Dear Graduate Student

You can now earn a PhD in China by creating a product instead of writing a 100-page dissertation! China has grown tired of PhD students writing research papers that no one reads and is now demanding that they build real products instead. This radical shift in the philosophy of higher education in China represents a formal transition from "textual academia" to "utilitarian academia," where the traditional doctoral dissertation is replaced by the creation of a tangible product. The brilliance of this idea lies in its direct approach to the scourge of "dead research" that consumes years of researchers' efforts only to remain locked away in drawers, thus transforming the university from an intellectual silo into a productive engine that feeds the market and fosters innovation immediately.

Academics We are mentors. We are not executioners with a blade axe at the guillotine

Academics, as mentors to our students, we need to learn a few things: 1. We are dealing with human beings not machines. We can't expect them to churn out results in a minute and not 3 years 2. Human beings bleed, go through turmoil, struggle, lose loved ones.