Wang,　X.;　Ren,　Y.;　Zhang,　L.,　and　Ma,　Y.,　2020.　The　influence　of　technological　innovation　ability　of　universities　on　regional　economic　growth:　Take　coastal　provinces　and　cities　for　example.　In:　Yang,　Y.;　Mi,　C.;　Zhao,　L.,　and　Lam,　S.　(eds.),　Global　Topics　and　New　Trends　in　Coastal　Research:　Port,　Coastal　and　Ocean　Engineering.　Journal　of　Coastal　Research,　Special　Issue　No.　103,　pp.　112-116.　Coconut　Creek　(Florida),　ISSN　0749-0208.　University　is　a　significant　part　of　the　national　innovation　system.　Technological　innovation　of　universities　has　become　an　important　driving　force　of　economic　growth　and　achieving　high-quality　economic　development.　This　paper　uses　a　variety　of　spatial　econometric　analysis　techniques　to　investigate　the　inter-regional　flow　of　the　elements　of　university　scientific　and　technological　innovation　capability　and　the　effects　of　university　technological　innovation　ability　on　economic　growth　and　further　studies　the　direct　and　indirect　effects　of　university　technological　innovation　capability　by　using　panel　data　of　coastal　provinces　and　cities　in　China　from　2005　to　2017.　This　research　finds　that　the　scientific　and　technological　innovation　ability　of　universities　has　obvious　spatial　spillover　effect　and　it　has　a　significant　positive　impact　on　regional　economic　growth.　And　the　spatial　spillover　effect　is　greater　than　the　direct　effect,　that　is　to　say,　the　elasticity　coefficient　of　the　technological　innovation　ability　of　colleges　and　universities　in　the　surrounding　areas　to　the　regional　economic　growth　is　greater　than　that　of　colleges　and　universities　in　the　region.　In　addition,　the　investment　of　fixed　assets,　the　process　of　urbanization　and　the　scale　of　government　only　have　the　direct　effect　on　the　regional　economic　growth,　and　there　is　no　spatial　spillover　effect.　The　scale　of　government　and　the　opening-up　have　the　direct　effect　and　spillover　effect.　The　conclusions　for　this　study　provide　a　useful　reference　for　the　government　and　universities　to　strengthen　the　technological　innovation　ability　of　universities　so　as　to　promote　regional　economic　growth.　©　Coastal　Education　and　Research　Foundation,　Inc.　2020.