On March 1, young engineers competed at the FEFU International Case-In championship on the FEFU campus. Instead of memorized formulas and long chemical chains, the students had case studies — socially, technically, and economically important tasks with real data. While dealing with the cases, the young engineers had to find solutions to the real problems. The Primorsky participants theoretically supplied electricity to a remote area of Transbaikalia, developed strategies for the development of the Arctic and upgraded equipment, the Primorskaya Gazeta reports.
The Case-In is the only federal case championship in the field of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. At the qualifying stage, young engineers presented solutions to socially important problems to the expert commission. Primorye participants competed in three leagues — electric power industry, mining and oil and gas industry. The students received the qualifying case assignments within a week, however, as is typical for all students, they did them on the last night.
On assignment, the power engineers theoretically provided electricity to the remote and sparsely populated village of Batakan in the Trans-Baikal Territory. According to the idea of the "Power Engineers" team, the creation of decentralized zones with autonomous energy systems will solve the problem. The participants believe that the substation can be built in about a year and a half.
The oil and gas industry, the most numerous participants in the championship, developed a strategy for the development of the Volga region, the Arctic and Eastern Siberia. For example, the Effektus team is confident that an offshore ice—resistant stationary platform should be installed in the Arctic and equipped with a device for shipping oil to tankers. It should be noted that the FEFU International Case-In Championship is being held for the fourth year in a row. The organizers noted that Primorsky University was one of the first to support the project and significantly expanded the scope of participation. If in 2013 only miners competed in the Case-In, now the participants tried their hand at the electric power industry, metallurgy and oil and gas.
It should be noted that the FEFU International Case-In Championship is being held for the fourth year in a row. The organizers noted that Primorsky University was one of the first to support the project and significantly expanded the scope of participation. If in 2013 only miners competed in the Case-In, now the participants tried their hand at the electric power industry, metallurgy and oil and gas.
"Case—In is an opportunity to be heard at the regional and federal levels," said organizer Irakli Helaya. — Thanks to the championship, young engineers get into a professional environment and establish contacts with future employers. A case-In is a path from victory in the walls of your native university to a handshake with the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
In order to participate in the championship, it was necessary to assemble a team of 2-4 people and submit an application. Despite the fact that about 20 teams registered for the Primorye qualifying stage, not all of them reached the event itself.
Experts say that there are infinitely many solutions to cases, so it is hardly possible to judge the correctness or incorrectness. The judges treated the participants with the necessary rigor, because the winners will have to defend the honor of the university on May 30-31 in Moscow. In the capital, cases will be solved in one day. It is possible that students' proposals will receive funding.
The 4/4 team became the winners in the Mining league, the guys from Triode took the 1st place among the electric power industry, and the Hard Workers won in the oil and gas industry. All participants received certificates and souvenirs with the symbols of the championship.
A source: Primorskaya Gazeta