Strategy for the formation of innovative campuses is the basis for building a smart city in the context of digitalization

The paper is aimed at substantiating strategic alternatives for the formation of a campus functioning model based on an innovative approach, at studying and analyzing the functions of a planned campus as the core of an urban innovation system, an innovation institute and an educational organization of higher education. The paper updates the idea of promoting the smart education paradigm in Russia. The given paradigm is based on self-directed, motivated, flexible, resource-enriched, technological education that brings together smart learners, smart teachers and smart environments, including both formal and non-formal learning. It also involves a personalized approach to learners with the goal of acquiring necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies. In other words, the arrangement of university complexes should inspire scientists to new promising discoveries, and instill an attentive attitude to the environment in students. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need of improving the efficiency of innovation cycle subsystems: support and dissemination of knowledge, production of new knowledge, commercialization and practical application. The conclusion that the campus mission is to develop every subject of interaction, create conditions for achieving the aims of the state, society, business, employees and students of the campus is made and justified in the paper.