1. College counselors are teachers in colleges and universities. 1952, the state proposed to set up political counselors in colleges and universities; 1953, Tsinghua and Peking University made a pilot request to the then Ministry of Education (especially President Jiang Nanxiang of Tsinghua); Since then, many colleges and universities have established a counselor system, which mainly does political work and is the "political leader" of students.

2. University counselors and university teachers, although freshmen can be called teachers in a unified way. But the recruitment conditions of the two are different. At present, in most colleges and universities, if you want to become a formal university teacher, you generally need a doctorate or above to be introduced. A doctor's degree from a top university like Peking University and Tsinghua is not enough to be a university teacher in these prestigious universities. When some top universities recruit university teachers, they often require the study experience of world-class universities. In contrast, the recruitment requirements of college counselors are often lower. Usually, you only need to have a master's degree or above to qualify for college counselors.