Innovation is the soul of a nation's progress, an inexhaustible driving force for a country's prosperity and development. Improving college students' innovation ability of is an important part of university education. In recent years, the TRIZ theory has been developing rapidly in China. As a set of systematic innovation methodology, it enables the improvement of the students' innovation ability. So, this paper introduces the development of the TRIZ theory and the courses offered by domestic and foreign universities, analyzes the problems existing in the implementation of TRIZ theory in domestic colleges and universities, as well as the teaching path of TRIZ theory in colleges and universities. It points out that universities should implement TRIZ theory education so as to improve the college students' innovation ability.