This paper examines the relationship between university scientific and technological innovation and the development of new-quality productive forces. New-quality productive forces are driven by scientific and technological innovation, characterized by high technology, high efficiency, and high quality. The study indicates that university scientific and technological innovation serves as its core driving force, while new-quality productive forces provide goal-oriented direction for university innovation. Universities exert their influence through knowledge spillovers, talent cultivation, and disciplinary integration, leveraging mechanisms such as technology supply, achievement transformation, and collaborative innovation. To enhance this impact, efforts should focus on strengthening basic research, aligning with national strategies, deepening reforms, and optimizing the innovation ecosystem. These findings hold significant implications for promoting the integrated development of scientific and technological innovation and new-quality productive forces.
Sun et al. (Tue,) studied this question.