University education has many characteristics. The following are some common characteristics:

1. Professionalism: University education is a kind of special education, which aims at cultivating senior professionals. Therefore, teaching has professional characteristics, that is, teaching should impart and learn professional knowledge and skills.

2. Flexibility: Compared with primary and secondary education, university education pays more attention to students' autonomy and creativity, and encourages students to choose their own courses, teachers and learning methods.

3. Openness: Compared with primary and secondary education, university education is more open and free. In college, students can get in touch with all kinds of people and things, and can participate in various societies, organizations and activities.

4. Practicality: University education focuses on cultivating students' practical ability, so that students can better master knowledge and skills through practical courses, internships and experiments.

5. Research: University education focuses on cultivating students' research ability and innovation ability, so that students can better master scientific research methods and ways of thinking through scientific research projects and papers.