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Chapter 1463 - 775: North-South Campus Plan! (Please Subscribe) _2

Chapter 1463: Chapter 775: North-South Campus Plan! (Please Subscribe) _2

Upon hearing Director Chen Ping’s words, Ding Yue felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

The current campus is located in the north, Feiyue Group’s Feiyue Technology factory area is in the middle, and if a new campus were to be built to the south, then his Mist City Arts and Science University would truly become a behemoth.

It seems quite thrilling to think about it.

But the difficulty of integrating this entire area is the challenge of relocating the factories to the south.

Back then, in order to establish the graphene factory and the Feiyue Future New Energy Automobile factory, Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group had to put in a great deal of effort to acquire the land, and with the help of Mist City Government building in mediating and coordinating all parties, they finally managed to establish the automobile and graphene factories.

"This is quite good, it’s just a pity that it’ll be difficult for us to acquire the land occupied by the factories to the south."

Xu Bin shook his head and said.

"Director Xu is right."

Ding Yue glanced at Xu Bin, then sighed, "It seems that the plan to build a new campus this time is fraught with difficulties."

"Hey, Principal Ding, if it really doesn’t work out, why don’t we turn to Mist City Government building for help? Let them negotiate and relocate those factories in the south for us?"

Huang Youjie suddenly suggested.

"Hmm, that’s actually a good suggestion."

"Indeed, if we could really acquire the land from those factories in the south to build a new campus, that would be the best option."

"The district and county are not bad either."

"Anyway, I think it’s not quite appropriate to build a new campus in the district and county."

"Yes, yes, it’s better to have it closer."

Once again, the meeting room buzzed with discussion.

Ding Yue thought that Huang’s suggestion seemed quite good.

If one wants the best of both worlds, by establishing a new campus to the south, why not consult Governor Li of the Mist City Government building? But...

Ding Yue pondered for a bit and felt it might be improper to approach Governor Li so rashly. Perhaps it would be better to speak with Director Xiao Wenxing from the Education Bureau first, share his thoughts with Director Xiao, and then convey them to Governor Li. This way, it wouldn’t seem so abrupt.

"Huang’s suggestion is good."

Ding Yue nodded and said, "I’ll see if we can get some help from the Mist City Government building. Director Chen, the construction of the new campus is essential. You can handle the construction team, right?"

"Principal Ding, rest assured, our Feiyue Construction Company is growing bigger and bigger. Building a new campus is no issue, and the planning and design of the new campus can also be fully entrusted to our School of Architecture,"

Director Chen Ping said with confidence.

Over the past two years, Feiyue Construction Company, based on the School of Architecture of Mist City Arts and Science University, has been growing larger and larger, with not only an increasing number of architects and planners being trained, but also a growing number of construction teams.

Now, Feiyue Construction Company is able to deploy several professional engineering teams to take on large construction projects.

"That’s great."

Ding Yue said with satisfaction, "Then, Director Chen, you go and prepare. The academic affairs office here will draft a North-South Campus Plan in due time. We’ll use the existing campus for traditional and core faculty subjects, such as the National Academy, the eSports faculty, etc. After the new teaching buildings are built, they can be moved there. Director Jian, what do you think?"

"Our eSports Academy will definitely be fine,"

Jian Zihao nodded his head in agreement.

The National Arts Academy and the eSports Academy are both non-traditional faculties and can be considered emerging faculties over the past few years. And for something like the National Arts Academy, Mist City Arts and Science University is currently the only university nationwide that offers this faculty.

Therefore, Ding Yue’s plan is that the current campus will remain with the traditional and core elite faculties after the new campus is completed because the research base, infrastructure, etc., are all located here. Building a new set over there would seem wasteful.

Faculties such as the eSports Academy and the National Arts Academy could completely move to the new campus once it’s up and running.

"Alright, let’s call it a day and conclude this meeting,"

Ding Yue promptly declared the meeting adjourned.

The purpose of this meeting was mainly to gather everyone and listen to their suggestions. Now that it was essentially decided whether to expand or build a new campus, and whether to choose a district or stay within Mist City’s urban area, the rest depended on Ding Yue to take care of.

After the meeting, Ding Yue let everyone return to their posts.

He picked the right time, during the lunch break, to call Director Xiao Wenxing from the Education Bureau.

"Hello, Principal Ding, what’s up?"

The voice on the phone was Director Xiao asking.

"Director Xiao, sorry to disturb your lunch break."

"No problem at all, I haven’t begun my break yet. You must have something you need from me, Principal Ding?" Director Xiao said with a laugh.

Now the relationship between Director Xiao Wenxing and Ding Yue was more than just a superior-subordinate one, it also included a certain friendship.

"Director Xiao, here’s the situation: this year Mist City Arts and Science University welcomed another large batch of freshmen," Ding Yue began methodically explaining the problem to Director Xiao: "The number of new students surpassed one hundred thousand. Although our campus can accommodate that many students for now, but... as you know, we’ve only been operating for four years, we’ve just completed our fourth intake, and this fourth batch is over one hundred thousand students. Therefore, in three years, I fear that our current campus will no longer be able to hold them all."

"Do you mean to say that Mist City Arts and Science University is planning another expansion?" Director Xiao naturally understood Principal Ding’s implication.

"That’s one idea, but there isn’t any space to expand near our campus," Ding Yue replied.

"Right, right, some of that area is now in use for residential and commercial purposes."

Director Xiao recalled this and spoke promptly: "So expansion is definitely not an option. What do you intend to do, Principal Ding?"

"Then the only option left is to build another campus."

Ding Yue sighed and said, "Otherwise, we will have to reduce the annual enrollment in the coming years. But as you know, Director Xiao, the educational mission of Mist City Arts and Science University is for every student to be able to come here and realize their dreams. It’s precisely due to the large number of students that our university has achieved its current success."

"I understand. As long as your university has sufficient funds, even a higher enrollment figure is not a problem. I’m actually in favor of you recruiting more students, hahaha." Director Xiao laughed heartily as he spoke.

The achievements of Mist City Arts and Science University over the past few years can indeed be attributed to the large student base, which naturally increases the chance of cultivating talented individuals.

If Mist City Arts and Science University can continue to admit one hundred thousand new students each year, then it will inevitably become the main talent incubator for the entire Mist City. This is obviously a significant benefit for Mist City. As the head of Mist City’s Education Bureau, why wouldn’t Director Xiao support this?

Moreover, from his own perspective, Xiao Wenxing had every reason to support Mist City Arts and Science University’s construction of a new campus and the recruitment of more new students.

After all, due to the university’s achievements in recent years, Director Xiao Wenxing’s own prospects are looking very bright and, perhaps in the next couple of years, he may even advance further...