1. The function of personnel training began in ancient times, developed and perfected in medieval universities in Europe, and is also the most basic function of modern universities. The emergence of western higher education can be traced back to the "colleges" in ancient Greece. Plato established a college in 387 BC; In China, institutions of higher learning can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (slave society) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and "Xia Ji Gong Xue" founded by Qi Huangong was the only government-run institution of higher learning at that time.
2. The earliest medieval university was Italy (University of Salenitana, founded in 1 1 at the beginning of the century). The representatives of medieval universities are: Bologna University in Italy, Paris University in France, Oxford University in England and Cambridge University in England. /kloc-In the 6th century, there were universities all over Europe. Harvard College,1636; 1895, Tianjin Chinese and Western School; 1898, Shi Jing University Hall (now Peking University).
Second, German universities first established the function of developing science in19th century.
18 10, Humboldt founded the University of Berlin, and put forward the principles of "university autonomy and academic freedom" and "unity of teaching and scientific research".
Third, at the end of 19, American universities established the function of social service for the first time.
1862, the Moreel Act, the land-grant college movement, Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin initiated the function of universities directly serving the society. The "Wisconsin Thought" put forward by Hayes clearly regards social service as an important function of universities.
Fourthly, the functional system of modern universities.
1. Training specialized personnel is the basic function of modern universities (training specialized personnel is the purpose in the early days of the school, and it is still the fundamental mission and core of the functional system of universities);
2. Developing science is an important function of modern universities;
3. Social service is an extension of modern university functions.