On 11 February, 2015, a meeting of working group dedicated perfection of the state system of certification of scientific and research and educational personnel (in the field of engineering sciences) was held at the All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Aviation Materials. Academician of RAS, Evgeny N. Kablov, Director General of VIAM, Chief of working group, held the meeting.
In the course of the event the amount of dissertations in all fields of sciences during the period 2011-2013 was analyzed on the base of monitoring of activities of dissertation councils.
It should be noted, that within the order of Ministry of Education and Science of Russia the working group should elaborate recommendations and offer requirements to candidates in members of the dissertation councils for defence of dissertations for the degrees of candidate and doctor of science, to experts of the councils of Higher Attestation Commission, to organizations, on the base of which the dissertation councils are created.
In this regard Evgeny Kablov introduced some recommendations and suggestions. This problem will be considered in more details at the next meeting of the working group.