Since 1996, the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences has been organizing an international scientific and professional symposium entitled Non-metallic Inorganic Materials – Production – Processing – Application. The first five symposiums were reviews of scientific and professional activities from all areas of non-metallic inorganic materials, which brought together scientists and experts from faculties, institutes, and businesses whose main areas of activity are the production and processing of non-metallic mineral raw materials as well as their application.
In 2006, the International Scientific-Research Symposium was transformed into a symposium entitled Metallic and Non-metallic Materials – Production – Properties – Application”, expanding its topic to the field of metal materials and the protection of the working and environment and sustainable development. As part of the scientific research symposium, a plenary session (introductory and invited papers for global topics), oral and poster presentations of papers on the topics of the meeting and, if necessary, working meetings are organized. The symposium is held every two years.