Accelerating the Development of World-class Universities'Support Capabilities in Innovation Hub Cities
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed"Coordinating and advancing the integrated reform of the education,science and technology,and talent systems",with the aim of further optimizing the higher education layout to provide strong support for accelerating the establishment of major global talent centers and innovation hubs.From the historical development of developed countries,world-class universities have become a decisive force in attracting top global talent and competing in national technological innovation.This paper finds that the number of innovation cities in China is significantly lower than expected based on the country's economic scale,with considerable gaps in both quantity and quality compared to developed countries.Over time,this could severely hinder China's efforts to build innovation hubs and sustain long-term economic growth.A key reason for this is the insufficient support capacity of China's top universities for the construction of innovation hub cities.Specifically,the issues include a limited number of world-class universities,the spatial misalignment between university locations and innovation centers,inadequate innovation spillover effects from universities to enterprises,and a low emphasis on talent cultivation,all of which obstruct the development of China's innovation hubs.In response to these issues,this paper proposes the following policy recommendations:Firstly,increase investment in the construction of world-class universities and support the development of more top-tier institutions.Secondly,in regions with limited higher education resources but strong industrial foundations,encourage and support joint programs between top universities and local institutions to build distributed innovation networks.Thirdly,select certain regions for pilot programs to explore the joint establishment of new graduate schools by universities and enterprises.Fourthly,actively create innovation consortia led by enterprises,coordinated by the government,integrating resources for R&D,innovation,and production.Fifthly,align with the construction of national strategic technological forces,such as national manufacturing innovation centers,to form a comprehensive innovation system that leverages both economies of scale and scope.
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