This article aims to reveal the connotation and significance of Chinese-style modernization, and elucidate its theoretical origins. Chinese-style modernization endows new advantages to the development of ideological and political education in higher education institutions in the new era. Its position and role will be further highlighted. By taking a comprehensive global perspective, focusing on cultivating moral character in students, and delving into its profound connotations, this article analyzes the logical relationship between Chinese-style modernization and ideological and political education in higher education institutions. Furthermore, it explores the new connotations that the blueprint for the development of Chinese-style modernization in the new era imparts to the innovative development of ideological and political education in higher education institutions.