NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
We analyze such branch of higher education as national research universities. The main characteristics, definitions of this type of higher education institutions are considered. National research universities are regarded as educational institutions, in which the main emphasis is on research, development and the creation of new forms of innovation, on the research of teachers, undergraduates and graduate students. The main goal of national research universities is the unity of teaching and research. In the university there is integration of science and education, students receive the necessary knowledge, at the same time they freely participate in research devoted to scientific work or the sphere of scientific interests. The modern system of higher education has undergone many changes under the influence of the process of globalization, under such conditions the role of the commercialization of science, the growth of market relations within the university, the formation of universities of an entrepreneurial type increase. For a more successful functioning of the national innovation system it is necessary to create a new institutional system for organizing scientific and educational activities, which is based on the implementation of programs for the development of national research universities. We also note that national research universities represent a way of supporting the national and regional economy, the presence of universities in the region increases the investment rating of this region. National research universities contribute to the competitiveness of not only the regions but also the country as a whole, being responsible for the intellectual potential and the development of innovation and technology of the state at the world level. Universities today act as the main producer of scientific and technological innovations. Since large discoveries and scientific breakthroughs often occur within the national research universities, they gain greater recognition in the world market.