The Double First-rate construction has stepped into the stage of all-side implementation and the constructive experience from the first-class university in the developed countries is the precious fortune. The Excellence Initivative of Germany is a significent action in the process of the development of higher education of Germany. Owing to the similar background of implementation and the obvious effect, the Excellence Initivative of Germany has become the excellent example in the course of Double First-rate construction. Analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of Excellence Initiative, which bring us a lot of enlightenments, such as improving the system of selection, stressing the evaluation system, paying attention to the balance of discipline and region, attaching more importance to the cultivation of talents and undergraduate education.