His Highness is right; our Bulgarian University has just been established, and we must ensure the quality of our intake!
In fact, the school’s teaching staff also restricts the number of admissions, and the Ministry of Education estimates that the first batch of students will be between three and five hundred!
Chekhov added another dagger to everyone’s hearts.
We understand all these circumstances, and I agree with reducing the number of people, but this is not even one-tenth of the original figure!
The History Department representative, Akoge, said gloomily.
No, sir, you are mistaken; it is not one-tenth.
In order to save educational resources, the number of students in some majors may not change much, but more majors will be directly cancelled!
Chekhov delivered the harsh truth.
What?
How can this be?
Everyone was shocked.
Mr.
Minister, this…
Seeing that things were about to go wrong, Ferdinand waved his hand and said, “Gentlemen, excuse me for interrupting, but do not make things difficult for our Minister.
He does not want to do this either, but there is no other way—who told us to be so poor!
I can answer this question for him and provide you with an explanation!”
Now is a critical moment for the development of Bulgaria, and all resources must be poured into industrialization.
Therefore, at this stage, Bulgarian University serves industrialization!
For the sake of Bulgaria, everyone must make sacrifices.
You are all the elites of Bulgaria; tell me, can you make sacrifices for this country?
Ferdinand demanded.
The crowd replied unevenly, “Yes!”
“Yes!”
…
Ferdinand was very satisfied with everyone’s reaction; it seemed everyone cared about their reputation, or at least, they were all patriots on the surface.
Ferdinand did not interfere with the specifics of which majors to cut, leaving that directly to the Ministry of Education.
He only gave the Ministry of Education one principle: all science and engineering majors were to be retained, the Government would pay to waive tuition and miscellaneous fees, and graduates would be guaranteed employment. Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.
As for liberal arts majors, sorry, not a single cent would be provided, and all expenses would have to be covered by the school itself.
Financial appropriations, including private donations and other income, would not be shared with liberal arts majors, and the state would not be responsible for employment issues.
In fact, this was clearly telling the Ministry of Education to cut the liberal arts departments, or else the school would have to solve its own funding issues.
The reason was simple: historically, most liberal arts graduates in Bulgaria were high-minded but low-skilled, and they could not find work.
These unemployed people, ultimately seeking to retaliate against society, either joined the Revolutionary Party or joined anarchism.
Later, when the Soviet Union exported revolution, they became the successors of communism.
To protect his position, Ferdinand naturally had to eliminate these hidden dangers in advance.
Without these people participating, it would be almost impossible for the Soviet Union to infiltrate Bulgaria.
The final result did not exceed Ferdinand’s expectations; the education sector chose to compromise, and most liberal arts majors became electives, while courses like history and language were fortunately made compulsory, without separate admissions.
Everyone could accept this result; at least the liberal arts majors were preserved, and everyone kept their rice bowls.
Ferdinand was happy with this as well; spending a little money to keep these scholars at the school saved them from causing him trouble.
The unlucky ones were none other than the students of Bulgarian University; they would have no opportunity to experience the freedom of universities in later generations.
The dense course schedules made even Ferdinand’s scalp tingle; they received the same treatment as high school seniors in later generations, where weekends simply did not exist, making them arguably the most miserable university students in the world.
Putting aside Ferdinand’s schadenfreude, the news about Bulgarian University immediately caused a sensation across the country.
Everyone was paying attention to the school’s twelve majors, all of which were science and engineering, which was surprisingly consistent.
The media argued daily; do not look at those people who, previously, had argued strongly to preserve liberal arts majors in order to fight for their rights.
Now, one by one, they had transformed into patriots, all claiming they had voluntarily requested this in order to save educational resources for the development of Bulgaria.
They even dared to swear to God that there was absolutely no selfishness involved, and that they had sacrificed voluntarily entirely for the sake of the country and the people.
Ferdinand was almost moved; they were so patriotic that if he had kept their privileges, the scene would likely be completely different now.
Bulgaria has a continental climate with distinct seasons; the north is influenced by the Black Sea, and the south is influenced by the Mediterranean Sea.
The summer temperature was not very hot, and the students who arrived from all over were high-spirited and full of vitality; each one was full of confidence, possessing an air of “who else but me.”
The streets and alleys of Sofia were filled with their figures.
To cope with this major examination, several hotels under Ferdinand’s banner had opened early.
At the Hilton Hotel in the east of the city, several students were discussing.
“Ram, do you know what the test will cover this time?” Andrea asked. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“Andrea, isn’t that nonsense?
How could I possibly know!
However, I heard that this exam will be very strict; if you don’t study hard, it will be embarrassing if you fail!” Ram replied.
“Ram, you are still so boring.
This is Sofia, our capital, the largest city in Bulgaria; don’t you want to go take a look?” Andrea said.
“Andrea, I think Ram is right.
We should focus on studying now; I heard that the number of admissions this time is very small, and if we are accidentally eliminated, how could we have the face to go home and see our families!” Annabel said.
“Oh, God, you are both right!
We will study, but we don’t even know what the test covers, so how are we supposed to study?
A bunch of boring guys!” Andrea exclaimed.
Such small episodes were constantly playing out across Bulgaria.
Those who could successfully graduate from middle school mostly came from decent family backgrounds; in that era, studying was not something an ordinary family could afford.
Coming to Sofia from all over the country, naturally, some people could not help but go out and wander around, which also boosted consumption in Sofia, but most people still chose to study.
University students in Bulgaria had always been associated with high-status terms.
Previously, to attend university, one had to go abroad to study.
That enormous expense was enough to hurt the foundations of even a wealthy family, and the number of people who could study abroad each year was countable on one’s fingers—for most, it was an unattainable dream.
This exam was an opportunity for many.
Do not be fooled by their relaxed words; in reality, almost everyone was working hard.
As the exam date drew closer, influenced by his previous life, Ferdinand several times could not help but want to sell study materials to make a profit.
In the end, he forcibly restrained himself; he was no longer that Taobao merchant selling pirated goods.
How much money could a few thousand copies of materials make?
A few thousand lev or tens of thousands of lev?
It was not even as much as Ferdinand earned in a single day, and if it affected the fairness of this exam and resulted in selecting incompetent people, that would be trouble.
The first batch of graduates would be his future team, the future leaders of various industries in Bulgaria.
Although this idea was dismissed, one could imagine that future students in Bulgaria would inevitably be buried in study materials; Ferdinand’s integrity was always very low when faced with profit.