How to become a good ecologist from the first days of work? What responsibilities does this profession include? Aleksandr Shadrikov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, answered these and other questions at a meeting with students of the Ecological University profile session. He acquainted with future ecologists, spoke about the activities of the ministry. Serious questions were also raised at the event, such as the environmental situation in Nizhnekamsk and garbage reform.