大学校训是一所大学特有精神的表征,大学校训也反映了一所大学的办学理念,因此,不同的大学理念在校训中也有所体现。中国的大学校训中蕴涵了一种中国特有的大学理念:大学除探索知识外,还应当探索并完善道德;除为社会服务处,还应当在社会中倡导并践行道德。这种以道德为核心的大学理念是中国传统思想文化在大学中的体现,值得我们继承和发扬。
The motto of a university, as the embodiment of the spirit of the university, reflects the ideal for running a school. Therefore, different ideals of university may find expression in its motto. This paper, on the basis of analyzing the mottos of numerous domestic and foreign prestigious universities, elucidated a peculiar idea of university embodied in the mottos of Chinese universities; that is the moral-oriented ideal of university, which demonstrates the traditional Chinese culture and ideology; therefore, it should be inherited and propagated.