Competency Dimension of University Presidents: Balancing Academic Freedom and Social Responsibility

摘要

In today's increasingly close relationship between universities and society, it is not feasible for universities to "work behind closed doors" or to pander to society blindly. As the basic dimension of university presidents' competence, it is very important to balance academic freedom and social responsibility. The purpose of this paper is to study how university presidents balance academic freedom and social responsibility. This research starts from two aspects of academic freedom and social responsibility, and analyzes their connotation, importance and dilemma. Our research results are applicable to the presidents of general universities. The balance between the two requires university presidents to continuously improve their academic quality, create a loose and moderate academic environment for universities, and properly integrate with society in the process of running schools. Our conclusion is of universal significance, which is not only the basic dimension of university presidents' competence, but also the duty of university presidents to better protect free academic, lead the prosperity of universities and promote social development.