On November 13-14, 2018, students majoring in Industrial and Civil Engineering attended the 12-hour lecture on the topic ‘Mathematical Modeling and Simulation’ and ‘Issues of Assessing the Critical State of the Soil Medium’ delivered by Head of the Resistance of Materials Department of Vladimir State University named after Alexander Grigorievich and Nikolai Grigorievich Stoletovs, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor Vladimir Viktorovich Filatov.