Three teams of students from the Rostov region are finalists of the Autumn CASE-IN Cup

The winners of the semi-finals of the Southern Federal District of the Autumn Cup of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the Presidential Platform, have been determined"Russia is a land of opportunity".  The first two places went to teams of young engineers from Novocherkassk, and the third place went to a team from Rostov-on-Don.

The Autumn Cup, organized by the Reliable Shift Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC, is held for the School League, the League of Young Professionals and the Student League. The latter annually involves teams of engineering universities, which include students, undergraduates and postgraduates under the age of 25.

39 student teams from 10 universities were announced for the correspondence stage of the Southern Federal District. Of these, 12 teams from 7 universities advanced to the semi-final stage, which was held online. The participants developed unique technical solutions within the framework of the case "Innovative and technological growth points on the map of international and Russian energy".

The competition was closely monitored by an expert commission consisting of specialists from specialized companies and educational institutions: Rostovenergo, a branch of PJSC Interregional Distribution Grid Company of the South, JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System, JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System, United Dispatch Management of the Ural Energy System, a branch of JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System. Energy System" - United Dispatch Management of the Southern Energy System, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, D. I. Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University), Gubkin Russian State University Magnitogorsk State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov, Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute.

A competent jury selected the lucky ones who did the best job. The performance of the teams from the Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) in Novocherkassk was particularly successful, which took the first two places.

The KIUM100 team consisting of Dmitry Mikhailovich Chub (captain), Veronika Lebedeva, Anastasia Lebedeva, and Dmitry Sergeevich Chuguev was recognized as the winner.

"Participation in the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship is a great challenge for us. The competition is very competitive, so the work of each team member is important to achieve success.  When solving the case, we found so-called growth points, that is, technologies and enterprises that will give an impetus to the technical, economic, and environmental development of the region. This case allowed everyone to overcome themselves, to discover their true abilities.", Dmitry Chub shared his emotions.

The team "Shortlisted" took the second place. Its participants are Ilya Shevchenko (captain), Margarita Krylova, Sergey Timofeev, Roman Knyazovich Usoyan.

"This is our third championship. Together with the guys, we have chosen a project that we plan to take beyond the competition and bring to life in the future – this is the recycling of 99% of municipal solid waste, which will allow them to be used as fuel for power plants and materials for the production of new products. To achieve this goal, of course, we need to win the final. I am proud that two teams of the YURGPU (NPI) have become the best in the Southern Federal District. We will try to do everything possible to further enhance the reputation of our university!", - Ilya Shevchenko noted.

The GeoPower team from the Southern Federal University (Rostov-on-Don) won the third place. Team: Anastasia Viktorovna Zaentina (captain), Ivan Aleksandrovich Artyomov, Evgeny Sergeevich Nizov, Vladimir Andreevich Tereshchenko.

"Our team has proposed to implement a coal mine degassing project that will focus on two objectives: safety and profit. The money from the sale of coal mine methane will be used to develop the region, and less dilapidated mines will attract new jobs. The process of developing this project and the format of the competition allowed us to improve our analytical skills, helped us better understand other disciplines, and, of course, improved our teamwork skills.", - Anastasia Zaentina emphasized.

The three winners of the Southern Federal District will take part in the final of the Autumn Cup of the championship, which will be held on December 11, 2020 in a remote format.