A Comparative Study on National Security Education in Private Universities in China and Abroad

Abstract

National security serves as the cornerstone of national rejuvenation and the fundamental basis for national stability. As the backbone of the country’s future development, college students’ national security awareness and comprehensive literacy are directly related to the long-term stability of the country and the great cause of national rejuvenation. As an important part of China’s higher education system, private universities undertake the task of educating a large number of young students and shoulder an irreplaceable mission in national security education. At present, national security education in private universities in China is still confronted with practical dilemmas including insufficient attention, weak teaching staff, fragmented curriculum system, monotonous teaching methods, and inadequate practical education, which can hardly meet the inherent requirements of national security education under the Overall National Security Outlook in the New Era. By sorting out the institutional design, curriculum system, teaching mode and guarantee mechanism of national security education in private universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and other countries, this paper summarizes their mature experience and practical implications. Combined with the actual conditions and student characteristics of private universities in China, this paper puts forward implementation paths to optimize national security education, so as to provide theoretical reference and practical experience for promoting the high-quality development of national security education in private universities and building a comprehensive, whole-process and all-dimensional education pattern.