The modern challenges facing the construction industry, and ways to overcome them together, were the focus of attention of the participants in today's meeting. The event was attended by representatives of construction companies, executive authorities, local governments, manufacturers of building materials, the expert community, business and other interested departments. Opening the meeting, the Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farit Khanifov, announced the need for involving last-year students in research work. He noted that the diploma project should be comprehensive. This will create versatile professionals with a wide range of competencies and skills needed in the labor market. The head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, Taliya Minullina, proposed organizing regular meetings between representatives of business and the scientific community. So, as an example, she cited a meeting of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Tatneftekhiminvest-holding", chaired by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, which is held monthly. Further, a report was made by the Director General of "Reinforced Concrete Products-2" LLC Sergey Karpov on the topic "Experience in the production and use of high-strength concrete, including fine-grained concrete." The use of additive technologies in construction (3D printing) was told by the general director of "ARKODIM" LLC Artem Barakhtin.