Research On The Development Strategy Of Industry Characteristics Universities

As a kind of university developed rapidly in the historical period, industrycharacteristics universities is an important part of Chinese higher education system. Itsdevelopment plays an irreplaceable role for the industry promotion of scientific andtechnological progress and the national innovation system construction. According tothe basic trend of development of higher education reform in our country, the paperanalyzes and reviews the development difficulties that industry characteristicsuniversities faced in the transition period, development situation in new period, andinternal and external factors affecting its development by obeying the principle ofcombining the theory and practice, history and reality, and on the basis of thecomparative advantage theory and the competitive advantage theory, the convergencetheory, the synergy theory, collaborative innovation theory and SWOT analysisapproach and AHP approach. On aforesaid basis, the paper puts forward thedevelopment strategy for industry characteristics universities meeting the requirementsof the new situation.University’s development is closely related to the social division of labor. Therequirement of talent and technology from all walks of life of social has promoted thedevelopment of universities. No matter in western countries or in China, at thebeginning of the university’s foundation, it is closely linked with the social production.In the west, the modern university is composed of guild. With the development ofindustrialization and modernization process, the university has connected tightly withmany industries. Ancient Chinese university has formed a preliminary contact withindustry, but industry characteristics universities started with the development ofmodern higher education in China. after the birth of new China, we adjusted thedepartments and formed the pattern of university which was closely integrated withthe industrial development demand, that is the institutions of higher learning systemwas composed by a handful of comprehensive universities and more industrycharacteristics colleges and universities. With the establishment of the socialist marketeconomy and the process of popularization of higher education, the macro managementsystem of higher education has been reformed decently to adapt to the need to of theeconomic foundation. Within More than half a century of development, the industrycharacteristics universities has experienced a glorious stage of vigorous development inthe early years of the founding of new China, has suffered the dilemma of development in the reform of higher education and also faced new strategic choice during thetransition process from the scale to quality of higher education in the new century.During the new period, industry characteristics universities have faced the rareopportunity and advantage, at the same time faced the new challenges and their owndisadvantage. From the perspective of its own special development, it obtains a greatachievement, however, in reality there are many problems existing. At the same time,the industry characteristics universities are challenged from top universities at homeand abroad, and even with the level of competition universities for some time.Factors affecting the development of Industry characteristics universities arenumerous and complex and the internal factors and external factors are intertwined. Thepaper concludes that these factors can not be ignored in the process of development ofindustry characteristics universities, although these factors affect the strength variesthrough actual evidence analyzing for numerous facts affectingIndustry characteristics universities by using AHP approach.In the light of the aforesaid factors affecting Industry characteristics universities,the paper deems that China shall perfect its policy environment in the large sense andenters its development into state strategy development system and much attention shallbe paid. Industry characteristics universities shall adjust to the requirement of strategiesof state, industries and area to realize its self development. From the exterior view,strategic situation to the development of school shall be faced fully, a new pattern ofintense competition of higher education colleges and universities by the reform ofhigher education，and the new situations that school in which the industry and localreform and development process presents, etc.. From the interior view, it is conduciveto the development of industry characteristics universities from the macroscopic, andbeing into the national strategic development seriously. Industry characteristicsuniversities must adhere to the connotation of development, innovation anddevelopment, feature development.