Higher education is the leader in building a strong country in education, and the digitalization of higher education is an inevitable choice to realize the leap from a big country in education to a strong country in education. In the context of the great transformation of global education, the digital governance of higher education is an inevitable requirement to comply with the digital age, an objective need to improve the quality of education, and an inherent demand for national strategic development. Although some achievements have been made in the digital governance of higher education in China, there are still practical challenges such as the concept of digital governance has not yet changed, the main literacy of digital governance is lacking, the digital governance technology is not mature enough, and the digital governance system needs to be improved. In view of this, the main body of higher education governance should change its concept, cultivate the thinking of digital governance in higher education, improve literacy, cultivate high-quality technical digital talents, change technology, and promote the digital transformation and upgrading of higher education. Through digital technology, we will deeply empower higher education, promote the high-quality development of higher education, realize digital governance, and promote the modernization of higher education in China.