D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
University in Moscow
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| 2023 | Ranked 1,955th place in the US News & World Report global university ranking. |
| 2021 | Achieved 257th place in the RUR 2021 Natural Sciences World University Ranking. Ranked 43rd among top 100 Russian universities in engineering and technical fields. Placed 47th in Expert RA's ranking of best Russian universities. Entered QS World University Rankings index in group 801-1000. Won Small Grand Prix of the RBK Communication Laboratory in scientific communication. |
| 2021 | MUCTR launched an online bachelor's program in chemical technology in cooperation with Far Eastern Federal University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, and with support from Sibur. |
| 2021 | University structure documented with 11 faculties and 2 institutes, including Faculty of Biotechnology and Industrial Ecology, Faculty of Digital Technologies and Chemical Engineering, and Institute of Modern Energetics and Nanotechnology. |
| 2021 | MUCTR was included in the Ministry of Higher Education's 'Priority 2030' program, qualifying for additional federal sponsorship until the end of 2022. |
| September 29 2021 | Ilya Vladimirovich Vorotyntsev becomes Rector of the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia |
| June 2021 | Agreed to cooperate with the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology to ensure drug safety in Russia, following earlier collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development. |
| May 27 2021 | Official opening ceremony of the MUCTR branch in Tashkent took place. |
| January 2021 | Project for Composite Valley INTTS in Tula oblast approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, with MUCTR planning to invest in high-tech chemistry research. |
| 2020 | MUCTR launched the Mendeleev Classes project in collaboration with the Federal Environmental Operator, promoting education for high school students in chemistry, physics, and mathematics across multiple Russian regions. |
| 2020 | The university opened Russia's first children's chemical technopark 'Mendeleev Center', targeting students aged 14-18, with additional projects for children aged 8-13. |
| 2020 | Signed an agreement with the Crimean Federal University and the Sevastopol National Technical University to study seawater desalination processes. |
| 2020 | Mendeleev Engineering Center achieved a profit of 4.8 million rubles and revenue of 42.5 million rubles. |
| 2020 | Ranked 559th globally and 17th among Russian universities in Round University Ranking. Recognized as a leader in employer ratings for biochemical enterprises. Won 'Effect of presence' award for best promotion of scientists in media from RVC Communication Laboratory. Placed 48th in Interfax educational institution ranking. |
| 2020 | MUCTR launched a master's program titled 'Business Management in the Digital Economy' with the Moscow Innovation Agency. |
| 2020 | MUCTR signed an agreement with Perm State Agrarian and Technological University to create an Internet platform for continuing professional education programs. |
| 2020 | Carried out 202 research projects, including 40 grants from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and 9 from the Russian Scientific Foundation. |
| May 2020 | Initiated the creation of a federal scientific and educational consortium 'Advanced EcoTechnologies' with the Russian Federal Environmental Operator (FEO) to develop waste handling infrastructure and scientific exchange. |
| 2019 | More than 850 library units were relocated to the Tushino campus from the central library. |
| 2019 | Discussions began about potentially closing the Novomoskovsk branch due to a rapid decrease in the number of applicants. |
| 2019 | MUCTR launched a joint bachelor's program with Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology to train specialists in modern materials science and renewable energy. |
| 2019 | MUCTR initially launched its first foreign branch in Tashkent. |
| 2019 | MUCTR became a member of the Rosatom consortium of flagship universities to coordinate science and education activities for the nuclear industry. |
| 2019 | Government decree approved the Mendeleev Valley project, an innovative scientific and technological center to be created at the Tushino complex. |
| 2018 | The main campus underwent extensive renovation, including brickwork update, roofing repair, facade finishing, drainpipe replacement, and hydrophobization. |
| 2018 | Placed in group 401-450 in Academic Ranking of World Universities for Chemical Engineering. Ranked 705th in SCImago Institutions Rankings. |
| 2018 | MUCTR signed a cooperation agreement with the Kazan National Research Technological University in the educational sphere. |
| October 2018 | Foundation of the 'Mendeleev Engineering Center' with support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, coordinating scientific laboratories in various chemical disciplines. |
| 2017 | Establishment of the International Center for Laser Technologies, headed by Peter Kazansky, which developed an 'eternal archive disk' based on nanostructured glass with unique durability and information storage capabilities. |
| July 1 2017 | Alexander Georgievich Mazhuga becomes Rector of the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia |
| 2016 | Evgeny Vasilievich Yurtov becomes Rector of the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia |
| 2016 | A potential merger of MUCTR with the National University of Science and Technology MISiS was prevented by a successful public petition campaign preserving the university's autonomy. |
| 2015 | Vitaly Mikhailovich Aristov becomes Rector of the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia |
| 2015 | MUCTR became the head of the federal educational and methodological association for higher education in chemical engineering specialties, responsible for preparing new all-Russian educational standards for the chemical industry. |
| 2015 | MUCTR gained the status of a federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education. The university's rector was fired for failing to meet the presidential decree of increasing teachers' salaries. |
| 2010 | Launch of the International Laboratory of Functional Materials Based on Glass named after Academician P. D. Sarkisov under the 'Megagrant programs', initially headed by Italian scientist Albert Paleari and Vladimir Sigaev. The laboratory developed radioactive microspheres for potential oncological disease treatment. |
| 2010 | US sanctions against MUCTR were lifted after the US government determined that Russian politics aligned with US foreign policy and security interests. |
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