Universities driving cooperation and circular change

Abstract

The article explores the potential for the development of cooperative processes in Russia, including under the influence of the circular economy. The analysis of the most relevant scientific schools and approaches that reveal the circular economy model is carried out. The article revealed the actual mechanisms of cooperation between business, science and education in Russia. Based on the data of the survey of enterprises of the Kama innovative territorial-production cluster, the high potential of scientific and educational organizations for involving enterprises in the process of cooperation was determined. The topic of circular economics is proposed as a basis for cooperation between universities and enterprises.

Keywords

• circular economy
• «cradle to cradle» model
• donut economic model
• quintuple helix model
• cluster development
• world-class scientific and educational center
• program of strategic academic leadership «priority 2030»
• complex scientific and technical programs
• standardized centrality score
• linear correlation coefficient