Abstract: Promoting the transformation of independent private colleges is a value orientation and inevitable choice for building a high-quality higher education system. The transformation is not only an important task in the current reform of higher education in China, but also one of the main paths for independent private colleges to seek transformation and development. The new starting point and new requirements for high-quality development after the transformation are serving the development of local industries, accelerating the cultivation of applied talents, and the realistic demands for "transformation+development". For public application-oriented universities that have been transformed, they should further clarify the direction of local and applied education, as well as the goals of talent cultivation.With the construction of connotation as the core, they should promote the coordinated development of politics, schools, and enterprises, and embark on a new journey of building a high-quality and application-oriented university with distinctive characteristics.