Abstract: This study briefly analyses the necessity of building China's higher education think tank from perspectives of a higher education leader. It is proposed to reform think tank in four aspects:First, change the research paradigm from pursuit of ideal state to reality; Second, change research attitudes from "high -end" to "the common touch"; Third, switch document database to comprehensive database; Fourth, think tank researchers should facilitate practitioners to change their ideas from experience-based decision-making to scientific decision-making. This study also puts forward specific suggestions on the construction of education think tank.