有中国特色社会主义高等教育 ,既要体现社会主义的本质特征 ,又要体现其时代性的特点。江泽民“三个代表”重要思想 ,充分表达了中国共产党先进性的自我定位 ,也对新形势下我国高等教育发展方向的科学定位有重大指导意义。一古今中外的教育 ,都担负着政治、经济、文化等功能。 With higher education of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must not only embody the essential characteristics of socialism but also embody the characteristics of its times. Jiang Zemin’s important thinking of “three represents” fully expresses the self-orientation of the advanced nature of the CPC and is of great guiding significance to the scientific orientation of the direction for the development of Chinese higher education under the new situation. An ancient and modern education at home and abroad, are responsible for political, economic, cultural and other functions.