On 2 June 2016, within the working visit to Dresden, the delegation from the Republic of Tatarstan headed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov made a tour of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Fraunhofer IWS).
Within the visit, the parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Kazan State Technical University and the Fraunhofer Institute (Fraunhofer IWS). Particularly, parties are willing to expand cooperation between Fraunhofer IWS and the Kazan State Technical University in the field of laser technologies.
In the presence of Rustam Minnikhanov, the document was signed by representatives of the Kazan State Technical University and the Fraunhofer Institute. The delegates made a tour of the Fraunhofer Institute during which they visited some laboratories, including the laser centre, and other facilities.