Abstract: The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed “Coordinating and advancing the integrated reform of the education，science and technology，and talent systems”，with the aim of further optimizing the higher education layout to provide strong support for accelerating the establishment of major global talent centers and innovation hubs From the historical development of developed countries，worldclass universities have become a decisive force in attracting top global talent and competing in national technological innovation
This paper finds that the number of innovation cities in China is significantly lower than expected based on the countrys economic scale，with considerable gaps in both quantity and quality compared to developed countries Over time，this could severely hinder Chinas efforts to build innovation hubs and sustain longterm economic growth A key reason for this is the insufficient support capacity of Chinas top universities for the construction of innovation hub cities Specifically，the issues include a limited number of worldclass universities，the spatial misalignment between university locations and innovation centers，inadequate innovation spillover effects from universities to enterprises，and a low emphasis on talent cultivation，all of which obstruct the development of Chinas innovation hubs
In response to these issues，this paper proposes the following policy recommendations: Firstly，increase investment in the construction of worldclass universities and support the development of more toptier institutions Secondly，in regions with limited higher education resources but strong industrial foundations，encourage and support joint programs between top universities and local institutions to build distributed innovation networks Thirdly，select certain regions for pilot programs to explore the joint establishment of new graduate schools by universities and enterprises Fourthly，actively create innovation consortia led by enterprises，coordinated by the government，integrating resources for R&D，innovation，and production Fifthly，align with the construction of national strategic technological forces，such as national manufacturing innovation centers，to form a comprehensive innovation system that leverages both economies of scale and scope

Key words: innovation hub, world-class university, innovation hub city

摘要： 党的二十届三中全会提出统筹推进教育科技人才体制机制一体改革，要进一步优化高等教育布局，为加快建设世界重要人才中心和创新高地提供有力支撑。从发达国家发展历史来看，世界一流大学已成为吸引全球顶尖人才和国家科技创新竞争的决定力量。相比发达国家特别是美国，我国创新中心城市数量明显低于对应经济规模应有的水平，在数量与质量上均存在较大差距。我国一流大学对创新中心城市建设的支撑能力不足是其重要原因,具体表现为世界一流大学数量偏少、大学布局与创新中心城市空间偏离、大学对企业的创新溢出效应不足以及人才培养重心过低等问题，从而阻碍了我国创新高地的建设。因此，必须加快建设以世界一流大学群体为支撑的人才中心和创新高地，尽快提高我国自主创新能力，赢得中美战略竞争的主动权。

关键词: 创新高地, 世界一流大学, 创新中心城市