Organization of research activity of the university in the transition to innovation economy

Abstract

The formation of the economy in Kazakhstan based on knowledge is impossible without reviewing the role and functions of classical universities according to modern ideas about their role in the innovation process. World practice shows that key role in the innovative development of the country now belongs to the research (innovation), universities, that embody the best scientific potential, prepare a new generation of professionals able to bring new knowledge and ideas into the final competitive innovative products. The article examines the views of domestic and foreign researchers on the role and functions of universities in the innovation economy. The basic indicators characterizing innovation activity and innovation environment of university, compliance with which can attribute university to research (innovative) type are determined. The complex of measures at the macro, meso and micro level to transform the classical higher education establishment into the research one within the «triple helix» concept is determined.