Candidate Teng Hanyu
Evening News reporters Li Shuchen and Zhang Yi
According to reports, the highly anticipated case of the candidate who was denied admission due to proxy examination malpractice and subsequently sued Lanzhou University, went to trial this morning at Chengguan District Court. Candidate Teng Hanyu, who was denied admission for "lack of integrity," has recently faced widespread skepticism from teachers and students within his school after claiming to be the "top scorer." Relevant parties from Lanzhou University have stated that the candidate's scores in multiple sections of the graduate entrance exam were even ranked last, making the claim of being the "top scorer" clearly inconsistent with the facts.
Case Details: Having Previously Taken a Proxy Exam, Rejected by Lanzhou University
Teng Hanyu hails from a remote rural area in Yuzhong County. From childhood to adulthood, "poverty" has been one of the most prominent words in Teng Hanyu's lexicon.
In 2007, Teng Hanyu applied for a postgraduate program at a university in Beijing but ultimately failed to gain admission. By October 2009, after three unsuccessful attempts at the postgraduate exams, Teng Hanyu applied to the School of Politics and Administration at Lanzhou University, specializing in Scientific Socialism and International Communism. On March 10, 2010, he learned that he had achieved the highest score with a total of 342 points, surpassing the admission threshold by 47 points. On April 11, after the复试 (interview/second round of testing) ended, he again found out that his comprehensive professional score was ranked first. Moreover, according to Lanzhou University's regulations, he would be eligible for a first-class scholarship worth 9,000 yuan. Upon hearing this good news, the nearly 30-year-old northwestern man broke into a broad smile.
However, while Teng Hanyu was waiting for the admission notice, on May 28, he received a notification from the Lanzhou University Graduate Admissions Office informing him that his admission qualification had been revoked on the grounds of "failing the ideological and moral quality assessment."
The matter dates back two years ago. That year, Teng Hanyu participated in a postgraduate exam at a prestigious university in Beijing. After completing an exam on the first morning, a female candidate from the same exam room approached him in the cafeteria, offering him 15,000 yuan to take her place in the English exam under her name. This instance of proxy cheating was discovered, resulting in the cancellation of Teng Hanyu's exam results for that year, and he was informed that he would not be allowed to apply for postgraduate programs the following year.
After learning about his rejection, Teng Hanyu repeatedly appealed to Lanzhou University's Discipline Inspection Commission, Graduate Admissions Office, and other departments through petitions and letters of complaint. When these efforts proved fruitless, Teng Hanyu filed a lawsuit against Lanzhou University at Chengguan District Court, accusing the university of infringing on his right to education. Later, when his requests for relevant public information from the school were denied, he accused them of violating his right to know. Therefore, he requested that the court rule the infringement as valid, demand an apology from Lanzhou University, and restore his admission qualifications. He also asked the opposing party to revoke their erroneous administrative decision and restore his admission qualifications.
Lanzhou University: His Claim of Being the "Top Scorer" Does Not Match the Facts
Relevant officials from Lanzhou University believe that Teng Hanyu not only concealed the proxy examination incident but also misrepresented himself as the "top scorer," which is contrary to the facts.
It turns out that this year, the Institute of International Studies under the School of Politics and Administration at Lanzhou University planned to admit a total of 14 students across three master's programs: Scientific Socialism and International Communism, International Politics, and International Relations. The written test questions for the interview were uniformly set by the school. Among the first-choice candidates who passed the preliminary exam in the institute, Teng Hanyu ranked eighth. In the two first-choice candidates of his major, he ranked first. However, in the overall admissions scope of the Institute of International Studies, his total score ranked thirteenth. Relevant officials from Lanzhou University stated that Teng Hanyu can claim to have the highest professional score, but calling himself the "top scorer" does not align with the facts. The school will present relevant evidence at today's trial to further demonstrate the integrity issues of this candidate.