Successful functioning of the knowledge economy is impossible without qualitative content education. The current state of Ukrainian universities suggests an imperfect mechanism for the commercialization of knowledge and technology, shows the "isolation" of education and science from the needs and expectations of the industrial sector, the labor market, society as a whole. The article analyzes new models of university development, which give additional opportunities for the university community to realize intellectual potential. The concept of a market-oriented innovation university based on a "knowledge triangle" is dominant. The authors of the article have developed a knowledge transfer strategy that involves the interaction of education, science and innovation. Its implementation will ensure the improvement of the quality of educational services, the competitiveness of universities, maximization of productivity of development and research, their commercialization. Based on the proposed knowledge transfer strategy, the authors built the mechanism of an innovative university formation. The result of the latest innovation environment of knowledgeof formation will be to increase prestige of the State University of Infrastructure and Technologies, to prepare a highly intelligent human resource, to meet the needs of society etc.