Diversification is the most basic and important feature after the popularization of higher education. "Especially after the popularization, the quality standards and development types of higher education should be changed from the original high homogeneity and isomorphism to diversification. In other words, we can't measure all schools and run universities in one dimension with a ruler and a standard. We want to turn the' pyramid' into a' Wuzhishan' and turn a mountain peak into multiple peaks. "

The second is learning. After popularization, especially when it is superimposed with "Internet+Education" and "Intelligence+Education" of higher education, the learning characteristics of higher education are very obvious. College students study not only in the classroom, but also in the school, outside the classroom and outside the school. Many changes have taken place in the form of universities, forming a learning society that "everyone can learn, everywhere can learn, and always can learn".

The third is the characteristics of personality. Yanwu pointed out that diversity corresponds to the individualization of talent training. Personalized education will become a particularly important feature of higher education in the popularization stage. We should respect the uniqueness of students, help each student grow into an adult, and truly teach students in accordance with their aptitude.

Fourth, the characteristics of modernization. "The popularization of higher education has doubled the scale of higher education. Every institution of higher learning has changed from a small junk and a small ship to a giant aircraft carrier. So how to guide and manage this aircraft carrier well requires us to promote the modernization of governance capacity and governance system.