In this work, the author has compiled a list of requirements and corresponding indicators that must be taken into account in the process of creating the university timetable and estimates of the significance of each of these indicators are obtained. The task is to formulate directly the timetable formation procedure on the basis of the list of indicators and assessments of their importance. It is supposed to consider the possibility of solving this problem based on the use of its formalized model. To form a model, it is first necessary to formalize all the requirements from their list. There is considered an example of some of these requirements that briefly describe the procedure for their formalization.
Keywords: higher education institution, timetable, timetable requirements, formalization, initial data