Technical University as an Innovative Factor of Culture

This study aims to consider the technical university as a factor for innovation in modern culture. The author‟s task is to identify the phenomenological (sociocultural) and onto-logical (pedagogical, personal, organizational) foundations of a technical university as an innovative factor. The methodo-logical basis of the study is made up of identifying value concepts, a pragmatic method, and a criterion of effective-ness. The technical university as an innovative factor is revealed through research: concentration of innovations in engineering and technical activities; the cultural meaning of innovation; the peculiarities of the formation and develop-ment of the humanitarian environment by the technical uni-versity and its spiritual and moral component. The criterion of effectiveness refers to the use of pedagogical models by a technical university and a spiritual and moral component. The study deepens the understanding of the innovative factors of culture that have developed in science and makes it possible in practice to improve the technical university in line with the innovative trends of our time.