assume the responsibility of the leader in the development of the department. "
Many other second-level college deans of Shaoyang College also told the Beijing News reporter that introducing foreign doctoral students who graduated from school is a unified arrangement by the school. These teachers originally served as teachers of different majors in their respective second-level colleges. Shaoyang College has a cooperation plan with Adamson University in the Philippines. Taking the study of a doctorate abroad is a "stoppable measure". The teachers in the school also have some controversy over this matter.
"This is also a solution. To put it bluntly, it is to make up the number of people. "A dean of the second-level college of the school bluntly said, "but it is indeed conducive to increasing the proportion of doctoral degrees in the teaching staff, and is helpful for upgrading to a university and applying for a master's degree in the future. "
Ministry of Education Study Abroad Service Center: It is recommended to carefully consider applying for Adamson University
By querying the Ministry of Education's Foreign-related Supervision Information Network, the reporter found that the Philippines Adamson University (Adamson University) is indeed on the list of Philippine higher education institutions recommended by the Philippine Higher Education Commission.
However, on the official website of the Ministry of Education Study Abroad Service Center, an "Announcement on Strengthening Certification Review of Academic Degree Certification of Some Foreign Institutions" published on November 26, 2021 shows that "our center continues to pay attention to the certification data and related reporting situations, and will strengthen the review of the certification applications of the following institutions from now on. Our center will make independent judgments based on the materials provided by the school and the relevant research situation. Please keep in touch with the school and learn about the latest progress. "
Beijing News reporter noticed that the review list includes Adamson University in the Philippines. Screenshot of the relevant announcement page of
. Source: China Study Abroad Network Screenshot of the relevant announcement page. Source: China Study Abroad Network
On July 18, a reporter from the Beijing News consulted the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center for relevant situations of Adamson University as an international student. Staff said that previously, Study Abroad Service Center has received a number of reports, reflecting that some foreign universities have offered low-quality online courses for the Chinese market during the epidemic, including Adamson University. "If you have not applied for Adamson University, it is recommended that you consider it carefully. If you have completed your studies at Adamson University, you can submit the materials to the review department to verify your academic qualifications. "
21st Century Education Research Institute Dean Xiong Bingqi told the Beijing News reporter that some domestic universities currently have increased the proportion of doctoral degrees in the teaching staff, so as to obtain relevant national policy and financial support and facilitate the application of master's degree programs. In this environment, some universities have adopted a "quick" approach - allowing teachers to study doctoral degrees in some Southeast Asian countries, and some can get a doctoral degree in one or two years.
Xiong Bingqi said that this move actually cannot truly improve the quality of the teaching staff, but instead exposes the mentality of some universities' eagerness for quick success. To truly improve the level of teaching staff construction, universities must get rid of the academic degree theory and truly fundamentally improve the quality of teachers. At the same time, when guiding the construction of colleges and universities, relevant local government departments should not overemphasize the proportion of doctoral degrees in the teaching staff.
