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One of the series of study guidance for college students: what is a university?
After you enter the school, you may feel a sense of loss about the university before you know it. I don't know if you feel this way now, but it was like this before college! No matter how good a school is, there may be many students who feel bad about it. First, the "university" in the minds of freshmen first enters the university, and there are many longings and dreams in their hearts, hoping to find their own sky in the university. Isn't studying hard at a cold window for ten years just to step into the threshold of university? Now the dream has come true. In the minds of many freshmen, the university is a temple to acquire knowledge and a ladder to the future. A college degree is a passport to change their fate. Active students are prepared to learn knowledge like sponges and lay a solid foundation for a better life in the future. Of course, some students who are not active are finally relieved, thinking that one foot has stepped into the threshold of success. As long as you get your diploma step by step, you will surely embark on the smooth road to success in the future. After a period of time, I found that there is a gap between ideal and reality. The imaginary university and university life are far from what I see and feel, and complaints are endless. Some people even choose to go back and repeat. A student of a key university wrote: After a year or more of college life, many students' mental state or other aspects, the whole person seems to fall apart. They don't know what they should do, and they don't know where their future is; Every day is just a mechanical response to classes, eating and sleeping on time, and even neglecting studies. My work and rest are irregular, but I don't feel anything when I watch the time go by. Sometimes I feel a little anxious, but I always feel weak. In a word, what they said can be summed up as: I was depressed in college. Second, what is the nature of a university? Speaking of this question, we will think of the definition of university, which can be traced back to the book Book of Rites: University. "The way of university: Mingde, close to the people, stop at perfection." Cai Yuanpei said: "A great scholar also studies profound knowledge." "Great Confucianism includes grand ceremonies and hundreds of universities." "The so-called scholar is not only teaching most students on time, but also a graduation qualification. It is actually an institution that studies academics together. " Mei Yiqi said: "A great scholar is not an architecture, but a master." In medieval Europe, university mainly refers to a kind of trade union and guild organization, which can be used in any industry or any organized group, and is an alliance formed by teachers or scholars for their common interests. The University of Bologna in Italy was originally an alliance of scholars, while the University of Paris originated from an alliance of teachers. University was the only organizational form of higher education institutions at that time, and higher education was limited to university education. The concept of higher education can be directly called "university education". In the Middle Ages, universities were places for a few scholars to impart advanced knowledge. Universities mainly organized education and teaching activities around the four subjects of literature, law, medicine and theology, and belonged to professional educational institutions. The initial formation of universities is the need of academic and ideological exchanges. Because people with advanced ideas and leading technologies in the world need to communicate, they come together to collide with ideas, produce new ideas and cultures, and create leading technologies. This place where talents gather is called "University". It can be seen that the original purpose of a university is the innovation of advanced ideas and technologies, the pursuit of truth and the progress of human civilization. The subject of a university is a master's degree. Zhu Kezhen, former president of Zhejiang University, said: "Professors are the soul of a university, and the style of study in a university depends entirely on the choice of professors. If there are many professors in universities who regard research knowledge as their lifelong career and education knowledge as their supreme duty, they will naturally develop a good style of study and constantly cultivate knowledgeable people. " With the development of economy and the progress of human civilization, society needs more talents with new ideas and technologies. Since universities have gathered these talents, they naturally undertake the task of cultivating more talents with new ideas and technologies, and gradually become the main task of universities. The role of "masters" in universities has changed from a single role as creators of new ideas and technologies to a role of teachers. Universities shoulder the dual responsibilities of creating and educating people, and then their functions are doubled to serve and lead social development. With the change of the role and function of universities in society, the main body of universities is no longer just "masters", but "masters" and "college students". "College students" refers to your college students who are studying in the university. Whether you can be called "big" depends on yourself. Why does the country spend so much money to train you? Why did your parents spend so much hard-earned money to send you here? I really hope you have a great future. President Zhu put it well: "I am particularly concerned about cultivating leaders who are loyal and determined, can take on great responsibilities, preside over the party, and adjust the national movement." "If you want to be a leader and pillar of society, it is not enough to master some specialized knowledge and skills. You must be knowledgeable and have a scientific mind, so that you can distinguish right from wrong, wait and see, think deeply, and not blindly follow. " I don't know if the students have asked themselves, "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country", and I am responsible for the rejuvenation of China. This warning should always ring in our young college students' minds. It is not terrible for a nation to be poor and backward. What is terrible is that the people, especially the intellectuals trained by universities, have no scientific mind and believe blindly. Such a nation is in danger of national subjugation. (Zhu Kezhen) It's hard to hear such words in today's flourishing national movement, but I hope that college students who are really responsible and have ideals will seriously think about it. The university stage is the key period for you to cultivate your self-cultivation, and it is the best time to seize the opportunity to cultivate your sustainable development ability purposefully, systematically and systematically. As the saying goes, only by making up your mind can you succeed. If a young man does not have lofty aspirations, his goals will not be clear and his energy will not be high. In today's Ma Benteng, there is no hope of success. Your age is very flexible, and the university is also a university, and so is the defeat. During this period, how you grow up largely determines the height of your future life. Therefore, the university stage becomes the key stage for college students to become talents in the future. The essence of a university is to create a place, an environment and an atmosphere, so that outstanding students from all walks of life can get together, learn from each other and encourage each other while receiving education, and provide opportunities for the formation of your personality and the cultivation of your ability. More precisely, the significance of a university lies in providing a spiritual resource for students. Of course, many people's initial understanding of the university is the school. And school and university are two related but completely different concepts. A school is the concept of a place where students study. Big schools have big classrooms, big libraries, big playgrounds, big canteens and big laboratories, which are just external and superficial. The word "university" has a profound meaning. The way of a university lies in its spiritual essence. Only by understanding the "university" can we understand the true meaning of studying "university" for ourselves and get more from college life. University is the fortress of spirit (science, humanities, democracy, freedom, independent individuality), which has the great function of improving people's realm and enriching people's thoughts. University is recognized as the center of academic thought and humanistic spirit, and the holy land for establishing moral standards, ideological standards and knowledge standards in a democratic society. In college, I set my goal as finding a good job after graduation. Utilitarianism completely loses the cultural heritage and spiritual quality of college students, and blindly denies the sanctity of universities. This mental fog has seriously affected the future development of college students and the quality of university education. Universities in China are controlled by the government to varying degrees. Bureaucracy and lack of autonomy in running schools are indisputable facts, but this can not affect the pursuit of university spirit and freedom of thought, nor can it affect the pursuit of independent and complete personality and spiritual enrichment. Universities should become think tanks, talent pools, scientific research centers and cultural centers. It should be the ideal type of society, not the epitome of society. Universities should not only produce ideas and knowledge, but also provide moral ideals for society, not only cultivate responsible qualified citizens, but also provide practical behavior patterns for society. It should also be a typical example of turning moral ideals into practical actions. In a word, he wants to lead the society to an ideal situation. Although higher education has changed from "talent education" to "mass education", the essence of universities has not changed.