Marx's idea of all-round development for people provides the main idea of Marxist human-centered. Research is being conducted on the alienation of development of human beings under capitalist alienated labour

its essential definition of the free and all-round development of people

and rich theoretical support for Ideological and Political Education (IPE) in the Chinese higher education system is provided. At present

there are continuously changing markets in mindset system and various trends among students that influence them. Many undergraduates are in various stages of development and face problems

such as a utilitarian orientation

a lack of integrated ability cultivation

weak construction of social relations

and spiritual confusion. The traditional ideological and political education in universities has the problem of instrumental-oriented educational ideas

monotonous teaching methods

too much theory and a single-sided assessment system. The above problems make IPE out of touch with the actual needs of students and restrict their all-round development in morality

intelligence

physical health

aesthetics and labour. Based on the original texts by Marx and Engels

this paper extracts the essential ideas of human all-round development

studies the internal logical connections among this theory and university ideological and political education

identifies practical problems hindering the all-round development of undergraduate students

and puts forward targeted optimisation plans. This study aims to take human free development as the main idea

promote the transformation of talent-cultivation logic in universities

arouse the subjective consciousness of undergraduates

shape healthy personalities

help young people build scientific worldviews

life attitudes and values

and fulfill the primary task of cultivating virtue through education in higher education institutions.