(1) The purpose of talent education is to cultivate elites who govern the country. In fact, universities have become institutions serving the ruling class. The supporter of higher education is the state, which should bear all the investment in higher education. The right to receive higher education is obtained through the investigation of intelligence, conduct and other aspects, examination and other selection methods. The content of education is mainly liberal arts education, paying attention to the edification of humanistic spirit and devoting itself to the cultivation of ruling and management talents. In class society, the theory and practice of talent education mainly serve for the ruling class to screen and train ruling talents, while higher education is for a few people.
(2) The purpose of mass education is not only to train future national managers, but also to train talents from all walks of life needed by social development. Although higher education funds are partly provided by the state and the government, the main source is social and personal investment. Higher education is open to all members of society, and there is no entrance examination or the failure rate of entrance examination is extremely low. With the increase of educational opportunities and the wide distribution of educated people, more people can go to universities, especially the children of workers and peasants can enter universities through equal competition, thus re-selecting their social roles and status.