New-Model Research University
SHEN Hong
The new-model research universities in China have being arisen, and there are some related studies. However, there are no enough findings about the theoretic issues and construction effectiveness. This article analyses the main concepts such as new, model, inherent characteristic and continuous development; then finds three inherent characteristics of new-model research universities based on their functions of teaching, research and service, and those are: cultivating the students as innovators, doing the three-type-research under the three-orientation, and contributing the society with the innovators trained and research results gained. After these, the author discusses the four challenges faced by new-model research universities continuous development, saying the innovators’ training process is not coherent, the pioneering?research under strategic orientation is not yet switched on, the social service is not leading enough, and internal and external of new-model research universities are both hard to insist their Initial Heart in university construction. Finally, the paper suggests three kinds of choices on the strategy and action levels in order to the universities’ continuous development, such as, cultivating innovators should be implemented into the educating and teaching processes, being “the national treasure” should be transformed into research actions, and the Initial Heart of constructing new-model research universities should be integrated into the daily work of building the world-class universities.
