From High Technologies to the Technological Superiority

AbstractThe basis of modern economic growth is intellectualization of traditional and new factors of production. Common form of support for such activities is the creation of centers of excellence. The experience of creation of such centers of excellence in the form of one of the divisions of Tomsk Polytechnic University is described in this article. Basic problems which must be solved for the formation of the center of excellence at the University as well as basic principles of operation of the centre are given in the article. The main idea of existence of such center should be a continuity principle of scientific and educational process. It is accomplished through the implementation of the information of the latest achievements of world science in training courses