The university along with its affiliated primary school and middle school served as a pioneer and model which laid the foundations for the establishment of modern educational system (壬戌學制, Renhsü Hsüehchih, 1922) in China, and in addition, its experimental kindergarten (Gulou Kindergarten) founded in 1923 was later also adopted as the model for Chinese kindergartens (Kindergarten Courses Standards by Ministration of Education, 1932), including its teaching system, teaching materials, teaching methods and teaching tools.
该校及其附属的小学和中学作为先锋及典范，为中国建立现代教育体系（壬戌学制，1922 年）奠定了基础，此外，该校创办于 1923 年的实验幼儿园（鼓楼幼儿园），其教学体系、教学材料、教育方法和教学工具等在之后也被纳为中国幼儿园（教育部幼儿园课程标准，1932年）的典范。