Rules needed to end college name disputes

In an official statement on Tuesday, Nanchang University in East China's Jiangxi province declared "Nanda" to be its Chinese abbreviated name, which has been used by Nanjing University in East China's Jiangsu province. The Ministry of Education official said the universities should solve the disputes on their own. Comments:

The abbreviation of a university's name should be based on its culture, history, and academic achievements. The public will not recognize the name if it is only written in a university's statutes. The Ministry of Education needs to regulate the use of abbreviated names for institutions of higher learning in the country, and urge the colleges to focus on education and research.

rednet.cn, July 5