The Support And The Enlightenment Of Boxer Indemnity Of Sino-British To The Higher Eduation Of The Republic Of China Era

The Boxer Protocol was signed in 1901 between the Eight-Nation Alliance and defeated Qing Empire, which regulates that the Chinese paid 982,238,150 taels troy ounces silver, including interest, as indemnity over a course of 39 years to the eight nations involved. After Americans’ remittance of indemnity in 1908, the UK government proposed to remit in 1912 and reached an agreement finally in 1930.This remittance of indemnity was charged by the board of Boxer Indemnity of Sino-British and according to the regulation of “the solution for Boxer Indemnity of Sino-British ”, this remittance was used to support railway construction and other production,while the interest of indemnity was used in education. In accordance with “the solution for Boxer Indemnity of Sino-British ”, interest was mainly used in five kinds of education, and the support of research on high education and institution took up the largest portion of them.The subsidy for higher education research institutions,in accordance with the different funding priorities, were divided into two different periods: subsidy prewar and subsidy at wartime. Because of the stable political environment prewar, universities put priority on the scale expansion and system building. The subsidy for universities were focused on basic instruction and scientific equipment. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the whole society became unstable and the numbers of universities decreased sharply. In this background, teachers and graduates can not find jobs, which became serious social issues. Then the board shifted its priority to human beings accordingly. They relived these issues by setting professor posts, funding scientific scholars who had had jobs while evacuated because of the war previously, setting research assistants position to provide job for graduates.The British Boxer Indemnity’s another great contribution to the development of higher education is holding nine exams for overseas study in Britain,admitting 193 person.TheBritish Boxer Indemnity examination was the most competitive exam with the lowest acceptance rate, which selecting the most outstanding talents at that time in china.The effects of studying in Britain was remarkable,cultivating a batch of outstanding scientific and technological talents for the Republic of China,which is unique among the whole overseas study in that era.The British Boxer Indemnity was not the largest one among all Boxer Indemnities, however, it had the greatest effect on high education.Establishing clear goals,organizing a diverse systems, setting up complete and sound systems,carrying out effective management and strict supervision worth our learning and reflection.