Abstract：Based on the inter city panel data of "two horizontal and three vertical" urban agglomerations from 2006 to 2021, this study empirically tested and analyzed the effect of talent cluster and innovation convergence on the basis of constructing the spatial agglomeration indicators of universities in relevant urban agglomerations. It is found that the spatial agglomeration of universities in urban agglomerations is conducive to releasing the knowledge accumulation and spillover effect of human capital investment, improving the attractiveness of highquality and highly skilled talents, thus promoting the formation of talent centers, and on this basis, activate the momentum of scientific and technological innovation, continue to empower, and accelerate the construction of innovation highlands. After identifying instrumental variables to solve the endogenous problem, the conclusion is still very robust. Heterogeneity analysis and mechanism analysis show that the spatial agglomeration of universities in urban agglomerations has a gradient pattern of influence on the construction of talent centers and innovation highlands, and the spatial agglomeration of universities in urban agglomerations is conducive to knowledge exchange of universities in the region in a larger space, promote the crossregional optimal allocation of human capital, further improve the degree of collaboration between industry, university and research, and promote the improvement of regional innovation level. In order to give better play to the supporting role of the spatial agglomeration effect of universities in urban agglomeration on the innovationdriven development strategy, on the basis of the classified development of universities, governments at all levels should establish a unified and open factor market, explore a financial compensation mechanism for crossregional talent flow, establish a public education service sharing platform and a scientific research and innovation collaboration network, and realize reasonable flow of factors of higher education and optimal allocation of resources.
马浚锋，杨梓茗. 城市群高校空间集聚是否加快了人才中心、创新高地建设？[J]. 高校教育管理, 2024, 18(2): 13-26.
MA Junfeng, YANG Ziming. Does the spatial agglomeration of universities in megalopolis empower the construction of talent centers and innovation highlands#br#. Journal of Higher Education Management, 2024, 18(2): 13-26.
