新时代中国大学的核心使命与政治担当

On the Core Missions and Political Responsibilities of Universities of China in the New Era

时代使命催生现代大学,不同时代的大学都承载着回应时代课题、服务时代需求、培养时代人才、赋予时代色彩、推动时代进步五个方面的使命。中国大学百余年的历史,历经了开门引进西方办学、借鉴苏联办学模式、改革时期的优化调整、新时代的高质量发展的不同时代变迁。新时代中国大学之“特色”集中体现在其坚持马克思主义指导地位,坚持党对教育事业的全面领导,在其扎根中国大地办大学,以立德树人为立身之本,有一支精于传道授业解惑的“经师”和“人师”队伍五个方面。培养坚定的青年马克思主义者、打造党领导的坚强阵地、抓好师德师风基础性工程、打赢关键核心技术攻坚战、建构中国自主的哲学社会科学知识体系,成为新时代中国大学的使命与担当。

Answering to missions of the time,modern universities emerged.Universities of different eras,therefore,have five missions:answering to themes of the era,serving needs of the era,bringing up talents for the era,coloring the era,and advancing the era.In the past century,universities of China underwent evolutions of different eras,from opening the door to introduce the western culture,learning from the Soviet mode,optimizing and making adjustment in the opening era,to the current high-quality development of the new era.“Characteristics”of universities of China in the new era are typically and best demonstrated in five aspects:their adherence to the guiding position of Marxism,their adherence to the leadership of the Party in all respects over the education cause,their running universities deep in Chinese soil,their advocacy of ethics as the pillar of education,and their maintenance of a dedicated faculty well versed in clarifying doubts,passing on knowledge and personifying ethical examples.Bringing up a new generation of firm Marxists,forging a solid stronghold of leadership of the Party,doing a good job in upholding right ethical standards and styles of the teaching faculty,making core technological breakthroughs,constructing a philosophy and social science system with Chinese proprietorship–these are the missions and responsibilities of universities of China in the new era.