The Department of Industrial Enterprise Management at IRNTU concluded three new business contracts last year for a total amount of 1.5 million rubles. The university staff will develop practical recommendations on preventing spontaneous combustion of coal and extinguishing endogenous fires. According to the university's press service, the project is led by the head of the Department, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Ivan Shchadov.
In 2015, the staff of the department published 155 scientific articles, which is 25 more than in 2014. Professor Andrey Nechaev, Doctor of Economics, topped the rating of scientific activity of the university staff and was awarded the "Leading Scientist of IRNTU – 2015" award. He is the author of more than 200 scientific and educational works with a total volume of more than 400 printed sheets, including 15 monographs, 77 articles in journals recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission. The professor has seven successfully defended graduate students. Andrey Nechaev's Hirsch index is 16 (RSCI), 3 (SCOPUS).
At the Department of Industrial Enterprise Management, much attention is paid to the development of scientific activities among students. Students regularly participate in All-Russian scientific and practical conferences, educational programs for scientists and entrepreneurs, in particular, in the regional stage of the International Engineering Championship "Case-in". According to experts from all leagues of the Case-in Championship, almost all IRNTU teams presented good economic justifications when solving cases, as a result, five teams will travel to Moscow in May to compete in the finals of the engineering case solving competition.
Source: "Baykal24.Science"