The Conceptual Bases of Engineering Schools in the Context of Formation of the National Innovation System in Ukraine

Abstract

In today’s world economy, the innovation model of economic development, covering all spheres of life of society, becomes dominant. The innovative economy necessitates improvement of the quality of training of specialists and develops new requirements to the educational system, actualizing the problematics of its improvement. Given that the change in the education system requires a long time to ensure rapid changes in this sphere, the authors propose the creation of a new type of educational institutions – the engineering schools (ES). This is closely related to the formation of a national innovation system in Ukraine, both in terms of training specialists and in terms of supporting innovation projects. The article substantiates the primary importance of education for intensification of innovative processes from the point of view of human capital development, dissemination of knowledge, support of innovative entrepreneurship, etc. The reasons for the need to create ES in general and especially in Ukraine are defined. A review of the theoretical and methodological bases of creation of the ES (noosphere approach, methodology of vertical integration of knowledge, model of the paradigm-based innovative development) is conducted. The basic elements of the conception of ES are formulated. They are presented as an element of the innovative infrastructure, the basic idea of their business model is defined. The directions of analytical work, directions of development and increase of efficiency of ES in the national innovation system are presented.

Keywords

• engineering schools
• innovations
• innovation infrastructure
• innovative entrepreneurship
• human capital
• national innovation system
• education
• universities