作为中国人民大学命名组建后的第一任校长，同时也是中国人民大学历史上任职时间最长的校长，吴玉章在任期间的教育思想与教育实践同中国人民大学建校初期的办学方针密不可分，主要体现在：坚持以马克思主义理论为指导，致力于马克思主义在中国的传播与发展；坚持教学与实际相结合，致力于培养社会主义事业的建设者；坚持苏联经验与中国情况相结合，致力于改造旧教育、发展新教育；坚持向工农干部开门办学，致力于为工农学生提供接受高等教育和再教育的机会。

As the first president of Renmin University of China after its establishment, and also the longestserving president of Renmin University of China, the educational ideology and practice of Wu Yuzhang is closely linked with the education policy of Renmin University of China in the beginning of its establishment It includes four aspects First, adhere to Marxist theory, dedicate to spreading and developing it in China Second, adhere to the combination of teaching and practice, dedicate to training the builders of Socialism Third, adhere to the combination of Soviet experience and the conditions of China, dedicate to transforming the old education system and developing the new education system Fourth, adhere to opening the door to workerpeasant cadres, dedicate to providing opportunities for them to have further and higher education