Chapter 1088: Admissions
The first major event of 1904 in the Far East was not the Tokyo Trial, but the founding of South Seas University—a development destined to have far-reaching consequences for later generations.
Though the university had only just been given a name, with its site, faculty, rules, and regulations still undecided, that did nothing to lessen the sensation South Seas University caused across Asia.
In this age of utmost ideological confusion, worship of foreign things had also been pushed to its peak. In the eyes of many, even the moon over Europe shone especially round.
Especially after William personally endorsed it in his capacity as a prince, the impact became even greater. Before admissions had even officially begun, people seeking information and registration came in an unbroken stream, at one point even disrupting the normal work of several Holy Roman Empire embassies in the Far East.
There was no other reason. It was simply because William had inadvertently revealed at a banquet that South Seas University would open admissions throughout Asia, with no restrictions based on country or ethnicity.
It could not be helped. Though the Austrian South Seas had a sizable population, its best students had all gone to study in the homeland.
As a colony of the Holy Roman Empire, it still enjoyed many benefits. In higher education, for example, it received a certain degree of preferential treatment.
Based on the proportion of citizens in the population, major domestic universities allotted the Austrian South Seas a minimum number of admissions every year.
Its educational model likewise copied the homeland's system. Apart from local geography, which could be adjusted, all textbooks were uniformly compiled by the Ministry of Education.
From primary school to university, advancement examinations used a proportional admissions system. In theory, every Holy Roman citizen