The changes in the character of industrial production, happened in the last "decades, required to make significant adjustments to training engineers (training of the engineers) in almost all specialties and directions of higher education. In the last century, the development of production was largely depended on the improvement of technological modes, machine design and introduction of new process control techniques. That's why it was necessary to pay much attention to the study of well-known (given) technologies as detailed knowledge of a particular technology was essential for the success of engineer. In recent years the situation has comletely changed. The main direction of industrial production now is the development and introduction of modern technologies. It states new demands to the engineers, the most important of which is the ability to learn and develop new technologies and processes. It forced us to reconsider the content of engineers training. Under these circumstances, D. Mendeleev University's (MUCTR) mission is to meet the growing needs of the economy and civil society in Russia and to train competitive specialists able to work in the chemical industry and high-tech sectors of the country's production, research and educational sectors. Considering the extensive experience (over 100 years) of the leading chemical-technological university in the country, the University seeks to apply the accumulated potential for the development of innovative approaches to the training of competent engineering, scientific and managerial personnel for a wide range of sectors of activity, aimed at modernizing the country's economy. The main competitive advantages of MUCTR are: the existence of famous scientific and educational schools in the University, which successfully operate even in low-resource support; the widespread introduction of new educational standards, training and retraining programs; existence of successfully working system of integration between university, academic science and industry; the current system of selection of the most talented students, the active involvement of young teachers and researchers in higher education; the real mechanism of rapid response to the needs of the economy in the training engineers and highly qualified scientific personnel; guaranteed employer demand for specialists (bachelors, masters) in chemical, petrochemical, and other innovative industries; awareness of the management, scientific and educational community of D. Mendeleev University their responsibility of targeted training and the most efficient use of the scientific and technical elite to the strategic objectives of modernization of the Russian economy.