Abstract

The article examines domestic and foreign approaches to the definition of innovation and the innovative potential of universities as key factors in the development of a regional innovation system (RIS), since universities are one of the most important structural elements of a regional innovation system, representing a platform for generating ideas, their implementation and subsequent commercialization. Based on the content analysis, the author identified the main strategic steps of universities in the framework of integration into regional innovation systems to increase the indicators of innovation activity, reveal the essence of the strategy for changing the university management system based on the identified problems. Based on the two selected approaches, the author proposed to divide the forms and methods of integrating universities into RIS into five aspects: educational, entrepreneurial, scientific, economic, socio-cultural, digital. The author considers the modern experience of integrating the universities of the Russian Federation into RIS. It was revealed that many universities take part in regional projects, create small innovative enterprises, hold various grant competitions for regional scientists. Based on the results of the study, the author's view on the interaction of the university's performance and regional innovative development is proposed, taking into account the influence of various external factors on the university.

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