Such a coincidence? Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty discussed the handling of President Gao Weiyuan, and today it was revealed that he would withdraw from 2 international university organizations during his term of office

清華大學校長高為元7月底被爆出5月續任第3天就赴美覓職，引發外界質疑「騎驢找馬」及誠信問題。 Tsinghua University will hold an additional school affairs meeting tomorrow (10th) to discuss whether the Gao Weiyuan incident should be subject to an on-campus opinion survey on the proposal that was abandoned due to failure to reach consensus on October 20th. Today, it is reported that Tsinghua University withdrew from the Alliance of Pacific Rim Universities and the Alliance of East Asian Research Universities during Gao Weiyuan’s tenure. Although there is no linkage between the two, the timing was revealed. Some school representatives believe that there are people in the school who want to defeat Gao Weiyuan, but Tsinghua University’s international reputation should not also be affected.

Tsinghua University responded that the adjustment of Tsinghua University’s participation in the Alliance of Pacific Rim Universities and the Alliance of East Asian Research Universities was based on consideration of resource investment and actual cooperation benefits. The school regularly reviews its participation in international organizations and adjusts cooperation methods based on the teaching and research needs of teachers and students, prioritizing resources for projects with clear cooperation goals that can directly support joint research, dual degrees, and teacher-student exchanges. The school attaches great importance to the contribution of these two alliances in international higher education exchanges. The school will continue to deepen its cooperative relationships with the world's top universities and member universities through bilateral agreements, transnational research projects and diverse exchange channels.

某校務代表：退出2國際大學聯盟與高為元無關

It is understood that the Alliance of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) was founded in 1997. Its members bring together dozens of top research universities from multiple economies in the Pacific Rim. It is headquartered in Hong Kong and has approximately 64 member schools around the world, including National Taiwan University and Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan; the University of California at Berkeley in the United States; and the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan. The Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU) was established in 1996. It is composed of the most representative elite research universities in East Asia. Currently, there are about 16 to 19 index member schools. National Taiwan University and Tsinghua University are both founding members. Yangming Jiaotong University joined this international university organization in 2019.

An interview with a school representative from Tsinghua University believed that Tsinghua University's withdrawal from these two international university alliances had nothing to do with its president Gao Weiyuan. The sudden revelation was very sensitive and just right at the time. He questioned whether there were people in the school who wanted to defeat Gao Weiyuan, but Tsinghua University's international reputation and academic achievements should not be buried with it.