A Study On The Relationship Between Alumni Resources And World-Class University Construction

Alumni resources,which is important for the development of universities,are even more important to the construction of world-class universities.This paper studies the relationship between alumni resources and the construction of world-class universities and how it takes place.In order to make the conclusion of the study more universal,the top public research universities at home and abroad are selected as cases.This study consists of six parts:The first part introduces the topics,which gives some explanations on the topic,such as background,train of thought,content and method.The second part is the theoretical discussion of the topic.Organizational attributes of university high-level personnel training and knowledge innovation determine the need for abundant resources for its development.As an important component of a university,various alumni become an indispensable resource for university development.The third part discusses the relationship between alumni resources and the world-class university construction.As a first-rate academic organization that cultivates outstanding talents and innovative knowledge,world-class universities have a high quality of alumni resources compared with other colleges and universities.The research obtains the following conclusions:The components of alumni resources are closely linked with the construction elements of world-class universities;The quality of alumni resources is closely related to the construction level of world-class universities;Cultivating high-quality alumni resources is an effective way to build a world-class university.The fourth part discusses the impact of alumni resources on the construction of world-class universities in terms of impact factors and impact mechanisms,including intellectual,wealth and cultural contributions.Intellectual contributions include an important source of outstanding teachers,senior think tanks for university reform and development and third-party forces that influence university governance;Wealth Contributions include filling funding for running colleges and universities and improving teaching conditions,in order to attracting outstanding teachers and students,improving teacher quality and quality of students;Cultural contributions include expanding the reputation of the University and encourage internal students with excellent alumni.The fifth part consists of case studies both at home and abroad.University of California,Berkeley achieves alumni resources for its development support through the "community" thinking.While,Tsinghua University achieves alumni's gratitude and support by value alumni and cultivate their Tsinghua Complex to promotes its construction of world-class university.The sixth part is the enlightenment.Alumni resources are indispensable to the construction of world-class universities,and alumni intellectual support can meet the demand of high-level talent resources for world-class universities,and alumni giving support can supplement the high material resources of world-class universities,and alumni cultural support can create a first-class cultural brand for world-class universities.The construction of world-class universities should pay attention to misunderstanding of alumni resources when using them,paying attention to imbalances and lack of effective use.The construction of world-class universities should attach importance to the development of alumni resources by raising alumni's sense of belonging,fostering and building Alumni-Alma Mater community,emphasizing alumni research and innovating alumni work.