Experience of development of scientific and innovation potential of federal and national research universities

The article describes the experience of managing the development of scientific and innovation activities at federal and national research universities within the framework of their development programs implementation and gives examples of the best practices in upgrading innovation activity. On the basis of comparative analysis of and synthesis authors demonstrate the results of those universities and their positioning in the international scientific and innovation environment. As a result of implementing development program leading universities got a unique opportunity to create material ad technical base for modern personnel training and generating new knowledge and technological innovation. Institutional changes have led to significant development of their innovation infrastructure: creation of innovation technological centers, technology transfer centers, business - incubators, design and technological agencies, experimental manufacturing companies, techno parks, small innovation enterprises and other structures. In order to meet the needs of industry universities started forming engineering centers whose potential is actively used within the framework of federal technological platforms and innovation company development programs with the participation of the state. As a result of scientific research growth staff of federal and national research universities significantly increased its publishing activities, causing major promotion in international ratings. Authors demonstrate that creation of federal and national research universities can be called a successful managerial innovation in the system of national higher education. The article contains recommendations for national higher educational institutions aimed at upgrading efficacy of their involvement in innovation development of regions and industrial branches.