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Guanghua Law School: "ideal experiment Professor Governance Institute"            
     A group with legal scholars idealism, is trying to establish a current university different universities -- from the educational administration, the school of management professor committee affairs and academic evaluation, pursuit of university independence and academic freedom......

                             □ reporter Zhao Lei from Hangzhou, Beijing "to President Hu Shi's spirit alive in our heart." He Weifang in this speech at Peking University after another, his new faculty is Professor of Zhejiang University Guanghua School of law.

                             The school of law, University Hu Shi's intended to restore the traditional ideal experiment -- away from the educational administration, the school of management professor committee affairs and academic evaluation, search for "university independence and academic freedom Professor Governance Institute".

                             This seems to respond to more than half a century ago, Zhejiang University history. Then, in the Zhu Kezhen under the auspices of the Zhejiang University, the Independent School of Beijing University atmosphere "," southeast bastion of democracy "reputation.

                             More than half a century later, compared with Beijing, Hangzhou in the academic resources and academic discourse on the right at a disadvantage.

                             But the school plans to restore University traditional pursuit, still let some tired of the many problems of modern university scholars wistful.

                             In April of this year, Beijing University Law School associate professor Zhang Gu also out of Beijing, chose the Guanghua School of law.

                             Mrs. Zhang Gu said to Sun Xiaoxia Dean Guanghua School of law, said: "why do you bring him (Zhang Gu)? He is not 'manufacturing' the Guanghua School of law." "In other words, if according to the existing evaluation standard of most university professor, Zhang Gu might get Guanghua disappointed.

                             But Sun said, assessment of the college is different from other university independent Professor Committee on the level of the teachers, not rigidly adhere to the number of articles published in core journal, and will be more representative of the actual standard of review and the teacher's scientific research ability, potential. Creating an ideal law school

                             Guanghua law school professor committee, the existing 10 members.

                             In addition to the vice president of Zhejiang University as the engineering background, the other nine per capita for Chinese legal scholars current outstanding or proficient in China law of foreign scholars. Among them, have served as Taiwan Grand Justices Wang Zejian, Professor Liu Tiezheng, vice president of Harvard University School of law, an Shoulian etc.. This is an independent determinant of academic affairs, from the introduction of talent, Professor promotion, curriculum, academic school in the affairs of daily operation to it. The professor committee has the highest decision-making power of academic affairs, Dean must be responsible for it. They will take charge of job: maintain academic conscience.

                             In the opinion of President Sun Xiaoxia, the ten professors formed a professional assessment level of top, can avoid the "layman evaluation expert" embarrassing. Before, the Promotion Law School professor, is decided by the evaluation committee; and review members mostly science scholar, do not understand the legal subject, "ultimately can only see you published many papers, undertook many projects".

                             In the introduction of talents, the professor committee also adhere to strict academic standards. All the candidates, after the Council seeking, recommend, finally all must pass in the professor committee. According to Sun Xiaoxia introduction, the introduction of its own, the professor committee has unanimously.

                             Such a and the current education system is completely different, "subject," and donated directly related to promoting the Guanghua Education foundation.

                             Before the Guanghua Education Foundation donated, the law school and the Zhejiang University Department of administrative management departments are law school in downtown Hangzhou, Xixi campus.

                             In the case of limited resources, passing each other in various departments, it is difficult for a teacher to focus most of your energy into research and teaching. Law teacher almost all want to independence, the establishment of a pure law school. Third Zhejiang University Campus -- Zhijiang campus, many returnees teachers phase.

                             In the school leadership communication, President Sun Xiaoxia led the team began fundraising trip. Finally, Taiwan Institute of law law firm partner and chief executive Chen Changwen, contributed to this fate Guanghua Education Foundation and Zhejiang University School of law. Chen is also a former vice chairman of SEF and first secretary general, Taiwan Red Cross president, has a deep, complex. In 2007 April, in the Guanghua the inauguration ceremony, Chen Changwen said, the rule of law has become an indispensable condition Chinese modernization, "the rule of law to be successful, legal education is the most important, the school is the most important." The scene of the KMT Honorary Chairman Lian Zhan also delivered a speech, he said, "with international standards, the 'rail' is the idea of rule of law deeply, a sound rule of law."

                             They hope to create an ideal law school of Zhejiang University, in the mainland, the cultivation of the ideal of groups of the legal persons. Old and new rules of running

                             Guanghua law school after all did not escape from the "management system in Colleges and Universities under the leadership of the party, the principal, Professor".

                             Law school now but shall be subject to the leadership, but also perform the professor committee's decision.

                             In the current situation, to establish Zhejiang University "subject," law school, given the Guanghua some special policy, the professor committee operation in these special policy range, but the final decision is still at school.

                             On the other hand, in the agreement the two sides Guanghua Education Foundation and Zhejiang University, as the direct leadership institute, Zhejiang University is not voluntary donations, the school must match the Guanghua work in the aspects of resource allocation, academic construction. This means that the school to a portion of the power, therefore, the "performance" of concern.

                             Lin Laifan professor of law school, feeling, old and new rules are in the running in stage. He said, some problems may not fully exposed, for example, "the promotion of teachers need after the confirmation, if they do not agree with professor committee decisions, how to do?"

                             According to the Southern Weekend reporter understanding, once the school wanted to overthrow the professor committee's decision, but later hand in view of Professor Committee the committee's prestige, on the one hand through the communication between the two sides, the school agreed to the original decision.

                             Even within the College of management, also still need to adjust and adjustment.

                             Members of the school professor committee is well-known professor. By "outsiders" to decide hospital affairs mode, criticism from some teachers in the hospital. They think, external professor do not necessarily understand the local conditions. In the Western University, Professor Committee by the school or college faculty, there is no "outsiders" in. In addition, the committee members from all corners of the country, it is difficult to gather together, may affect the efficiency of decision making.

                             Directly promote the establishment of the Taiwan Guanghua law school teacher Wang Guanxi, is the intersection node two culture and the rules of procedure.

                             This year's work let Wang Guanxi more in-depth understanding of the whole society, society: "the lack of real concern for the rule of law, many problems still according to the old rules; most people have awareness of the rules, not the right consciousness."

                             Wang Tancheng, in the preparation process of school, feeling may change at any time. But in spite of the difficulties, have enough patience related aspects.

                             Sun Xiaoxia said, the professor committee operation for more than a year, the overall status of ideal. He also found that, the school has begun to pay attention to our experience, in the decentralization of power and resources allocation, tend to respect the autonomy at the basic level.

                             He Weifang thinks, the system is not easy to chord changes under the local system, exploration is not easy, he hopes to promote the one or two in one.

                             Zhang Gu also does not think himself at Guanghua, means to a university and the inaugural completely different place. But he insists, Guanghua law school as the person in civil law, as long as the birth, existence, it has its own independent significance. The law school's daily time

                             This is somewhat idealistic light law school.

                             The whole campus in the faint of round hill, USA Presbyterian Church to church stands on the hillside, it has an elegant name --, Yue sitting room.

                             Guanghua Law School Professor Lin laifan look forward to, one day in the Yue sitting room held academic salon, talk about law and theology sister school; or hold the graduation and degree in the awarding ceremony, in the eyes of God and the church bells, teachers and students mutual congratulations to say goodbye, do not have to care about the school leadership in the pecking order.

                             A hundred years ago, here is one of the East six church schools -- Zhijiang University campus. Soochow University and it earlier, has created the most successful law school as Chinese modern, Soochow law is still legal education today China ruler.

                             Passing university spirit and the seniors alluring. Zhang Gu said, first came to the mountains, usually be careless about one's dress he suddenly had an impulse, want to tie to wear suit picked up the leather briefcase, to give lessons to the students like the professor.

                             In the study here was difficult not to have brilliant: bell tower also known as the same with hall, by "Declaration" founder Shi Liangcai funded the construction; the independent building "house" was Leighton Stuart's home; and the echo each other at a distance of the deliberative hall, Sun Zhongshan delivered a passionate speech overheating.

                             Look at the Guanghua School of law school emblem, a fantasy -- red black and white color, shields and books as the basic modelling, in the center represents justice, law, rights of the Latin "JUS", this design is rare in domestic law school badge, reminiscent of the Ivy League and other European and American universities.

                             Here, every week five are teachers and students dining day. College: regardless of whether the class, must come and lunch students. This meal by Institute of bill.

                             At present, the hospital to the global recruitment of librarians, curators are reported to have been a school library intends to American.

    On the same day at the school of law was established a year later, a study in Japan's legal scholars in the new message is still moving Soul: I imagine the Guanghua School of law is a free, independent, is the conscience of the future China law.

                             Wish this is law school dean Sun Xiaoxia.

    He said, not billion yuan of funds Guanghua most concern, not scenery Tiancheng western campus, but they hope to achieve the effect of reform -- let it has relatively independent policy, return the academic features of the original and its mechanism.

    More, and national science base, will disappear in smoke. Sun Xiaoxia said, about the period of the Republic of China, and Chaoyang two law schools, it is remembered, "Chaoyang students are on the bench, Soochow are Shanghai Bund lawyer".

                       (Zhao Lei: "Guanghua Law School:" Professor Governance Institute "ideal experiment"," Southern Weekend > July 17, 2008)