The winners of the qualifying stage of the Championship were awarded in St. Petersburg

On March 10, the students of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, the winners of the qualifying stage, were awarded IX The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" (included in the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity"). Diplomas to students and letters of thanks to their mentors were presented by the SPbPU Scientific activity projector Vitaly SERGEEV.

International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN” − an international competition system for solving engineering cases among students, schoolchildren and young professionals. The purpose of the championship is to popularize engineering and technical education and attract the most promising young specialists to the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. The championship is held in more than 60 universities in Russia and the CIS countries. During the qualifying stages (February-May 2021), more than 10,000 students, whose future specialty is related to the fuel and energy and mineral resources complex, solve engineering cases on a single theme of the championship - "Sustainable development".

Student teams presented their solutions in the areas of "Project Engineering" and "Electric Power Industry". The students' ideas were evaluated and the best expert teams were selected – representatives of leading industry companies.

The decisions of future project engineering specialists in the construction of industrial facilities were aimed at the introduction of digital technologies in the design and construction of petrochemical and oil and gas facilities. The students got acquainted with the activities and projects of NIPIGAS JSC and proposed options for implementing digital technologies, presenting an analysis of each of them from the point of view of social, economic and environmental aspects.

The decisions of future managers of construction facilities and designers were evaluated by experts from industry companies, including JSC NIPIGAZ, as well as SPbPU teachers. The experts noted interesting solutions, student engagement, and excellent organization of the qualifying round. The selection round was attended by undergraduate, specialist and graduate students of SPbPU. 

The 1st place went to the Engineering Bureau team: Alina Spitskaya (team captain), Ksenia Ausheva, Andrey Gorshkov and Elina Rubanova.

Flash-ka is in 2nd place: Alexey Razumov (team captain), Anastasia Alipova and Lyudmila Alekseeva.

The Gentlemen's team took the 3rd place.: Victoria Verbnikova (team captain), Alexander Vishnyakov, Vadim Golubev, Roman Kireev.

In accordance with the assignment of the case, the power engineering students proposed possible solutions to practical problems aimed at improving the reliability and efficiency of the electric grid complex based on innovative development principles. Decentralization, decarbonization and digitalization were identified as the main trends in the sustainable development and transformation of electric grids.

The solutions of future power engineers were evaluated by experts from industry companies, including: PJSC ROSSETI Lenenergo, a branch of JSC SO UES, ODU of the North-West, a branch of PJSC FGC UES, MES of the North-West, JSC STC UES Emergency Management, as well as SPbPU teachers.

The 1st place was taken by the Karel Protection team: Sergey Pimenov (team captain), Elizaveta Kuchenkova, Sergey Nosov and Anastasia Simanova.

The 4Watts team is in 2nd place: Daria Voznesenskaya (team captain), Ivan Degtyarev, Ilya Lopyrev and Pavel Savlov.

Sinus Rhythm team took 3rd place: Igor Gotoullin (team captain), Nikita Gavrilov, Denis Mikhailov, Yulia Ortikova.

The final of the International Engineering Championship “CASE-IN” will be held in Moscow and will bring together the best student engineering teams from universities in Russia and the CIS countries. The format of the championship (full-time or remote) will depend on the epidemiological situation in Russia.

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