Abstract: Xinjiang,China has been confronted with a big opportunity to develop since a series supporting programs founded by PRC. Engineering geology and hydrogeology are main branches to solve underground water resources and geologic engineering problems caused by constructions and exploitations in Xinjiang. Basing those demands,the situation of talents needed,educational trend and challenge of long-term progress are analyzed. Furthermore,a typical education and research area is discussed to be taken for one of the keys to make much progress in education and research. Conclusions of the study and deduce are: the number and quality of talents in engineering geology and hydrogeology will increase to adapt to the requirements cause by society expand of Xinjiang; Disequilibrium of educational distribution,deficiencies of teachers,educational surroundings and branches of learning come out with low employment rate and competence,in a another words,the educational/innovative system can not follow the needs of economic and social affairs; Cooperative relations between engineering and environment/geology conditions,such as some engineering geology and hydrogeology problems bring out a higher request to the level of engineering geology and hydrogeology education; the scientific field about engineering geology and hydrogeology problems around snow broth from high mountains,plain of alluvium-diluvium,salt lake/river can be the main characteristic of Xinjiang University to run the specialty of engineering geology and hydrogeology and make scientific effort.