The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasizes that the whole party should regard youth work as a strategic task, arm young people with the scientific theories of the party, inspire young people with the original aspiration and mission of the party, be the confidant of young friends, the enthusiastic person of youth work, and the guide of young people. Counselors are an important force in carrying out ideological and political work for young college students, and they play an important and irreplaceable role in the ideological and political work system of universities. On the new journey, universities should promote excellent traditions, build a good team of counselors, ensure that this team is of high quality and high standard, and have a continuous stream of successors. The historical experience of the "shoulder to shoulder" political counselor system is the biggest feature of the political counselor system established by Tsinghua University in 1953, which is to shoulder both professional learning and ideological and political work. 70 years ago, facing the special situation of a rapid increase in the number of students and a serious shortage of cadres engaged in ideological and political work, then principal Jiang Nanxiang creatively proposed to choose party and youth league members with excellent academic performance and high consciousness as counselors, and to do ideological and political work "semi full-time". In 1953, Tsinghua University carefully selected 25 outstanding political and professional students from their junior years to serve as counselors. This initiative has also promoted the establishment of the counselor system in universities across the country. Over the past 70 years, the "shoulder to shoulder" political counselor system has accumulated a lot of historical experience, which is of great significance for promoting the reform and innovation of ideological and political work in universities. One is to concretize and personalize the talent cultivation goals proposed by the Party's education policy, setting a learning example with a leading and exemplary role for young students. The "shoulder to shoulder" political counselor system adheres to the cultivation and selection standards of being both red and professional, and comprehensively developing, enriching the connotation of talent cultivation goals and vividly answering the fundamental question of "what kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate people, and for whom to cultivate people" in education. "Shoulder on shoulder" political counselors are politically strong, ideologically sound, and professionally proficient, and are expected to be excellent role models for students to learn from. They bring subtle influence to students and inspire them to move forward courageously. The second is to closely combine solving ideological problems with solving practical problems, creating an effective model of ideological and political education that always stays with students. The "shoulder to shoulder" political counselor is also a student, and it is easy to get along with classmates, which is conducive to a deeper understanding of the student's ideological situation. Being always with students is a unique advantage of the "shoulder to shoulder" political counselor system. Because together, counselors and students are equal and close, they can keenly seize educational opportunities, flexibly use various methods and approaches, and better carry out ideological and political work in daily life and as individuals. The third is to organically unify "educating people" and "nurturing oneself", promoting the comprehensive growth of counselors themselves in the process of burdening themselves. The school systematically helps counselors form correct ideological and work methods, proficiently master Marxist theory, practice basic political skills, and focus on their own professional learning to promote their growth into versatile talents. Consciously burden counselors, allowing them to learn how to handle various conflicts in difficult and challenging work, and receive comprehensive training. Practice has fully proven that making