Representatives of the System Operator met with the Administration of the Tomsk region

On July 3, 2020, the Tomsk Region Administration hosted a working meeting of the heads of the regional administration with representatives of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" (JSC "SO UES").

Igor Shaturny, Deputy Governor of the Tomsk Region for Industrial Policy, and Mikhail Medvedev, Deputy Head of the Department of Industry and Energy, discussed Regional Dispatching Management of Energy Systems of Kemerovo and Tomsk Regions with the Director of the Branch of JSC SO UES (Kemerovo RDU) Pavel Yakis and Alexey Pankratov, Director of the Representative Office of JSC SO UES in the Tomsk Region, discussed issues of improving the reliability of the operation and development of the Tomsk Region's energy system, which is managed by the Kemerovo RDU.

Pavel Yakis told the representatives of the region's leadership about the current state of the energy system, measures to improve the management of electric power regimes and initiatives of the System Operator aimed at improving the efficiency of the territorial energy system.

During the meeting, Igor Shaturny noted not only the special role of the System Operator in ensuring stable and reliable operation of the Tomsk Region's energy system, but also the effective cooperation of JSC SO UES with one of the most important universities in the region, the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), aimed at training highly qualified personnel for the industry.

Pavel Yakis emphasized that since 2008, TPU has been one of the basic educational institutions selected by the System Operator to implement joint programs for targeted training of specialists. This year, Master's degree trainees of the System Operator won the qualifying stages of the annual International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the Electric Power Industry League and will represent TPU in the championship finals.

In 2017, TPU launched a joint pilot project with the System Operator to train undergraduates under the "double degree" program. Master's degree students are taught simultaneously in two programs: "Management of modes of electric power systems" and "Information technologies in the electric power industry". The development of a dual education program has become a response to modern requirements for the level of qualifications of specialists working in the operational dispatch management system.

The increasing role of information technology in managing the modes of electric power systems, the active introduction of remote control systems, automation of technological processes – all this determines the need to train specialists with a wide range of competencies. The first graduation of the masters in the dual education program took place in February of this year.

The program has been developed taking into account the practical tasks that young specialists will have to solve in the dispatching centers of the System Operator. During the course of their studies, students undergo internships and practical training in the branches of JSC SO UES – regional dispatching departments (RDCs) and Joint Dispatching Departments (UES).

Young specialists who have been trained under a unique new program are in demand in different regions of the country. Thus, graduates who have completed a double degree program have been invited to work at the head office of JSC SO UES (Moscow), the ODE of the North-West (St. Petersburg), the ODE of the Middle Volga (Samara), the ODE of the South (Pyatigorsk), the ODE of Siberia (Kemerovo), the Irkutsk RDU, the Samara The RDU.

In total, from 2008 to 2020, 130 people studied at TPU in specialized master's degree programs of JSC SO UES. To date, 86% of graduates continue to work in a System Operator.

TPU is one of the leading universities in the country, ranking 4th in the QS World University Rankings among Russian technical universities.

"The cooperation of JSC SO UES with Tomsk Polytechnic University is a clear example of effective cooperation between a university and an energy company for the targeted training of highly qualified personnel," said Igor Shaturny. "The administration of the Tomsk Region always supports such advanced projects."

A source: "Ruskabel"