Xi Jinping's important speech on Party construction in colleges and universities is an important part of Xi Jinping thought on Party construction with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Against the background ofstrictly governing theParty and with respect to the weaknesses of Party construction in colleges and universities, General Secretary Xi systematically elaborated theessentials ofParty construction in colleges and universities, i.e., to fulfill the basic task of political and professional education ofcollege students, to uphold and improve the President responsibility system under the leadership of Party committee, to improve the ideological work, and to strengthen the construction of basic level party organizations. Study on Xi Jinping's important talk on Party construction in colleges and universities can help to enrich Marxist Party constructiontheories, to adhere to the socialist direction of education, to improve the ideological and political educationand to create a good learning atmosphere in colleges and universities.