Interpretation of the Function View of Modern University-Reviewing Flexner's Modem University Idea

Abraham Flexner is a famous American thinker of higher education. His "Universities: American English German" has become a great work in the field of higher education since its first publication in 1930. His idea of university is rich in content and complete in system. He deeply analyzed the development trend of university, the relationship between university and society, and what should be done and what should not be done. Flexner summarized the functions of modern universities. He believed that the functions of universities were scientific research and talent cultivation; the relationship between universities and the outside world was that universities could study social problems and make suggestions, but not be responsible for their actions; university education should be a liberal and rational activity. Explaining Flexner's view of modern university function and revealing the characteristics and essence of Flexner's thought and practice of modern university can help us to take history as a mirror and reflect the past and the present. Reviewing Flexner's idea of modern university is of great practical significance to the healthy development of higher education today.