<p>Although tianxia (all under heaven) and the global common good represent two ideal paths to transform higher education from different civilizations, they both value humanism, benefit the public, and respect the coexistence of differences. Cultivating public-spirited talents is the critical overlap between tianxia and the global common good in the field of higher education. Considering the similarities between tianxia and the global common good, the contributions of higher education to tianxia are consistent with those to the global common good. Tianxia can provide the basis for the existence of the global common good, and the global common good clarifies the goal of contributions of higher education to tianxia. Based on the discussion above, this study proposed that <i>tian ren heiyi</i>, <i>tianxia weigong</i>, and <i>tianxia datong</i> are three dimensions that higher education contributes to tianxia and proposed an evaluation system to measure the contribution of higher education to tianxia. This study argued that UNESCO is better suited to empower this evaluation system compared with other international organizations. The evaluation system may aid in moving tianxia and the global common good from normative concepts closer to working systems.</p>