Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, higher education has insisted on taking root in China and running universities, and has made remarkable achievements. The gross enrollment rate of higher education reached 57.8%, the average length of schooling of the new labor force reached 13.8 years, the construction of "double first-class" has made remarkable achievements, the development effect of Application-oriented Colleges and universities is obvious, engineering education has achieved international multilateral mutual recognition, large-scale online education has ensured the "suspension of classes without suspension" during the epidemic period, the counterpart support of colleges and universities has helped to win the battle of poverty alleviation, and the quality and fairness of education, the ability to serve national development and international influence have continued to improve. Cultural self-confidence is the most basic and lasting force in the development of a country and nation. We should base ourselves on national conditions, face the world, take root in China, integrate China and foreign countries, give full play to China's institutional advantages, and strive to solve the problems of education reform and development with Chinese wisdom and methods. "For whom, what and how" is the fundamental problem of education. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, focusing on the fundamental task of Building Morality and cultivating people, higher education has carried out many educational and teaching reforms and explorations in Ideological and political education, professional ability training, innovation and entrepreneurship education, and focused on cultivating students' sense of social responsibility, innovative spirit and practical ability. Higher education should not only cultivate first-class talents, lay a scientific and technological foundation and overcome key core technologies for national development, but also cultivate all kinds of specialized talents, improve national quality and serve various practical needs of economic and social development. To build a "double first-class" University, we must be mindful of the "big country" and provide strong support for accelerating the construction of an important talent center and innovation highland in the world. In particular, we should pay attention to the innovation from "0 to 1", the breakthrough of key core technologies, the guidance of key fields and high-level opening-up. Specifically, we should serve the national strategy and make contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; Strengthen characteristic development, do a good job in their own strengths and strive for first-class; Maintain competitive vitality and avoid complacency and complacency due to identity; Strengthen coordination and progress, overcome difficulties, achieve mutual achievements, and jointly build a first-class university system; Make good use of the autonomy of construction and constantly optimize the development of ecology. Of course, facing the forefront of world science and technology, the main battlefield of economy and the major needs of the country is an important school running direction of socialist universities. Over the past decade, higher education has been continuously promoted in the promotion of national regional strategy, the breakthrough of key core technologies, the exploration of "new engineering, new medical, new agricultural and new liberal arts" and the deepening of the reform of "breaking the five virtues", which has effectively supported the transformation of the country's economic development mode and social progress. Higher education is actively at the forefront of opening-up, actively participates in global governance and constantly realizes high-level opening-up. The mutual recognition of academic qualifications and degrees covers 56 countries and regions. It initiated the establishment of the world MOOC alliance and held seven consecutive China International "Internet +" College Students' innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, attracting 6.03 million teams and 25.33 million students from 121 countries and regions. (Xinhua News Agency)