On April 28, 2014, Vladislav Zyryanov, head of «International cooperation and foreign economic activity» department and Sergey Panin, chief of G. V. Akimov Gelendzhik climatic testing center (both – representatives of VIAM) visited Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University (TNU).
Within visit, specialists of VIAM met with Elena Chuyan, the first vice-rector of TNU and head of human and animals physiology and biophysics subdepartment, Victor Shulgin, vice-rector on scientific work and head of the general and physical chemistry subdepartment and with Vladimir Berzhanski, head of chair of experimental physics subdepartment.
In the course of negotiations the Parties discussed prospects of joint cooperation, including a project on creation of a joint laboratory of corrosion and aging of materials under conditions of the Black Sea coast and sea water areas on the basis of GCTC and the general and physical chemistry subdepartment of TNU.
Signing the order on foundation of the joint laboratory by Elena Chuyan on behalf of TNU became the first step to cooperation.