Civil law regulation of investments combines regulations from different industry sectors and is characterized by its complexity. An efficient type of investment in the digital infrastructure of the construction industry is a financial lease. The purpose of the study is to characterize the civil law regulation of a financial lease. The methodological basis was the technical and legal method that ensures the effectiveness of the analysis of civil law regulation of a financial lease, the adequacy of the assessment of concepts and legal structures. The following results of the study have been obtained: the content of the international financial leasing transaction and the essence of a financial lease in Russia have been determined; particular aspects of the implementation of the UNIDROIT Convention in Russia have been identified. The content of the international financial leasing transaction reflects a threeway process with the participation of the equipment seller, lessor and lessee, who are linked by a supply contract and a lease contract. In Russian legislation, the term «financial lease» is used. The essence of a financial lease reflects both a lease contract with elements of sale in conjunction with the purchase option and the type of secured financing. Particular aspects of the implementation of the UNIDROIT Convention in Russia are due to different terminology and are associated with cross-border leasing. A draft federal law is undergoing a regulatory impact assessment, which provides for the introduction of a financial lease concept. Civil law regulation of leasing relations will ensure the effectiveness of attracting investments in order to improve the digital infrastructure of the construction industry.

The economy digitalization has demanded the training of specialists with competencies for the development and implementation of digital technologies. The purpose of the study is to characterize a virtual workshop for training a process engineer. The methodological basis of the study was a digital paradigm that promotes the introduction of digital content adapted to modern requirements and associated with information bases of a restricted professional profile. The main results of the study are to determine the essence and content of the virtual workshop of mechanical assembly production, to clarify the criteria for the effectiveness of its implementation in the teaching process. The essence of the virtual workshop as a digital educational resource is aimed at developing professional skills of the 21st century; the content presents a complex multi-level menu. Efficiency criteria (digital, integrative, competence, adequate, productive ones) are determined by the didactic functions of the virtual shop. Research constraints constitute a random selection of respondents. The didactic functions of the virtual workshop (interactive, transdisciplinary, competence, organizational, evaluative ones) reflect the practical significance. The social significance lies in the introduction of digital content into the educational process that imitates professional activities. The originality of the study lies in substantiating the engineering education integration into the world mainstream based on the digital paradigm.