In China, if someone donates teaching materials such as schools and teaching buildings, they can be named after that person as required. This is a kind of recognition for free donations and can encourage more people to make their own contributions to public welfare. However, it is a kind of supervision and warning for those donors who want to leave their names on the donations. If you want to leave your name on a building, you must ensure the quality of the building and at the same time maintain your social reputation as much as possible.
Of course, this kind of naming behavior must also refer to the corresponding legal basis. For example, the Interim Measures for Naming Colleges and Universities issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Education on August 20, 2020 is to regulate the naming work of colleges and universities. According to the "People's Government of the People's Republic of China" The Higher Education Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Private Education and its Implementation Regulations, as well as the Interim Regulations on the Establishment of General Institutions of Higher Education and other laws and regulations stipulate: "In principle, names shall not be named after individuals, but With the approval of the education administrative department of the State Council in accordance with the conditions stipulated by the state, the names of donors who have made special contributions to the development of the school can be used in the name of the school."
Chinese people name schools and teaching buildings after themselves. There are many celebrities, and they come from all walks of life. There are business elites and entertainment stars who are willing to do charity.
1. Shaw Building
Shaw Building is a teaching and scientific research building donated and constructed by Run Run Shaw, a famous Hong Kong film producer, entertainment tycoon, and philanthropist (a teaching and research building donated and constructed in Hong Kong The building is often called Run Run Shaw Building). Since 1985, Run Run Shaw has continued to donate funds to run schools in mainland China. In 1986, the first Shaw Building in mainland universities was born at East China Normal University.
Since 1985, Run Run Shaw has cooperated with the Ministry of Education through the Shaw Foundation, and has donated huge sums of money to mainland education to build educational and teaching facilities. As of 2012, the amount of donations was nearly HK$4.75 billion, building various education 6013 projects. Over the years, it has donated more than HK$10 billion to social welfare and charity affairs in the mainland.
Main representative works: Shaw College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shaw Library of City University of Hong Kong, Shaw Garden of Peking University, Shaw Conference Center of Renmin University of China, Shaw Stadium of Minzu University of China, Shaw Science and Technology Innovation Museum of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shaw Lecture Hall of Fudan University, Shaw Art Building of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou,
2. Tian Jiabing
Tian Jiabing, the "King of Artificial Leather", dropped out of school at the age of 16 to join business, and later engaged in the rubber industry. Since the establishment of the "Tian Jiabing Foundation" in 1982, Tian Jiabing has been keen on donating funds to public welfare undertakings and donated 80% of his net worth to more than 200 schools. 166 middle schools, 93 universities, and 41 primary schools have all received donations from him. He is not the one who donates the most money, but he is the only one in China who has used 80% of his total assets for charity. Schools or colleges named after "Tian Jiabing" can be found in all provincial administrative regions, so he is known as the "Father of One Hundred Schools in China".
Main representative works: Tian Jiabing Academy of Zhejiang University, Tian Jiabing Art Building of Nanjing University, Tian Jiabing Art Education Academy of Beijing Normal University, Tian Jiabing Education Academy of Nanjing Normal University.
3. Louis Koo
Speaking of the “school building madman” who donates money in the entertainment industry, I believe no one will doubt Louis Koo’s character. He has never flaunted his achievements. Regardless of whether he is filming or not, he has never stopped doing charity work. The Louis Koo Charitable Foundation has been established for more than ten years. Over the past ten years, Louis Koo's remuneration from filming has been used to put it in the foundation. From 2009 to now, he has persisted for 12 years and has never I thought about giving up. In 2020 alone, 6 teaching buildings were donated and built per year. According to statistics, 133 teaching buildings have been built so far. In his own words: "He has had a lot of regrets because of his lack of education due to family problems. Therefore, he hopes that more children will have the opportunity to receive a better education."