The Development Of Core Competitiveness Of Princeton University And Its Enlightenments

The core competitivenes of university is the integration of college after a long form and quality within the university, supporting its competitive advantage, which was constituted by the three elements: disciplinary system, institutional system, and cultural system.After 264 years of development, the Princeton University has changed from Presbyterian educational institutions– college of New Jersey to become non-religious world-class university. During the war of independence, the president Witherspoon developed the university's disciplines, attract talent, so the school became the nation's higher education center in the half of the 18th century. In the 19th century, under the foundation of Maclean and his former president, the school completely transformed from the institute of classical into a modern university. Into the 20th century, after the reformed in the principals of the subject and the system by Patton, Wilson, Hibben and the other presidents, Princeton university entered a phase of great development and became the world center of theoretical physics. Since the new century, Princeton University has maintained the nation's top two best location of university, always has strong core competitiveness.Princeton University's core competitiveness was gathered together in the long history of constantly evolutions. After hundreds of years, profound changes have taken place in the institutional system, disciplinary system, and cultural system of Princeton University. In the development of subject, as in the occupied areas, Princeton university has been striving to achieve the highest level of the best, all its subjects are among the best set of professional, especially famous in the mathematics, physics and philosophy; history, politics English and economics are also highly respected in academic circles, even the new developments in the interdisciplinary objects also suffering from attention. In the systems building: multiple school institution, college accommodation institution, tutor guidance institution, the academic honor institution, overseas learning institution, independence research institution showing the school's demonstrate knowing in the training of the elite personnel and to take the undergraduate teaching as a foundation. In the cultivating of culture, during its long-running practice, Princeton University has its own unique culture. Adhering the concept of service for the nation, service for the world; promoting the rigorous study, strong academic atmosphere; creating a relaxed and free environment.Princeton University is unique. Its success can tell us that strengthen construction of the core competitiveness is the only way to create a world-class university. As the Chinese universities of creating world-class universities, we must strengthen ecological construction disciplines, establishment of the modern university system, and create a strong academic culture.