Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 501 - 279: Xiaojiang, You’re Our "Secret Weapon" for Student Recruitment

By the end of June, students will soon start filling out their college applications. In the past, our school has taken the initiative to contact some excellent high school students within the province around this time.

But honestly, compared to schools like Shuimu Jing University, Mo University of Science and Technology, our school is not even remotely competitive in terms of research or faculty.

So usually, our admissions office staff just do their best and leave the rest to fate. If students choose our school, that’s great; if not, there’s nothing we can do."

At this point, Xiong Bingsheng’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he began to show an excited expression, even raising his voice a little,

"But this year is different because we have you and the Seventh Dining Hall, it’s our ’secret weapon’ in competing with other universities!"

"..."

Jiang Yu looked at Xiong Bingsheng, whose eyes were shining with excitement, not knowing how to respond for a while.

He had never thought that he and the Seventh Dining Hall could "add glory" to the school’s recruitment efforts?

The food at the Seventh Dining Hall is indeed quite tasty, but it shouldn’t be enough to change students’ college choices, right?

Thinking about this, Jiang Yu hesitantly said, "Teacher Xiong, I kind of don’t understand what you mean..."

This is too exaggerated. Who would stake their future just for a good meal?

Wouldn’t that be foolish?

Even if he agreed, his family wouldn’t approve!

"Hehe, Xiaojiang, you must have misunderstood what I meant."

Xiong Bingsheng looked at Jiang Yu’s puzzled face and seemed to guess his thoughts. He waved his hand, laughingly said,

"We’re not saying we have to compete with top domestic universities like Shuimu Jing University, Mo University of Science and Technology to snatch students, that’s not realistic.

Let’s be honest here, even if the very best top-performing students came to our school, given the current faculty and teaching level, we might not be able to tailor our teaching to maximize their potential.

But we can do what we can, compete with those slightly better schools to snatch slightly better students than in previous years, that we can completely do, don’t you agree?"

After a pause, he added,

"Xiaojiang, you should know that every university wants to recruit good students.

Student quality not only reflects the students’ recognition of the school but is also a comprehensive manifestation of a university’s reputation in talent cultivation.

Put it this way, the better the student quality, the more outstanding the graduates will be, the better the school’s reputation and fame, and the more resources the school will get for faculty and discipline development, naturally becoming better.

In short, it’s a virtuous cycle."

Regarding university education, to be honest, Jiang Yu didn’t really understand it since he is still just a student himself.

However, after listening to Xiong Bingsheng, he could understand a bit more.

Take this for example, with the School of Life Sciences at Jiang University having Professor Hans now, who is a well-known expert in the biological sciences internationally, based on this alone, this year’s graduate recruitment would likely attract quite a number of high-caliber undergraduate students from prestigious universities aspiring to pursue their master’s in biological sciences at Jiang University.

This is why many universities are willing to bring in high-level professors and experts, not only to enhance the school’s discipline-building capabilities but also to attract better students, why not?"

After thinking about it, Jiang Yu understood then. He thought for a moment and asked,

"Teacher Xiong, in terms of new student admissions, what can I and the Seventh Dining Hall do for the school?"

"You don’t have to worry about it; I already have some ideas."

Xiong Bingsheng took a sip of tea, smiled at Jiang Yu,

"By then, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you a bit to make some delicious food to tempt those students’ appetites.

Once they’ve tasted your cooking, I don’t believe they won’t be tempted!"