MGSU is a leading Russian university for civil engineering with century-old traditions of teaching and research. It is a participant of the Priority 2030 Federal Academic Leadership Program.
The university is in charge of the Educational and Methodological Association of Civil Engineering Universities of the Russian Federation as well as the International Public Organization of Assistance to Construction Education (ASV).
The university is a member of the Association of Global Universities, the Belt and Road Architectural University International Consortium, the Association of Sino-Russia Technical Universities, the Silk Road International Alliance of Architectural and Technological Universities, and the Russian-Kyrgyz Consortium of Technical Universities.