Super God-Level Top Student

Although several students' papers were not published in their own "New Discoveries in Mathematics and Physics," getting published in a first-tier Hua Academy of Sciences journal is actually already quite impressive. There's no choice; Qiao Ze's requirements for "New Discoveries in Mathematics and Physics" are indeed a bit high; the paper must bring something new.

Whether it's a new mathematical tool or a new theorem, algorithm, and model based on others' tools, the requirements for doctoral students are indeed a bit high. After all, Qiao's Algebraic Geometry is already very difficult, and at the Xilin Mathematical Research Institute, the majority of professors' daily work focuses on research into Qiao's Algebraic Geometry, making it indeed challenging to stand out.

However, in other journals, as long as you can deepen the understanding of a tool in Qiao's Algebraic Geometry and casually find some potential application scenarios, you've basically reached the publication standard. It's not that the other first-tier Hua Academy of Sciences journals are lenient; it's mainly because there aren't many researchers worldwide in Qiao's Algebraic Geometry, and they are mostly concentrated in the Xilin Mathematical Research Institute.

Under these circumstances, some lower-ranked first-tier journals hardly receive a few manuscripts on Qiao's Algebraic Geometry, which happens to be one of the current most cutting-edge research directions in the global mathematics community. So, even if the quality is a bit lacking, they would still accept it.

Having said that, injecting some filler into papers is actually a current common practice in the global academic circle. There are many filler papers even in the world's top journals, let alone lower-ranked first-tier journals. Frankly, it's because it's too difficult to innovate in mathematics nowadays, yet everyone wants substantive content, making it hard to fill pages.

In short, March 2025 was indeed a great time for the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, with a new mathematics center already taking shape. It's no exaggeration to say that with the current influence of the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, if a large-scale mathematical academic event were held and invitations were widely sent, a large group of mathematicians would easily gather to support it.

This could probably be glimpsed from Xilin University of Technology's international student admissions.

Initially, Xilin University of Technology only canceled most subsidies for international students, yet there were still many applicants, especially for the School of Mathematics, that they could even be selective. But honestly, western applicants for Xilin University of Technology are still very few. As for university graduates from prestigious Western schools, none applied for postgraduate studies at the International Institute.

However, since Edward Witten and Peter Schultz officially joined the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute this year, graduates from famous foreign universities have started choosing to apply to Xilin University of Technology for research. Even undergraduate graduates from the famous Ivy League Universities in the United States and many prestigious universities in Europe have applied for graduate studies there.

They are mainly focused on the School of Mathematics and Statistics and the Physics College.

In this aspect, Huaqing and Yanbei cannot compete with them.

If in the eyes of ordinary domestic people, Huaxia's universities still have a tri-polar structure. Even though Huaqing's admission score was slightly lower than Xilin University of Technology's last year, long-held perceptions clearly cannot be easily overturned.

However, looking from abroad, Xilin University of Technology in Huaxia is undoubtedly an outstanding presence. Many people in the country might find it hard to understand why graduates from foreign prestigious universities like Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia choose not to stay at their schools or apply to other Ivy League Universities but instead, with recommendation letters from professors, apply to Xilin for graduate studies.

The current situation is that even graduates from these prestigious schools are not necessarily able to smoothly apply to Xilin University of Technology for graduate studies, as they still have to face exams and remote interviews. If they don't pass, they won't make it...

After all, the majority of international students choosing Xilin University of Technology are primarily attracted by new mathematics like Qiao Algebraic Geometry.

In this field, Qiao Ze is the authority, even Xu Dajiang has to listen to Qiao Ze.

Even so, Xu recently has been very noticeable; he might not swagger through school, but he walks with a breeze on the road.

It's quite recognizable.

According to students from the School of Mathematics: "When you're walking on campus, if you encounter someone unassuming, modest, and humble, that person might be a university leader, an academician, or a senior professor.

If you come across a young yet reserved and silent person, that could either be an ordinary student or a super big shot; but when you meet someone who looks like a no-nonsense president, that's undoubtedly our esteemed Dean Xu."

Consequently, in the School of Mathematics, everyone affectionately gave Xu Dajiang a nickname——"Acting President."

As the saying goes, there's no wrong name, only a wrong nickname, which reflects Xu Dajiang's current situation.

It's not only within school; even when attending meetings, Xu Dajiang is even more full of spirit, looking across the world as if invincible.

Such a high profile naturally displeases some people, but Xu Dajiang's words at the wine table are unbeatable: "I know that some among them look down on me, believing that the achievements of our Xilin University of Technology's School of Mathematics are mainly due to recruiting a good student a few years ago, which propped up our school. Just sheer dumb luck.

But what I want to ask is, why didn't they recruit such a good student? How come Huaqing and Yanbei didn't recruit them? How come the so-called C9 League universities didn't recruit them? What's the matter, is it that they didn't want to? Ha, I dare say, it's just because they didn't have the ability, understand? Possessing the best resources, what did they accomplish?"

This is precisely because the academic community does not resort to violence, otherwise, after several meetings, Xu Dajiang would have been KO'd by others directly.