Abstract:At present, China is strengthening the construction of its modern vocational education system and some local undergraduate colleges and universities are launching their pilot program to convert to schools of applied technology. The present article, from an international perspective, analyzes the great influence of technology and techniques on social development, reveals the reasons why technology and techniques have not greatly advanced in China, and deliberates on the significance of the accumulation of technology and techniques. It finally analyzes the role of the school in the technology accumulation and points out the key to the construction of colleges and universities of applied technology.