The definition of general education is different, and different schools have different practices. As I said before, my understanding of general education is the practice of comprehensive universities at present, which pays more attention to the construction of core courses, but there is no need to deny the practice of other schools. In essence, they are aimed at supplementing special education and have the characteristics of "humanistic education". For example, the general education proposed by Xijing College requires all students to take an art course. Another example is the School of Mobile Communication, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, which has established a school of vision, promoted general education, and paid special attention to the significance of art and sports to students' growth. For another example, Shunde Vocational and Technical College put forward a talent training mode combining general education with professional education.

Therefore, when we carry out general education, we should see its essence and not dwell on the dispute of terms. Just like the transformation of local undergraduate colleges, it is not necessary to label vocational education in order to see the essence of taking the application-oriented road and cultivating applied talents.