Abstract：Under the background of the country′s strong support for social forces to build education, the increasing willingness of social donations to education, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation calling for high-level private universities and the continuous improvement of the system of private education policies and regulations, developing new high-level private universities with Westlake University as a typical representative is an objective need of economic and social transformation and the development of higher education in China. From the perspective of the development process of Westlake University, its formation mechanism is mainly reflected in the following aspects: obtaining government support and integrating educational resources; implementing expert governance and gathering first-class talents; adhering to limited disciplines and promoting characteristic development; setting up foundations and accelerating diversified fund raising; optimizing the board structure and laying the foundation stone of governance. At present, the sustainable development of Westlake University is faced with such prominent problems as ambiguous positioning, shortage of funds, lack of characteristics and crisis of legitimacy. In the future, the development of Chinese new high-level private universities with Westlake University as a typical representative needs further clarifying the orientation of running schools, opening up a wide range of sources of funds, shaping the characteristics of running schools, and optimizing the internal and external institutional environment.
阙明坤，陈春梅，王华. 我国建设新型高水平民办大学的背景、挑战与策略——以西湖大学为例[J]. 高校教育管理, 2020, 14(4): 32-41.
QUE Mingkun, CHEN Chunmei, WANG Hua. The background, challenges and strategies of developing new high-level private universities in China: taking Westlake University as an example. Journal of Higher Education Management, 2020, 14(4): 32-41.
