The 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
Foundation of contemporary economic growth lies in the process of traditional and new production factors intellectualization. The most common support form of such activity is creation of Centers of Excellence. The paper outlines the experience of organizing a Center of Excellence at Tomsk Polytechnic University, goals to achieve in order to create a Center and its work principles. The key idea for Centers of Excellence is a deep connection between scientific and educational processes. This idea is put into practice by integrating the information on state-of-the-art achievements in different fields of science in curriculum
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