Abstract: High-quality development of higher education is an important task to promote higher education system that matches the scheme of the opening program of central and west China. Moreover, it is an important opportunity to provide brains to support the local social and economic development. Departing from the new scheme of the era of higher education development in west China, in conjunction with realities of higher education development of Chuxiong, and guided by the thought of high-quality development of higher education, this report elaborates on the significance of high-quality development of higher education on social and economic development of Chuxiong. Based on a presentation of the concrete objective system of higher education development of Chuxiong, the report explores constructing a new higher education development scheme to match the actual development of Chuxiong, and searches for an effective method to boost over-all higher education development of Chuxiong, so as to serve as beneficial reflections on and suggestions for high-quality higher education development of Chuxiong in the new era.

Key words: Chuxiong, higher education, high-quality development