The reason why a university is a university is not only because it is an objective thing, but also because it is a spiritual existence and a spiritual hall for pursuing civilization and progress. It is precisely because of the immortal spirit of the university that the university can last forever. American scholar Bloom sighed after witnessing the excessive combination of American universities and society: "Universities must resist all tendencies to serve the society. As one of many interest groups, universities must always be vigilant that their interests are more practical, realistic and popular because of people's demands. " When universities move from the edge of society to the center of society, they are obviously influenced by the environment. The university that lost its idealism gradually slipped from the sacred to the vulgar, and became an ordinary service institution in society. I don't know where my soul went.

When universities undertake more and more social service functions, they should always keep a clear head, should not be tempted by material interests, and should always maintain their independence and critical spirit. Universities should abandon overly specialized utilitarian values, follow the objective laws of university development, and pursue the truth and innovation of knowledge as the ultimate goal. Throughout the world-famous universities with a long history and tradition, on the basis of adhering to the essential spirit of universities, they all have their own unique university spirit, such as the liberal arts of Oxford University and Cambridge University, the scientific research spirit of Berlin University and Heidelberg University, the trend-setting temperament of Harvard University and Yale University, the tolerant spirit of Peking University and the rigorous attitude of Tsinghua, which have become the endless spiritual source of a university.