"Of course there’s no problem, an Education Innovation Exchange Conference is meant for exchanges between various universities."
Director Xiao Wenxing nodded his head, indicating that there was no issue.
So Ding Yue and Director Xiao Wenxing entered the grand auditorium together, followed by Ding Yue’s secretary Wen Ruohan, the robot assistant Big White, as well as the secretary of Director Xiao Wenxing and a few other people.
When Ding Yue and Director Xiao Wenxing entered, many of the principals in the auditorium couldn’t help but glance in Ding Yue’s direction.
After all, Ding Yue was followed by Big White!
Although the robot Big White was very popular among many young people, these university principals had also heard of it.
After all, Big White, the health care robot, had already started being supplied to hospitals nationwide. Some major hospitals in Yancheng have received a batch of health care robots Big White manufactured by Feiyue Group, which Principal Ding of Mist City Arts and Science University is associated with.
"Principal Zhao, isn’t that Principal Ding from Mist City Arts and Science University who is collaborating with your Physics College? He’s rather young."
After looking at Ding Yue, Principal Wang of Jiangnan University remarked with a sigh as he stood next to Zhao Siming.
"What’s that saying? The older wave gets pushed out by the new wave." Zhao Siming responded with a nod and a smile.
At this point, another principal from Guangcheng Technology University, Principal Liu, shook his head: "It’s just a private education enterprise. A private university operated in his style can’t cause any significant waves."
"Principal Liu, you can’t put it like that. We all have seen the achievements of Mist City Arts and Science University, haven’t we?"
"A few minor achievements are not worth mentioning." Principal Liu of Guangcheng Technology University didn’t think highly of Mist City Arts and Science University: "The only impressive thing is probably their technology of the third generation semiconductor material, gallium nitride."
Principal Zhao Siming was unwilling to hear Principal Liu talk this way. Although he was quite advanced in years, why was his mindset so narrow?
Having a private university such as this quickly growing with limitless future prospects was a good thing for private education in Xia Country, wasn’t it?
However, Principal Zhao Siming didn’t criticize Principal Liu out of respect for his institution’s relationship with Mist City Arts and Science University. He just felt a little uncomfortable inside.
In Zhao Siming’s view, a large part of the reason why higher education in Xia Country struggled to innovate was the narrow-mindedness of these old, stubborn principals.
Zhao Siming was different from them. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed to establish a partnership between the Physics College of his own Jiangnan University of Science and Technology and the then relatively unknown Physics Department of Mist City Arts and Science University.
"Forget it, Principal Liu, a private university that made a little headway by luck, who knows when it might fail just like Dongcheng Ocean University did? Remember them?"
A university principal seated behind Principal Liu suddenly said.
Dongcheng Ocean University was once a very well-known private comprehensive university in Xia Country. It was built by a group of businessmen who had ventured into business, and there was a time when it was glorious. However, by the year 2021, Dongcheng Ocean University had already fallen into disrepair and become a university that hardly anyone mentioned.
Principal Liu nodded his head.
In Principal Liu’s view, as the other principal had just said, the future of Mist City Arts and Science University was probably bound to follow the same fate as Dongcheng Ocean University.
As for these rigid-minded principals like Principal Liu, Zhao Siming really didn’t want to say anything.
After Ding Yue and Director Xiao Wenxing walked into the grand hall, according to the prearranged seating, Director Xiao Wenxing sat in the front row.
As Ding Yue was the head of a private university, his seat was somewhat further back.
So Ding Yue walked towards the back of the auditorium, followed by Big White who was cautiously stepping one foot at a time, walking in such a dazed and cute manner that it attracted many gazes from within the auditorium.
"Hello, you’re Principal Ding, right? You’re really young!"
When Ding Yue arrived at his row, a middle-aged man in his forties who was seated by the aisle greeted him.
Ding Yue responded with a smile and nodded.
"I’m Xu Dongcheng from Westlight University." The middle-aged man briefly introduced himself to Ding Yue.
"So it’s Principal Xu, nice to meet you."
Ding Yue extended his hand warmly and exchanged a handshake with Xu Dongcheng.
Ding Yue had heard about Xu Dongcheng before because, like him, he was also a principal of a private university.
As one of the more well-known private universities in Xia Country, the presence of Westlight University at the National College Education Innovation Exchange Conference wasn’t surprising to Ding Yue.
After all, compared to Mist City Arts and Science University, Westlight University’s resources were considerably more substantial, and it was also recognized as one of the key private universities by Xia Country.
One of the future stage goals for Ding Yue’s Mist City Arts and Science University, was to become a nationally recognized key private university like Westlight University.
"Principal Ding, you’ve shown outstanding competence in running private education. In just over a year, Mist City Arts and Science University has made quite a name for itself."
Since Xu Dongcheng was in the same position as Ding Yue as the head of a private university, he wouldn’t look down on Mist City Arts and Science University like those old stubborn principals did.