On September 8, 2018, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis V. Manturov got acquainted with the interactive presentation of the project of the Research and Educational Center for training of engineering personnel in the following area “Corrosion, ageing and biodeterioration”.
It is planned to establish REC on the basis of VIAM`s branch – G.V. Akimov Gelendzhik Climatic Testing Center.
Academician of RAS, Evgeny N. Kablov, Director General of VIAM spoke about the structure of REC, which represented research and educational consortium, informed about the high-priority issues of the center as well as digital technologies, which should play a crucial role in the learning process.