Share to: Welcome to post comments I want to comment Yang Yuliang, President of Fudan University, once pointed out that universities should not become vocational training institutes, but rather cultivate leading figures in all walks of life. Universities need to be reasonably positioned, which is also a reflection of their social responsibility.
The homeless person: once had lofty aspirations. What's the point of having a diploma if one can't survive?
Education expert Xiong Bingqi said that it was not an isolated case for students from prestigious schools to be unable to stand on their own in society. "If one cannot even solve his or her own survival issues, what's the significance of just having a diploma?"
Gu Xiaoming told reporters that as a specific label, a prestigious school gives students a sense of belonging. This relationship obligates the school to provide some appropriate and reasonable support to its graduates. "However, as adults with independent personalities, one must take responsibility for their actions and future. In this sense, graduates still mainly rely on themselves."
In the rumors, Xiao Wu studied computer science, a currently 'popular major'. However, due to employment pressure, it has been included by the Shanghai Education Commission in the list of "18 undergraduate warning majors with low signing rates for more than 3 consecutive years."
Many netizens believe that graduates from prestigious universities generally have high expectations. When reality conflicts with ideals, or after suffering several major setbacks, they easily give up or feel at a loss.
A self-claimed Fudan graduate student who became homeless due to injuries draws attention; the school is willing to help.
Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai (reporter He Hanfu) - A graduate student from Fudan University fell into homelessness? Recently, there were rumors that a graduate student from Fudan University’s computer science department was found picking scraps on the streets of Ningbo and was eventually treated by the local police station. Yesterday, Fudan University responded to our reporter, stating that they have yet to contact the individual personally, so they cannot confirm whether he is a graduate of their school. The Zhejiang alumni association of Fudan is still actively searching for him, hoping to understand the situation and provide assistance.
Fudan University: Searching for the involved party for several days
According to reports, when the local police in Ningbo arrived at the scene, they found that the homeless man had multiple fractures and immediately sent him to the hospital. After preliminary observation, the attending doctor stated that if he had been brought in any later, amputation might have been necessary. It is reported that his family has already come to take care of him, while the local police expressed that out of respect for Xiao Wu's personal privacy, they are not convenient to disclose his specific information and whereabouts.
In a report by a Zhejiang media outlet, Xiao Wu admitted that he resigned from his civil servant job in order to get accepted into a prestigious university's graduate program, "I was not satisfied with spending my whole life in a small county, I have greater ambitions." Eventually, Xiao Wu successfully enrolled as a graduate student in the computer science department at Fudan University.
However, the demand for computer science graduates from Fudan University in the job market is still relatively high. Gu Xiaoming, professor of sociology at Fudan University, believes that Xiao Wu's "tragedy" is related to the deviation in the talent cultivation model of this major, "Computers have become very popular, these highly specialized fields must place more emphasis on cultivating high-end elite talents, while general computer talents are increasingly losing their market."
According to some local media reports in Zhejiang, a graduate student in computer science from Fudan University became homeless on the streets of Ningbo due to unemployment, sustaining multiple fractures and staying in a dilapidated rental factory until discovered and hospitalized after an alarm was raised, finally receiving treatment.
It is claimed that the homeless youth named Xiao Wu, aged 33, graduated from Anhui University of Finance and Economics, then became a civil servant but resigned for certain reasons. In 2007, he was admitted to the computer science department at Fudan University and graduated with a master's degree in January 2009.
After graduating with a master's degree, Xiao Wu briefly worked at a foreign company engaged in software development, but resigned again citing "the inability to realize his value," wandering around Shanghai and Jiangsu-Zhejiang areas for two years, barely surviving by doing odd jobs and selling physical labor. Eventually, after his wallet was stolen, he could only stay in an old factory in the suburbs of Ningbo. Earlier this year, Xiao Wu accidentally fell from the third floor to the first floor in the factory where he stayed, sustaining serious injuries.
Gu Xiaoming told reporters that students blindly following trends when choosing majors without recognizing their actual strengths and abilities is worth reflecting upon by society. Xiao Wu's temporary residence during his period of homelessness. (CFP)
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Staff members of the Publicity Department of Fudan University told reporters that this recent incident has drawn significant attention from many teachers and students within the school. The school and the Zhejiang Alumni Association of Fudan University have been continuously searching for several days for this young man in need of help, hoping to understand the specific situation and "do our part." The school also expressed that they hope all parties can provide a loose and friendly external environment for Xiao Wu.