Abstract: As the material foundation of modern society development, energy is one of the key factors in sustainable development of national economy and society. China has to strengthen energy education in order to promote the construction of ecological civilization and create a beautiful prosperous and strong China. Universities and colleges shoulder great missions to cultivate advanced talents, with energy education as their main role. Nowadays, universities and colleges should learn from the experience of energy education in major developed countries according to the practical situation of China's energy education. Specifically, universities and colleges should integrate energy education into college students'extracurricular activities, with emphasis on energy conservation as college students'social responsibility so as to guide college students to develop new lifestyle. By improving training and publicity of energy education,and integrating energy education with student activities,we can promote students'consciousness of energy conservation.

Key words: energy education, energy education idea, Extracurricular activities, advanced talents, ecological civilization construction