The University adheres to the principle of educating people. Since it was founded 72 years ago, it has trained more than 150,000 talents for the information and communication industry and local governments, and is known as the "cradle of information and communication talents in China". Adhering to independent innovation, the University is the national advanced collective of scientific and technological innovation in information industry and the national high-tech industrialization demonstration project base, and is known as "the birthplace of digital communication in China"; The University insists on opening up, continuously deepens cooperation with Industry-University-Research, and improves the level of international education. 

The University fully implements the fundamental task of cultivating people with morality, adheres to the university motto of "morality, erudition, practicalism, and innovation", and carries forward the spirit of "being the first, being indomitable, working in unity and being willing to contribute" and the university spirit of "facing difficulties and thinking bigger". The University implements its "world-class discipline climbing plan" as the main line, takes high-quality connotative development as the theme, takes reform, opening up and innovation as the fundamental driving force, takes running a satisfactory education for the people as the fundamental purpose, takes "educating people for the Party and the country" as its mission, and serves the national strategic needs and local economic and social development needs as its mission. The University concentrates its efforts and bravely climbs the peak, and strives to build a high-level university with distinctive characteristics in an all-round way.