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"Have you noticed it? Now our official abbreviation has another Huazhong University of Science and Technology ." Huazhong University of Science and Technology official Weibo recently released it.
Recently, the Ministry of Education approved the amendment of the school charter by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which mentioned that the second article was modified to: "The school name is Huazhong University of Science and Technology, abbreviated as Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Huazhong University of Science and Technology..."
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Since then, the school has added another "new" abbreviation.
However, in fact, many people who are familiar with Huazhong University of Science and Technology have always been more accustomed to calling it " Huake " or "Huake" and "Huake University of Science and Technology", so some netizens joked, "The official finally admits that it is called Huake."
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology is no longer stubborn?
In fact, the controversy over the abbreviation of colleges and universities has lasted for many years.
In 2014, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Accelerating the Development, Approval and Implementation of the Charter of Colleges and Universities", requiring local education departments to complete the approval of all college charters before December 31, 2015, objectively express the school's organizational characteristics and positioning in the charter, and promote comprehensive reform of colleges and universities through charter construction.
Immediately, many universities revised the university's constitution, which also triggered a "short for the dispute".
On the one hand, a university has multiple abbreviations, or the official abbreviations are not recognized by the public. For example, Huazhong University of Science and Technology is such a situation.
In 2014, in the " Huazhong University of Science and Technology Charter " approved by the Ministry of Education, the official abbreviation of the school was clearly defined as "China University of China". However, the use and awareness of this abbreviation have always been low.
In June 2017, the "HuaTech Station" of Wuhan Rail Transit Line 2 was renamed "Huazhongda Station", which also caused heated discussion.
According to media reports, Huazhong University of Science and Technology once sent a letter to Wuhan Metro Group , asking to be named after the official abbreviation "Huazhong University". After research, Wuhan Metro Group adopted its suggestions and was approved.
However, this name change has been opposed by many citizens. Some people believe that in Wuhan, the school name has the words "China University of China" and the China University of China, which can easily confuse foreign tourists with freshmen who come to Wuhan to attend university for the first time.
After some discussion, the site was finally named "Huazhong University of Science and Technology Station".
Data photo: Wuhan, Hubei, the campus of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, known as the "forest-style university".
Now, Huazhong University of Science and Technology has finally officially included "Huaxia University of Science and Technology" in the university charter. Some netizens also wonder whether the abbreviation of colleges and universities is appropriate or not, who has the final say?
Researcher of the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences , Vice President of the Chinese Local Education History and Chronicles Research Association and Chairman of the School History and Chronicles Branch Chu Zhaohui believes that the Ministry of Education’s “approval on agreeing to the amendment of some clauses of the charter of Huazhong University of Science and Technology” is actually a approval of the university’s charter, not the abbreviation for them. Therefore, whether the abbreviation of a university is suitable cannot be based on the approval of the Ministry of Education.
In addition, some educators have said that abbreviation of a university is generally based on its own school characteristics and folk conventions, and the establishment of abbreviation is the university's own business.
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How to avoid it?
The dispute over the abbreviation of colleges and universities is more common. The abbreviation of colleges and universities in different regions is the phenomenon of crashing cars. A typical example is Nanjing University and Nanchang University debate who should be called " Nanchang University ".
In addition, there are also well-known ones. Henan University and Hebei University are both referred to as " Heda ", Hunan University and Hubei University are both referred to as "Huda", Shandong University and Shanxi University are referred to as " Shandong University ", South China Normal University , Central China Normal University, and East China Normal University all have the title of " Chinese Normal University ", etc.
The reporter noticed that the official abbreviations of universities in different regions still have overlapping problems, but some universities only collided with social names, and their official abbreviations do not overlap.
For example, in the charters of Nanjing University and Nanchang University, they insist on being referred to as "Nanjing University". The charters of Hunan University and Hubei University are also clearly referred to as "Hu University".
The abbreviation of "He University" is retained in the charter of Henan University, but the abbreviation is not mentioned in the charter of Hebei University. Similarities include Shandong University and Shanxi University. The former constitution is clearly referred to as "Shandong University", while the latter has no relevant content.
As for South China Normal University, Central China Normal University, and East China Normal University, they are abbreviated as " South China Normal University ", " Central China Normal University ", and " East China Normal University " in the charter, and "Chinese Normal University" is not the official abbreviation.
Data photo: The "Green Tree House" photographed on the campus of Nanjing University. China News Service photo by Rao Guojun Picture source: CNSPHOTO
Abbreviated as How to avoid car crashes? Chu Zhaohui believes that the abbreviation of colleges and universities should follow some basic principles. First, it can include the basic elements of the school, and second, it cannot be confused with other schools. If these two points cannot be achieved, this abbreviation should not be used within the general scope. In addition, language expression habits and language sense issues should also be taken into account.
Regarding the popular folk term, Chu Zhaohui believes that if it is an abbreviation written into the university charter, the whole should be taken into account. In any time and space environment, this abbreviation should be without duplication, no ambiguity, misunderstanding, and no lack of elements. Only in this way can the abbreviation of university be relatively "simple and complete".
In addition, there are experts who suggest that on the one hand, history and authority should be respected. For example, the abbreviation determined in the university charter approved by the Ministry of Education first, and schools that apply later should avoid it. On the other hand, now everyone has also accepted trisyllable words and quad-syllable words. The abbreviation of university is not necessary to reduce to , two-syllable .
Data picture: Peking University welcomes the 2022 undergraduate freshman. China News Service reporter Yi Haifei photographed
Why do universities care so much about "titles"?
Why are names so important for colleges and universities? 21st Century Education Development Research Institute Dean Xiong Bingqi once pointed out that the competition for university abbreviation reflects the pursuit of school characteristics.
For example, a university teacher once published an article saying that Huazhong University of Science and Technology used the abbreviation of "China University of China", which may be intended to "run all comprehensive first-class universities that are famous, legitimate and veritable."
is actually more than just abbreviation. In recent years, a "family name change" has also emerged in China. Many "XX colleges" have been renamed "XX University", which may expand the regional names in the school name and approach the "high-end" direction with higher levels and wider disciplines.
In 2017, the Ministry of Education issued the "Opinions on the Setting of Colleges and Universities in the 13th Five-Year Plan Period", which also specifically mentioned that some colleges and universities are unclear in positioning, are keen on level improvement or rename changes, blindly add subjects and majors, weaken their school characteristics, and have obvious tendency to homogeneity.
Data picture: College students participate in tug of war. Yang Bo
In Chu Zhaohui's view, the "university name change wave" has caused some chaos. "For example, 2000 years ago, a certain place had a 'some normal college '. After 2000, the school was changed to 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some 'some
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