Journal of Higher Education Research

This paper analyzes the challenges of Chinese university governance model under the new normal of global competition and economic development, and discusses how digital transformation provides new ideas for university governance. The research highlights that traditional Chinese university governance faces issues like lack of transparency in decision-making and inefficient management, while digital transformation offers solutions to optimize resource allocation and enhance decision-making efficiency By leveraging big data analysis and cloud computing technologies, we aim to enhance information openness and transparency. This paper puts forward specific strategies, including the construction of digital governance model framework to adapt to the characteristics of Chinese universities, and through the case analysis of digital transformation of many universities, summarizes the successful factors and model innovation points of digital transformation, providing theoretical support and practical reference for the modernization of governance and digital transformation of Chinese universities.