While ideological and political education in colleges and universities has made great achievements in personnel training, after a long period of theoretical accumulation and practical exploration, a series of regular understandings that reflect the essence of education and have guiding significance have been formed. They include: unwaveringly adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party and ensuring the correct development direction of ideological and political education in universities; adhering to the guidance of scientific theory, arming the teachers and students of the university with the partys innovative theory; tightly surrounding the center of talent training and scientifically grasping the ideology and politics of universities educational function positioning; pay attention to the development and changes of the times and continuously meet the needs and expectations of young students' growth and development. The ideological and political education of colleges and universities in the new era must firmly grasp and scientifically apply these laws, continue to adhere to the leadership of the CCP, unswervingly follow the CCP, innovative theory, take talent training as the central link, and take the characteristics of the times as the basis to achieve a higher level.