Abstract: The academic nature is the source and motive of university survival and development, since improving the management level of academic activities is of vital importance to modern colleges This paper aims at summarizing the reviews of academic management from the perspective of management functions, from planning, organizing, leading and controlling This paper not only has practical effect on China’s universities in introducing modern management concepts, enhancing academic management and promoting academic development, but also provides a comprehensive theoretical basis to other research scholars from the management perspective of academic management

Key words: managementfunction, academicmanagement, university