When talking about purposes of universities in China, people tend to use the standard of Peking University and Tsinghua University to apply to all universities. However, in the current era of mass higher-education, a single standard or purpose for all universities is a serious delusion.

Xiong Bingqi (熊丙奇), Vice President of the 21st Century Education Research Center

Chinese original: 高等教育的目的之三：大学是什么？
German translation: Verschiedene Unis – unterschiedliche Ziele