Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

  Chapter 941 Student Grants

   Without wasting too much time, he interacted cordially with the students for a while, and after showing his good image of "loving the people and loving the people", Wang Ye waved goodbye to everyone.

  Before he left, he joked that the graduation ceremony was about to begin, and if he was late, maybe the principal would not issue him a diploma!

  Although the joke was a bit cold, the students present still laughed cooperatively.

  Everyone knows that even if he doesn't come today, it's impossible not to get his graduation certificate. After all, this is the "most promising" student who has graduated from Moda in the past 20 or 30 years!

   To be honest, if at the graduation ceremony later, the principal announces that Wang Ye will be awarded an honorary doctorate, or even hired as a visiting professor, no one will be surprised at all!

  Because he deserves...

  Watched by many students, the convoy started slowly and headed towards the main building of Mo University.

   Today's graduation ceremony is held in the largest auditorium in the main building of Mo University.

  ...

  When Wang Ye arrived at the auditorium, the school leaders had already been waiting for a long time.

  Although it is a bit inappropriate for teachers to wait for students, obviously no one cares about this. Wang Ye's status has long been out of the category of ordinary students.

  Let’s not talk about ordinary teachers, even if the principal wants to see him, he still needs to make an appointment with Wang Ye’s secretary in advance...

   Therefore, the leaders and teachers in the school have long stopped treating Wang Ye as an ordinary student.

  Seeing Wang Ye walking in under the guidance of the staff, the principal greeted him with a smile on his face.

  After shaking hands with Wang Ye vigorously, he said with a smile: "Mikhail, apart from giving a speech as a graduate representative today, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

  Wang Ye smiled and nodded: "What is it, please tell the principal."

   "You have been selected as an outstanding alumnus of the school, you already know about this."

  Wang Ye nodded, "The head of the department told me about it two days ago."

  The principal continued: "But I heard that you haven't decided whether you want to continue your postgraduate study or not, right?"

   This matter was indeed discussed when the head of the department went to see Wang Ye a few days ago.

  The dean of the department of course wants Wang Ye to continue his studies at MoU until he graduates with a Ph.D. After all, there is such a "true god" in the department.

  But Wang Ye is still a little hesitant.

   It can be foreseen that even if I continue to read, I don't have much time to come to class.

  Of course, even if I miss one day of class, I can still graduate and get a doctorate.

   But such a degree is nothing more than a false name. Not only can it not add any halo to oneself, it may even become a "weak spot" of oneself, which is used by political opponents to attack oneself!

  Although such an attack does almost no damage...

"Yeah, I'm worried that I don't have much time. As you know, I've been busier and busier these two years. It's thanks to my teachers that I was able to successfully graduate from my undergraduate degree. When I get a master's degree, I always have to write a thesis and do scientific research. Projects or something..." Wang Ye said a bit embarrassed.

  In fact, these are not problems for him, and he doesn't even need to say anything. Naturally, someone will help him get everything done.

  But Wang Ye felt that it was unnecessary, and he didn't need that doctorate title.

Hearing what Wang Ye said, the principal nodded his head to express his understanding, and then he said: "Since you don't want to continue studying, then we won't force you. However, this doctorate is still required, let alone with your level, it is not inferior to any doctor. So, today I will award you an honorary doctorate, I hope you will not refuse!"

   So I was waiting for Wang Ye here.

  It seems that this Ph.D. Wang Ye can’t do without it...

  Wang Ye was not hypocritical, and smiled heartily: "That's great, you don't need to spend a few more years to get a doctor's degree. Naturally, I won't refuse such a good thing, thank you principal!"

   Thinking about it is outrageous.

  Those in the same class as Wang Ye, like Nalan Yaqi, Song Xiaogang, and his classmates.

  We all entered the school in the same year. Others have worked hard for four years, and they are still trembling every time they take the exam, for fear of failing.

   In case of failure, it means at least an "expense" of US$500 for one subject!

  At the end of the day, there are still quite a few students who cannot successfully obtain their graduation certificates, and those who can graduate smoothly deserve to be applauded.

  As for Wang Ye, he hardly showed his face in school in the past four years, but he graduated with excellent grades.

  If it’s just like this, then it’s fine. What’s even more outrageous is that everyone else graduated with a bachelor’s degree today, but Wang Ye graduated with both a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate at the same time...

   You can call him "Dr. Wang" from now on...

   Oh, that's not right either, the person "Wang Ye" has disappeared in Russia, and now there is only Mikhail, so he should be called "Dr. Mikhail"!

  ...

  After the graduation ceremony began, Wang Ye came to the stage and gave a speech.

  However, he didn't shout any fake slogans, nor did he talk about great principles. Instead, he chatted with everyone about future employment and development in a very down-to-earth manner.

   Of course, he also told all the graduates in a positive tone that in the next few years, Russia, or more precisely, the two major cities of Moscow and Petersburg, will usher in a big wave of development!

   Not only can it provide a large number of job opportunities, but it is also the best opportunity for everyone with dreams to develop their careers!

  You must know that every era has its own opportunities.

  In the ten years since the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, people in energy and finance have seized the "opportunity", so they all made a fortune.

  Although this kind of behavior is not worth advocating and it is difficult to imitate, it can only be said that it is also created by a special era.

   In the next ten years, a new wave of the times has arrived. Whether we can seize this opportunity depends on our respective abilities.

  Because the opportunities provided to everyone this time are equal and open and transparent!

  Every student here today, with their hard work and knowledge, can ride this wave of development!

  Maybe in another five or ten years, many entrepreneurs and upstarts in technology will be born among the students present...

  ...

   I have to say that the effect of this speech is still very good.

  Originally, these fresh graduates are the age that is most likely to be excited. In addition, Wang Ye has a huge influence and appeal among his peers. What he says is easier to be heard.

   In addition, Wang Ye did not fool everyone.

   A lot of what he said is actually happening, and everyone can see it!

  For example, the low-rent housing project he has been promoting, which provides better and cheaper living conditions for the majority of graduates.

  In recent years, many large local Russian companies are also booming. Even the annual school recruitment, the number of participating companies is much larger than before, and the positions and salaries provided are also increasing year by year visible to the naked eye!

  This kind of change in the general environment and the overall vigorous and upward development atmosphere can be felt by every college student.

  Many of the graduates on site basically plan to stay and work in Moscow, and most of them have already found suitable jobs.

   Anyway, this is a great place, the highest institution of higher learning in Russia, not one of them!

  So, graduates of Moda, if their majors are not too unpopular, don’t worry much about work. It’s nothing more than the quality of the job and the salary.

   On the Russian side, the only super metropolis is Moscow, and even Petersburg cannot be compared!

  Moda graduates, if they don’t plan to study abroad, they will naturally stay and work in Moscow. They don’t like other cities...

  ...

  At today's graduation ceremony, Wang Ye also brought a gift to his alma mater, which is Mo Da.

  He announced on the spot that he would donate 100 million dollars to set up a student fund!

   There are two categories of reward objects for this fund, one is students from poorer families.

  In every university, there are actually quite a few such students. Wang Ye knew several Russian college students of this kind in his "previous life".

  Because of poor family background, even though they are admitted to university, some outstanding ones even get scholarships, free of tuition and accommodation fees.

   But even so, I still have to do part-time jobs in my spare time to earn living expenses.

   After all, this is Moscow, life is not easy!

  Many people may think that Russians are free from elementary school to university, but this is actually a misunderstanding.

   From elementary school to high school, all state schools are indeed free, but universities are not.

  Each national university also has some free places, but it is difficult for ordinary students to get them, and special excellent ones are needed.

  For example, if you participated in the Olympiad and won an award in high school, you can apply for a university scholarship, free of tuition and accommodation fees.

  Most other students have to pay tuition fees, but their fees are much lower than those of foreign students.

  It is about one-third of the cost of foreign students.

   That is to say, if a Chinese international student needs a minimum of $6,000 for tuition, accommodation, and living expenses after one year of studying at MoU, then the old student needs a minimum of $2,000.

   At that time, this amount of money was definitely a huge sum of money for most Russian families!

   Therefore, students from poor families have to do odd jobs to earn money in their spare time in order to earn tuition and living expenses.

   Now the fund established by Wang Ye is to provide help for this kind of students with poor economic conditions!

  Let them spend more time on their studies, and they don't want to waste their precious time on odd jobs for tuition and living expenses.

   In fact, there is no need for too much funding. The annual stipend of 3,000 US dollars per student is enough.

  The fund grants 500 scholarships to such impoverished students every year!

   Don’t think that the number of places is too small. You must know that this fund donated by Wang Ye is only open to the school of Moda, and has nothing to do with other schools!

   And there are probably less than 5,000 new students from all majors in Moda each year, which is almost one-tenth of the number, not a lot!

  ...

  The fund will also reward another category of students, that is, those who performed particularly well during school!

   This has nothing to do with the student’s financial situation. It all depends on your academic performance. As long as your grades are good enough, even if you are a rich second generation, you can still enjoy this scholarship.

   And this kind of scholarship is relatively high, starting at 2,000 US dollars, with no upper limit!

  If any student can win a Nobel Prize or something during school, the scholarship awarded to him by the fund may be more than the Nobel Prize...

   Of course, this situation is almost impossible to happen.

   There is no quota limit for this type of award. As long as you meet the conditions, you can get the scholarship, and there is still no cap!

   Calculated in this way, in fact, the annual expenditure of this fund is not high, maybe two to three million dollars.

   Wouldn’t it take decades to spend a $100 million fund!

  If the fund is deposited in the bank to earn some interest, or if there is some income from financial management, it is almost impossible to spend it all!

   This is exactly the purpose of Wang Ye.

The money he donated is not for the school to spend all at once, but for the long-term existence of this fund, so that students who enter school many years later can also enjoy the benefits that his "old senior" has brought to everyone. Welfare!

   To be honest, although MoU was considered a world-renowned university at that time, it was often ranked among the top ten in the world.

  But that relies on the former "old bottom".

  After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, Moda was also very depressed. The annual budget is not high, so it can only be said that it can barely maintain the operation of the school.

  So Wang Ye's donation of US$100 million is like sending charcoal in a timely manner.

  Since he said that he wanted to donate money, the principal and the school leaders have never closed their mouths...

  ...

  The audience applauded even more.

  Although all the people present are graduates, they probably won't be able to enjoy the benefits brought by Wang Ye.

  But everyone is still happy for their alma mater and for the students, because with this fund, it is foreseeable that Moda will become better in the future.

  At the same time, everyone has really seen what it means to be truly rich and powerful!

  100 million dollars...

   This may be a huge amount of wealth that all the graduates present will not be able to earn in their lifetime!

  Of course, to get rid of Wang Ye himself...

  Wang Ye donated it casually, and even specifically told the principal not to use his name as a title, obviously because he didn't want everyone to think he was trying to gain fame.

   It is a great honor for everyone to be in the same class as such a person!

  ...

  Donating 100 million US dollars to set up a student fund, this is something Wang Ye has prepared in advance.

   It's just that I didn't inform the school in advance, so it was a "surprise" for the school!

   So far, the effect is quite good.

  With a bright smile on his face, the principal came to the stage to hug Wang Ye, and raised Wang Ye's hand to let him enjoy the thunderous applause and cheers from the audience.

   After the audience calmed down, the principal announced logically that Wang Ye would be awarded an honorary doctorate and officially elected as an outstanding alumnus!

   These are the intended meanings, so no one is surprised or unreasonable or anything...

  (end of this chapter)