Novokuznetsk student teams in the semifinals of the CASE-IN Championship

The qualifying stage was held in Novokuznetsk IX The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" included in the presidential platform «Russia is a land of opportunity". The project It is implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society.

The championship is held on the basis of 70 universities in Russia and the CIS countries. Teams of future metallurgists and mining engineers competed at the Siberian State Industrial University.

Opening the qualifying stage, the rector of SibGIU Alexey Yuriev He noted that within the framework of the "CASE-IN" championship, inquisitive and caring young people are working on industrial tasks set by real partner companies of the project.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the championship's partners - companies of the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes.

Chief Specialist of the Personnel Directorate of the Raspadskaya Coal Company Rosa Plotnikova She emphasized the effectiveness of the championship both for participants who can show their knowledge, and for employers who have the opportunity to see talented students.

On behalf of EVRAZ ZSMK JSC, the Chief Specialist of the company's Personnel Planning and Development Department addressed the participants Maria Shmakova: "Today we will see how you handle the project work, and for you it is an opportunity to demonstrate your competencies and gain invaluable experience."

"By participating in these I hope you will raise your professional level", - the technical specialist of Mycromine Rus LLC expressed his opinion Denis Malofeev. He also noted that the company has been supporting the championship since its foundation in 2013.

Students defended case solutions - practical tasks set by CASE-IN partners - leading companies of the fuel and energy complex and the Moscow Energy Complex of Russia. All the cases are devoted to the topic of "Sustainable development", and the participants of the competition were given only 10 days to decide.

Mining students received a task from ALROSA to optimize the cost of airing the F.B. Andreev Udachny underground mine in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

The ideas of the participants were evaluated by industry experts - specialists from ALROSA (PJSC), SynergoSoftSystems LLC, Mycromine Rus LLC, Promugleproekt JSC, Raspadskaya Coal Company, as well as representatives of the SibGIU faculty.

"The task that you solved today is the level of tasks of the chief engineer of the enterprise. We're racking our brains on how to get more air to the blast site, and some of the ideas you mentioned in your decisions apply to us, too.", - the head of the technical and technological development service of the mining segment of JSC EVRAZ ZSMK shared his impressions Roman Gavrilov.

"In the future, you will be colleagues, get used to working as a team! This is a skill that is important to train. When people work hand in hand, it always turns out right and interesting!" The chief miner for gas dynamic phenomena and ventilation of the Raspadskaya Coal Company instructed the future specialists . Vadim Tyukhrin.

The "CH4" team was recognized as the winner of the qualifying stage. Kirill Pavzderin, Dmitry Ageev, Elizaveta Mysak and Olga Belkina will represent SibGIU in the semi-finals of the championship, where the best teams of universities of the Siberian Federal District will meet.

Team Captain Kirill Pavzderin This is the fourth time that the team has participated in the championship, and this is the first experience for the participants.

"Ventilation of mines and mines will be relevant as long as people are present in the workings.,  Says Kirill. The most difficult thing for us was to calculate the costs of implementing our proposed technology. By participating in the championship, we learned how to work as a team and find a compromise solution. Our main interest is to test our knowledge and learn something new when solving a case."

The silver medalist of the qualifying stage was the Epic'ntrich team: Dmitry Sadov (team captain), Alexander Bezvestnykh, Ilya Gelgenberg and Yefim Dubina.

The bronze medal belongs to the Enriched Coke team. Team members: captain Vadim Panfilov, Vadim Klein, Yaroslav Alvinsky and Anatoly Chirkov.

On the same day, future metallurgists competed, who as part of the case study The United Company RUSAL aluminum alloys for use in electrically conductive tires of vehicles instead of copper conductors were studied.

The expert commission included representatives of JSC Organica, LLC RUSAL ITC and SibGIU.

The Alfa-Corund team was recognized as the winner among metallurgists. Vladislav Lepikhov, Olga Volchenkova, Maria Kolchurina and Danil Sharovatykh were the bronze medalists of the SibGIU qualifying stage last year, and in the new season they will face the semi-finals of the Siberian Federal District.

"We are taking part in the championship for the second time,  Says the captain of the winners Vladislav Lepikhov, ─ We learned how to work quickly and smoothly in a team, and also gained experience in project presentation and defense. The most difficult and interesting part of solving the case was deciding on the choice of production technology for its further protection."

The second place went to the Bardina Children team: Anatoly Evdokimov (team captain), Anastasia Usova, Artem Filyakov and Ilya Chumachkov.

The bronze medalist was the Aurum team: captain Elizaveta Tsareva, Irina Belousova, Anastasia Drozdetskaya and Angelina Lopatina.

The next test for the best teams will be the semi-finals, where they will compete with participants from other universities in the Siberian Federal District, and the winners of the semi-finals will travel to Moscow in May for a decisive meeting.

In 2021, 17 leading industry companies are partners of the CASE-IN championship: JSC SO UES, JSC ALROSA, Rosatom State Corporation, PJSC RusHydro, PJSC FGC UES, LLC SIBUR, PJSC Tatneft, JSC NIPIGAZ, Siberian Generating Company LLC, IBM Montan LLC, Siberian Anthracite JSC, Mycromine Rus LLC, Raspadskaya Coal Company LLC, Prosoft Systems LLC, Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company PJSC, EvrazHolding LLC, Krastsvetmet OJSC.

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