Abstract: To develop high level research university,it is necessary to highlight the leading position of discipline construction,which can be fully achieved in four aspects:optimization of  discipline structure,refinement of discipline direction,establishment of discipline system,enhancement of discipline capacity construction,and reinforcement of the foundation for building a high level university;improvement of discipline organization,construction of discipline regulation system,and organization guarantee for building high level university;strengthening of the construction of discipline team,development of academic teams,introduction and cultivation of academic pacemakers,and creation of core competitive edge;investment increase for building the discipline foundation,and technical support for high level university construction.

Key words: discipline construction, high level university, discipline structure, discipline regulation, discipline team