The last week of June, all the mCBEEs ESRs were again gathered in the sunny city of Ljubljana. The topic of the week was “Fundamentals of corrosion protection and coating production”. Lectures about different types of coatings were given by experts within each technique. Furthermore, practical experience of coating characterization was gained through lab activities. The groups tested different coatings and will now discuss how to best characterize coatings for corrosion prote

From the 5th to the 9th of November, the 2nd mCBEEs training event took place in Jönköping in Sweden. The first three days were dedicated to lectures within the topic of structural, mechanical and surface analytical techniques. Lecturer both from the host institution of Jönköping University, and invited lecturers from universities both within and outside of the consortium contributed to teach the Ph.D. students about all the different techniques. Furthermore, the students got