Abstract:The university is a cultural existence. The enlightening thoughts, the beautiful culture, the upright virtues and the illuminating ideals constitute profound cultural landscape which makes universities what they are. Such are also the reasons for the continuous development of universities, and the deeper reason is that universities and their cultures are highly recognized by human society. The university culture is characterized by following qualities: Firstly, the university is a cultural community. As the Chinese characters Da Xue (literally meaning big school) suggests, the inclusive environment of universities and pursuit of knowledge of individuals make each other possible, which embodies a broad and inclusive atmosphere. Secondly, with its education and cultivation functions, the university is the spiritual homeland of mankind. It carries the hopes and dreams of humanity. Education together with cultivation promotes the advancement of human civilization. For people in the university, the university is their home, namely, they identify with their universities. The university cultural is full of vitality for the reason that the energetic people of the university relate themselves closely to University culture, absorbing and internalizing it in their own character. The construction of University culture should be “people-oriented” and universities should promote cultivation and education with excellent culture. To be world-class, Chinese universities should enhance cultural construction in higher institutions, and make university culture truly "people-oriented" and an essential part of higher education.
肖海涛. 大学是大美之学——论大学文化及其认同[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2018, 35(4): 132-139.
XIAO Hai-tao. University Is A Beautiful Being——On University Culture and Its Cultural Identification. , 2018, 35(4): 132-139.