Chapter 327

Ding dong~~

A clear sound came from Gu Lu's mind.

This is……

Gu Lu was stunned for a moment.

Gu Lu was familiar with this voice.

Because this is the sound of the system prompting a new task.

However, Gu Lu did not expect that he would trigger the mission on such an occasion.

Although Gu Lu was puzzled, he still silently opened the system panel to check the tasks.

In the column where tasks are displayed on the system panel, a new task is indeed refreshed.

Moreover, what made Gu Lu's pupils shrink slightly.

The tasks refreshed this time are not the more common side tasks.

But...

Main mission!

That's right, it's the main mission.

Since Gu Lu obtained the system, he has only completed four main missions.

The previous main task was to obtain the title of full professor from one of the top fifty universities in the world.

Gu Lu just completed this main quest yesterday.

Originally, Gu Lu thought it would take some time before a new main quest would be released.

But I didn’t expect that in just one day’s work, a new main mission would appear!

The main mission not only represents its ultra-high rewards, but also represents its long cycle and ultra-high difficulty.

Up to now, Gu Lu has completed four main tasks.

However, the difficulty of the four main missions is very high, and they are not at the same level as the side missions.

Moreover, each side task requires a long period of time to complete.

Of the previous four main quests, the shortest one took Gu Lu a year to complete.

As for the task of being awarded the title of full professor, it took Gu Lu one year and three months to complete.

It can be deduced from this.

The fifth main task that was refreshed this time will definitely take a long period of time to complete.

The difficulty of the task will naturally not be easy.

…………

Gu Lu's eyes fell on the content of the main mission.

[Main mission: Make the Mathematics Department of Yenching University rank among the top five universities in the world (mission progress: 0/1)

Mission duration: four years

Task reward: 300 freely allocated attribute values, system mall upgrade permissions

Note: The world university rankings are based on the QS World University Rankings of that year]

Gu Lu hurriedly scanned the contents of the main mission with two or three eyes, and then a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Regarding this main mission, Gu Lu only wants to use one word to describe it - difficult!

It's not that difficult.

The main tasks given by the system this time are no longer related to Gu Lu's personal growth, but are related to the Mathematics Department of Yanda.

Gu Lu is required to raise the global ranking of the Mathematics Department of Yanda to the top five within four years!

This is very embarrassing for Gu Lu!

In the QS World University Rankings of Mathematics just released this year, where does Yenching University rank?

Twenty-one!

Which universities are in the top five?

MIT!

Harvard University!

Stanford University!

Princeton University!

Cambridge University!

It is these five institutes, all of which are as famous as existences.

The task assigned to Gu Lu by the system this time was to improve the mathematics department of Yanda to a level comparable to these five top universities within four years!

Four years, only four years!

When it comes to forty years, Gu Lu is still confident, but with only four years, this undoubtedly poses a big problem for Gu Lu!

Each of the top 50 mathematics majors in universities in the world is at the top.

However, for this group of universities at the top, it is extremely difficult to improve one or two places in the rankings.

The reason is very obvious.

It is equivalent to improving from 1125th to 1124th in two exams, which is definitely easier than improving from 25th to 24th.

Because the further you stand at the top, the greater the gap between each ranking.

But the requirements of the task are not simply to improve the ranking of the Mathematics Department of Yanda by one or two places.

But a full sixteen!

From twenty-first place to top five!

…………

At the beginning of the millennium, the Department of Mathematics at Yanda was ranked around thirty.

It took nearly twenty years for the Mathematics Department of Yanda to stabilize at around 20 places.

Now, Gu Lu only has four years left.

Moreover, from the 30th place to the 20th place, and from the 20th place to the top five, are two completely different concepts.

Looking at the main mission given by the system, Gu Lu felt a slight pain in his head.

Tricky, really tricky!

Gu Lu pulled up a chair and sat down, rubbing his brows and thinking about countermeasures, while looking at the night scene outside.

Gu Lu analyzed bit by bit rationally, thinking about strategies to successfully complete the task.

The evaluation criteria of QS World University Rankings by Subject mainly consider two aspects.

One is teaching level, the other is scientific research strength.

The two each account for about 40%.

Needless to say, the teaching level is mainly evaluated based on the professional abilities of the students.

For example, if Princeton has trained an outstanding student like Gu Lu, it will naturally receive a lot of extra points in this aspect.

And another point is scientific research strength.

It's also easy to understand.

Simply put, it is the comprehensive level of scientific research of a university, including published papers, results obtained, the number of award winners, etc.

Take the simplest chestnut.

The most prestigious award in mathematics is the Fields Medal!

And a Fields Medal winner can probably improve the ranking of a university by one or two places!

Of course, this is for universities outside the top 10.

For the top 10 math departments, at least two Philippine Prize winners can barely improve one.

In this way, we can intuitively measure the difficulty of Gu Lu's main mission.

If the Department of Mathematics at YSU is to be ranked among the top five, it needs to recruit at least 21 Philippine Prize winners!

However, there are only about thirty Philippine Prize winners still alive.

this……

Gu Lu was speechless again.
To be continued...