The University today is a dynamically developing higher educational establishment; it represents the brightest sample of a high-level university complex with well developed infrastructure, management system, scientific and productive environment as well as with multi-level educational system. It comprises 6 institutes, 4 main faculties and provides training in 88 specialties in the field of technology, economics, humanity and fine arts on the levels of Bachelor, Specialist, Master; a range of PhD and Doctorate courses is available as well. The quantity of students is more than 32 000 including more than 1200 international students. Teaching staff of the INRTU numbers 1200. Diverse University facilities, e.g. laboratories, excellent library with more than 1 500 000 books, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, Center of New Computer Technologies, a number of corporate training centers etc assist the implementation of high-quality study process.

The University carries out an active international activity having about 120 cooperative agreements with foreign scientific, educational and industrial institutions from 20 countries of the world. INRTU regularly takes part in international grant programs, develops student and faculty mobility, and realizes multiple short-term study programs for foreign citizens as well.

In 2010 the University won All-Russian competition and was awarded the category “National Research University”. During the following 5 years INRTU receives additional considerable federal funding for its R&D activities what will help the University to ensure its positions as one of leaders of Russian higher education.