Define the new orientation of the development of higher education. The great changes that have not been seen in the world in a century are accelerating. China has entered a high-quality development stage. The internal and external environment for the development of higher education is undergoing profound changes and is in a new historical position. First, change of status: from driving to leading. Before that, higher education has been regarded as the "power station" of economic and social development. Today, the development of the party and the state requires higher education more urgently than ever before. Higher education has been pushed to the key position of leading economic and social development, ideological progress and rejuvenating the country. The second is task change: from popularization to stratification. By the end of 2021, the total number of students in higher education was 44.3 million, and the gross enrollment rate reached 57.8%, entering the stage of popularization. At present, the urgent task of higher education is to optimize and adjust the structure of higher education, promote the classified management and hierarchical development of colleges and universities, move from homogeneity to diversity, change the "pyramid" into "Five Finger Mountain", and better adapt to the needs of economic and social development in the continuous optimization of the structure. The third is the change of level: from a large country of higher education to a powerful country of higher education. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's higher education has made remarkable achievements, built the world's largest higher education system, steadily improved the quality of higher education, ranked among the best in the world in a number of indicators, and its overall strength has entered the first square in the world. It is moving forward from a big country in higher education to a powerful country in higher education. The socialist orientation of quasi colleges and universities. Colleges and universities are colleges and Universities under the leadership of the party and Socialist Colleges and universities with Chinese characteristics. We should always strengthen the socialist direction of running schools and ensure the party's overall leadership over colleges and universities. First, cultivate new people of the times who are responsible for national rejuvenation. We should adhere to the central link of building virtue and cultivating people. Building virtue and cultivating people is a major political task and strategic project that has a bearing on the party's cause, the future and destiny of the country and the process of national rejuvenation. Colleges and universities must keep in mind the mission of cultivating talents for the party and the country, and always become a strong position to uphold the leadership of the party. Second, adhere to serving the national strategic needs. Colleges and universities are an important strategic force for national innovation and development. They must focus on the national strategic intention, adhere to the "four orientations", build a large platform, form a large team, carry out major scientific and technological breakthroughs to solve the "bottleneck" problem, and support the self-reliance and self-improvement of high-level science and technology; We should strengthen the transformation of scientific research achievements, promote the organic connection between education, talents, innovation and industry, and enhance the contribution, support and leadership of regional economic and social development. Third, support the strategy of strengthening the country with talents in the new era. As the main force of talent cultivation, colleges and universities should systematically plan to promote talent cultivation, focus on gathering a group of strategic scientists, academic leaders and high-level innovation teams in key core areas, and cultivate a group of "big students"; We should care about and care for young talents, cultivate a large number of internationally competitive young talents, and provide strong support for accelerating the construction of the world's important talent center and innovation highland. Anchor the high-quality development goals of colleges and universities. The development in the new era and new stage must implement the new development concept and must be high-quality development. Colleges and universities must conform to the times, focus, understand and grasp the goal of high-quality development. First, clear directionality. The orientation of high-quality development of higher education lies in the political nature of higher education. Colleges and universities must adhere to the guidance of Marxism, fully implement the party's educational policy, always move forward along the political direction of socialism, adhere to the fundamental task of Building Morality and cultivating people, and constantly cultivate new people of the times who have firm ideals and beliefs, solve difficulties for the country, share worries for the country, and fulfill their responsibilities for the country. Second, the leading role. The high-quality development of colleges and universities requires that colleges and universities should have both foresight and foresight, be good at seeing and thinking about problems strategically, not only be able to promote scientific and technological progress, but also lead ideological and cultural innovation, and illuminate the direction of social progress. Third, the overall synergy. The high-quality development of colleges and universities must break the restrictions of the original pattern, pay attention to the overall promotion, key breakthroughs and cooperation, especially break through the institutional shackles in talent training, scientific research and platform construction, pay attention to systematization, integrity and coordination, and effectively promote the construction of organized scientific research and large platforms. Stimulate the innovation and creation momentum of colleges and universities. To achieve high-quality development of higher education, the key lies in the strong driving force of innovation and creation, insufficient supply and long-term support. Colleges and universities must establish the orientation of innovation and creation, constantly create their own characteristics, continue to deepen reform, and stimulate the momentum of innovation and creation. First, firmly establish the innovation and creation orientation. In recent years, China has made remarkable progress in the field of basic research, but on the whole, there is still a significant gap compared with the international advanced level. In the final analysis, many "neck sticking" technical problems are caused by the fact that basic research can not keep up, and the source and underlying theoretical principles are not clear. In the fierce competition between the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution, scientific and technological innovation needs more innovation and creation "from 0 to 1", generating subversive ideas and ideas, taking a road that previous people have not taken, and can be successfully realized. Colleges and universities should establish the educational concept of innovation and creation, encourage original innovation, improve the realization mechanism from innovation to creation, change in succession and grow in innovation and creation. Second, adhere to building their own characteristics. If a university does not have its own characteristics, it will not have its own status and position, and teachers and students will have no sense of gain in it. Colleges and universities must firmly pursue ideals and beliefs, follow the law of higher education development, transform the confidence in the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, theory, system and culture into the confidence in running schools, establish their own development vision, target system, stages and specific goals, and build their own characteristics from the national, social and school realities. Finally, we will continue to deepen reform. Deepening reform is a winning move for China's higher education to achieve high-quality development. Colleges and universities should continue to draw strength from the new results of deepening reform, further emancipate the mind, fully mobilize the subjective initiative of cadres and teachers, and stimulate the creativity and creativity of teachers and students; We should strengthen institutional construction, break institutional constraints and restrictions, form institutional mechanisms to adapt to and encourage innovation and creation, and promote the construction of governance system and governance capacity. (Xinhua News Agency)