Chapter 989 Academic Exchange
After handling accommodation and purchasing daily necessities, Kewell and his team started their own work.
Their first stop was Tomsk State Polytechnic University, not Tomsk Imperial University. Although Tomsk Imperial University is the top local university, it does not match the current talent demand in East Africa.
Because Tomsk Imperial University focuses on liberal arts and does not have science and engineering departments, this is a common problem in many universities in Europe.
Traditional universities focus on art, religion, literature, law, etc. Tomsk Imperial University was founded in 1803 and will become a century-old university in three years. For such an ancient institution, the subjects it offers are only Just like the ancient universities in Europe.
On the other hand, Tomsk Polytechnic University was founded in 1896, four years ago, but its different positioning from the Tomsk Imperial University can be seen from the name of the school.
“Welcome several guests to visit our Tomsk State Polytechnic University.” The president and teachers of Tomsk State Polytechnic University are very welcoming to these guests who have come all the way from East Africa.
For nothing else, it is rare to see foreigners in Tomsk. Not to mention foreigners, they are Russians. If it were not for policy reasons, who would go to this ghost place to develop.
The arrival of Cowell and his team is naturally very eye-catching, not to mention that they come from the mysterious country of East Africa. For most countries in the world, East Africa is a country full of mystery. In ten years, the barren land of Africa can be built into a world power that can defeat Portugal and defeat the United Kingdom.
East Africa is worthy of respect and attractive to a country like Russia that seeks to be strong. Of course, there are more hearsay elements. No country in the world dares to say that it is an "East Africa expert" because East Africa has always been very closed.
So whether it was curiosity about the arrival of strangers or curiosity about the country in East Africa, all the staff at Tomsk State Polytechnic University were full of enthusiasm for Kewell and his team.
In fact, there is another reason. The first place Kewell and his team visited was Tomsk Polytechnic University, which made the staff of this school feel very proud. After all, the East African staff came to Tomsk in the name of introducing talents and cultural exchanges. .
Tomsk State Polytechnic University is not as good as Tomsk Imperial University, a well-established Russian university, in terms of historical background and national attention. So what does the arrival of East Africans mean? This shows that in the eyes of East Africans, our school is more important than Tomsk Imperial University!
This is the psychology of teachers and students of Tomsk State Polytechnic University. Of course, the psychology of the members of the East African Working Group in the Russian Far East is not so complicated. Everyone still respects the strength of Tomsk Imperial University, but East Africa attaches great importance to science and engineering. It is impossible to recruit a group of artists, writers or religious scholars from Tomsk Imperial University with similar talents.
“Hello, Vice President Mulotov, thank you for your enthusiasm. I am Kewell, a faculty member at Mbeya State University in the Rhine Empire. I am mainly responsible for the teaching of mechanical majors. This is..."
Kewell introduced the members of his group to President Mulotov one by one. Most of the group members are university teachers or elites in the East African industrial field.
Instantly, everyone's enthusiasm became even higher. After all, judging from the composition of the members of Kewell's group, most of them are elites in science and engineering, and the same is true for many teachers at Tomsk State Polytechnic University, so everyone has a lot of enthusiasm. common language.
Mulotov asked: "Mr. Kewell, I would like to take the liberty to ask, I wonder if you were trained by a domestic institution in East Africa or someone who returned to serve in your country after studying in Europe?"
Murotov pondered for a moment and said: "Stuttgart Institute of Technology, I have heard about Stuttgart as the political center of Württemberg, but I have never been there because I only went to France to study, and not even the Stuttgart Higher Technical Institute. You may have heard of it, but if it’s a German school, it should be pretty good.”
"As for the National University of Mombasa you mentioned, and the National University of Mbeya where you work, they are even stranger to me. After all, in Russia, there is really not much news about the Rhine Empire, including "In the field of education." Cowell said with a smile: "Of course, the Rhine Empire is a relatively remote country compared to Russia. Although many of our schools are good, they are not well-known in Europe and the United States."
As soon as Kewell said this, Murotov was undecided. He also wanted to know the strength of East African universities.
So, he said to Cowell: "Mr. Cowell said before that you are a teacher of mechanics. I am a chemistry major. Our principal is good at mechanics, but he is on a business trip in St. Petersburg, so unfortunately I can't It’s such a shame to have some interactions with you.”
Kewell waved his hand and said: "If Mr. President can hold the position of president of Tomsk State Polytechnic University, he must be exceptional. Although his major does not overlap with mine, he must have a high level of relevant knowledge."
As he spoke, he pushed out a member of the group and said: "This is Mr. Lemington from our Rhine University of Technology Harare. He happens to be a chemist. I think you must have something in common with the principal." ”
In foreign exchanges, because the early impression of East Africa's geographical location has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, East Africa has become a common name for East Africa in other countries. This is just like the Far Eastern Empire had many country names in various dynasties, but now it has solidified into "China". earth".
Murotov watched with great interest that this young man recommended by Cowell could be dubbed a chemist by East Africa. I am afraid that he has good results in the field of chemistry in East Africa, so Murotov also decided to use Lamington as an entry point. Click here to see what East Africans are like.
"Hello, Mr. Lamington, we are also traveling together, I don't know..."
Lamington was obviously not as eloquent as Cowell, so he was quickly tricked by Murotov. However, after some exchanges, Murotov quickly determined that Lamington had real talent and learning. , and he also studied in Europe, and Mulotov even knew his European tutor.
"Professor Alakir turned out to be your tutor. I met him several times in Belgium, and we still exchange letters. But I didn't expect that he would have such an outstanding student as you. I just never listened to him. Talked about it."
Lemington: "I returned to China to work after graduation, and some communication with my mentor could only be through letters, plus work reasons..."
Mulotov only roughly understood that many of Lamington's achievements are relatively well-known in East African academic circles, but are not very popular in Europe and the United States. This has something to do with the system in East Africa.
In fact, since the 1990s, East African academic circles have had some sprouts of influence in the world. However, the East African education system has taken shape and has just begun to bear fruits. At least, Cowell’s alma mater, the National University of Mombasa, has already begun to bear fruit in the German region. relatively famous.
However, due to various reasons, academic exchanges between East Africa and Europe and the United States will always be restricted. As a latecomer, East Africa is still in the stage of narrowing the gap and is only unique in certain fields.
Mechanics and chemistry are obviously the shortcomings of East Africa, so Murotov did not see too many shining points from Cowell and Lamington, but compared to others, they are definitely good enough.
In fact, this is also true. If Cowell and his team are definitely not the top talents in East Africa, otherwise they would not come to Tomsk, a city in the Russian Far East, to introduce talents and conduct academic exchanges.
(End of this chapter)