Methodology in the field of higher education, link between research and education, new projects and innovations, scientific organization of engineering work, new training model, academic and applied research projects, innovative educational technology, physiological aspects of engineering education, innovation in learning of foreign languages, English as a engineering meta-competence, issues of military-technical education research, development of educational programs for military engineers, personnel policies of universities, forms of cooperation of engineering universities with employers, etc.

Combining of federal state educational and professional standards, accreditation: foreign experience, analysis of results, quality assurance and quality standards, the Bologna process, formation of management standards, e-learning standards, protection of intellectual property rights, standards of job creation programs and competence forming technology, etc..

Engineering education quality: methods and algorithms of students competences’ assessment, entrepreneurship and technological competence of engineers, teachers training system, teaching materials quality assessment, teacher’s and student’s electronic portfolio, international educational programs and trainings.

Automated system of university activities management: international and Russian experience of implementation; university’s subdivision business processes analysis, scientific approaches to implementation; methodical support of the educational process automated support system; information systems management for academic competitions and admissions office, information education quality management systems, analytical decision support systems, health-saving technologies in education, etc.

Intellectual theoretical basis and practical application of electronic educational systems, networks and services, educational systems, electronic learning environment, web 3d applications and virtual reality, digital libraries and repositories, educational software products, project-based approach in education, industry laboratories, branch departments of co-creativity and problem-based learning, networking intra-university educational programs, problems of education system of the future, etc.

University network of engineering education, best practices, university co-operation with industry, teachers training, projects and experiences in the field of e-learning, future of education: the best teaching experience, gaming technology in education / learning through play, training in an enterprise, life-time training, employment and job placement of graduates of engineering schools, experience in the curriculum development, introduction of project work basics and practice-oriented education, etc.

Experience in prospective students training (pre-university training), specialized education, integration of science and education in the educational process "school - university", scientific and educational activities for students (conferences, competitions, exhibitions, etc.), system of Olympiads and academic competitions, motivations and needs of young people in research activities, continuity of research activities in the system of "school - university - science - production", integration of universities with institutes of pre-university education, quality of school education, early vocational guidance, employment of engineering schools graduates, coordination and adaptation of future frames of the program of early engineering vocational guidance for school students under the system "school - university-enterprise", issues of student support programs implementation at the stage of training, organization of practices, connection to the enterprise while learning, individual educational trajectory, creation of departments of universities in enterprises (for example, departments of medical universities in the hospitals) , et al.