“Three Imperatives”is the inheritance and development of Mao Zedong Thought,and a newcontribution to Marxist party-building theory.It integrates ten years of exploration experience incomprehensively governing the Party with strict discipline based on the world situation,the national conditions,and the Party's conditions of the 20th National Congress of the CPC.It is the scientific judgment on real risksand challenges,and it provides proactive guidance for future actions.It is of rich connotation and the elementsin it are interconnected,which embodies the high unity of ideology and practicality.For universities,ideologicaland political theory courses are the main battlefield for ideological construction.It is necessary to deeplyunderstand the“three musts”and integrate the teaching of Party history into university ideological and politicaltheory courses teaching,which is essential for strengthening ideological and political theory education inuniyersities