How did Sun Yat-sen University respond to the need to produce documents to enter the school?

Sun Yat-sen University began to strengthen the management of the South Campus and the East Campus in early April, requiring teachers and students to show their campus cards or student IDs when entering and exiting the teaching buildings. Among them, IDs are also required to enter the South Campus gate. With the implementation of the new regulations, claims about CUHK being “limited to outsiders” and “closed” have also been widely circulated. In this regard, the school of CUHK stated that whether they are current teachers, students, alumni, or members of the public, as long as they provide valid identity documents, it will not be a problem to enter CUHK, and there is no such thing as "exclusion" or "closure".

The verification is to ensure the safety of the school

Recently, there is a warm reminder sign at the main gate of the South Campus of CUHK, which reads: "Teaching and research sites, please take the initiative to identify. Thank you for your cooperation! "The reporter saw at the south gate of the south campus yesterday that there were fewer people entering and exiting the campus than before. However, as long as they can provide their IDs, the security will not block entry to the campus. In addition, there are also relevant warning signs at the east gate, west gate and north gate. On the east campus, starting from April 10, 2017, CUHK requires teachers and students to consciously show their campus cards or student ID cards when entering and exiting the teaching building. CUHK currently has Guangzhou campus South Campus (Xingang West Road, Haizhu District), East Campus (Guangzhou University Town), North Campus (Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District), Zhuhai Campus, and Shenzhen Campus (still under construction). The school said that after verification The measures to enter the campus will gradually expand from the East Campus and South Campus to the North Campus and Zhuhai Campus.

The relevant person in charge of CUHK responded that the school has recently experienced several incidents in which outsiders entered the campus and seriously disrupted the teaching order. In order to ensure the safety and teaching order of the school, the school has set up school gate verification measures. The reporter learned that the focus of the next work of CUHK is to strengthen classroom order and safety management, and the school gate verification is only a supplementary method.

You can enter the school by presenting valid documents

The reporter learned from the comprehensive understanding that there are mainly the following situations: teachers and students at the school need to show their campus card or student ID card. If they do not bring it, You need to register information and verify your identity before entering the campus; graduated CUHK alumni can enter and leave the campus normally with valid ID cards and other valid documents; other members of the public with clear reasons can enter CUHK after providing reasonable identity documents or explaining the reasons. , such as people who go to school to do errands, deliver express delivery, or deliver food.

The reporter learned that in fact, the most important thing for entering the campus is to provide valid documents, and you may also need to register identity information if necessary. The relevant person in charge of CUHK stated that whether they are teachers, students, alumni or members of the public, they can enter the campus as long as they provide identification including but not limited to ID cards, and the school will not impose special restrictions on campus visits.

The CUHK stated that students can enter the campus only after explaining the reason and verifying it. However, those who cannot provide any valid documents and do not have a valid reason to enter the campus will not be allowed to enter the campus. For this reason, the person in charge said that the rumors about CUHK being "limited to outsiders" and "closed" circulating on the Internet are not accurate. "The verification of admission to the school is not 'limited to outsiders', but just to strengthen management." The person in charge also revealed, Specific regulations for entering the CUHK campus are being formulated and will be announced soon.

Situation of other domestic universities:

Many well-known universities in China, such as Peking University, Tsinghua University and Xiamen University, also have restrictions on the number of people entering the school. Peking University stipulates that individual tourists must show their ID cards when visiting. Xiamen University requires all visitors and tourists to swipe their second-generation ID cards to enter the school. In addition, the campus is open to the public normally on weekends, statutory holidays, and during the school’s winter and summer vacations. Education expert Li Weicheng suggested that schools and school facilities can be opened to some primary and secondary schools in need through certain procedures. For citizens, you can also be required to go through certain procedures before entering.

Opinions of teachers and students on campus:

CUHK stated that the CUHK campus congress has held many discussions on whether to set up "access control", including teachers, students and parents. Everyone hopes that schools will strengthen access control. A teacher from the Chinese University of Science and Technology said that the campus is not a park, and it is necessary to adhere to the point of ensuring normal teaching order for teachers and students. However, some teachers from CUHK said that it remains to be seen whether the verification measures can achieve the expected results, but the restriction itself has had a certain impact on the social reputation of CUHK. After all, in the minds of many people, the university should be open.