Management of university innovation potential in the modern reality of Kazakhstan

Abstract

© 2019, Research Trend. All rights reserved. According to the Program of innovative development of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2020, the formation of national system of competences and increase in prestige of the Kazakhstan higher education in the international education market have to become the main criterion of competitiveness of education. The modern developments of economy happening in the world are subject to processes of rapid growth and change according to violently developing and not always precisely predictable tendencies, and therefore activity of all elements of economy including education systems, demands constant improvement of a management. In the western countries, the innovative universities take the leading place in development of national economy. International experience shows that the universities gain huge income from development and deployment of innovative products. In operating conditions of market economy, the development of innovative activity and strengthening of scientific and innovational potential of universities are especially relevant for our republic. In this paper, we analyze the problems of development of innovative potential of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the ways of its solution. Our study is based on statistical analysis of innovation activities of universities and. Our results suggest that the presence of well-developed system of evaluation, the quality of management, investment and funding in research and higher education, research staff, necessary innovative infrastructure, collaboration with the private sector will contribute to the solution of many issues in the given area.