On March 26, 2018, the Institute of Economics and Management organized the work of the conference section "Trends and Prospects of Open Innovation: the Aspect of Cooperation" as part of the Vladimir State University student's Science Days. 15 reports were submitted. The section was attended by bachelors and master students of the Institute of Economics and management, studying in the direction of "State and municipal management".

As a result of the conference the best performances were recognized reports:

1st place: Sokolova E.V. “Modern mechanisms of formation of innovative enterprises”, scientific supervisor: doctor of economic Sciences, Prof., Director of Institute of Economics and Management Zakharov P.N/

2nd place: Alekseev S. E., Kozlov O. E. “Mechanisms of State support of innovative projects», scientific supervisor: Ph. D., Associate Professor of Economics and Strategic Management Chair Posazhennikov A.A.

3rd place: Kulakova M.L. “Scientific electronic libraries, typology of scientific journals», scientific supervisor: Ph. D., Associate Professor of Economics and Strategic Management Chair Nazvanova K.V.