The qualifying stage of the Student League "CASE-IN" was held in Barnaul

Altai State Technical University hosted the qualifying stage of the IX International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the field of Electric Power engineering.

At the qualifying stage, 9 student teams of the Energy faculty of AltSTU and 5 teams of the Rubtsovsky Industrial Institute of AltSTU were announced.

The participants of the championship were welcomed by the rector of AltSTU Andrey Markov, Minister of Industry and Energy of the Altai Territory Vyacheslav Khimochka, Deputy General Director – Director of the Altai Branch of Siberian Generating Company LLC Igor Luzanov, Director of the representative office of JSC SO UES in the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic Vitaly Magera.

Rector of AltSTU Andrey Markov He noted the practical significance of the championship: "The CASE-IN Championship is one of the few competitive events that allows students to prove themselves and offer solutions to real production problems. Engineering education and our graduates are in demand, as evidenced by the great interest of both government representatives and our partners, heads of regional industrial enterprises."

Andrey Markov wished the participants successful project defense and victory in the final stage of the championship.

 "Competitions not only allow you to identify the best, they teach you how to work in a team and find solutions to the most difficult tasks. And most importantly, such events also unite", — The Minister of Industry and Energy of the region greeted the participants of the championship. Vyacheslav Khimochka.

The winners of the regional stage will be determined by a jury consisting of experts – leading specialists from the Altai branch of Siberian Generating Company LLC, the branch of JSC SO UES in the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic, the branch of PJSC Rosseti Siberia – Altayenergo, JSC Altaykrayenergo Grid Company and scientists of AltSTU.

The top two teams from the qualifying stage will advance to the semifinals. The semi-finals will be held in a remote format for the best-rated teams based on the results of the qualifying stages. The final will be held in person in Moscow with the participation of the best rated teams from each industry area.

Student League The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" is a competition among university students in solving engineering cases dealing with real production problems and developed based on materials from industry enterprises. The competitions will be held for students from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in eight industry areas: geological exploration, mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, petrochemistry, digital atom, electric power industry and the new direction of "project engineering".

The championship is included in the platform of the NGO "Russia is the land of opportunities" and is implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for Everyone" of the national project "Education" and in accordance with the action plan aimed at popularizing working and engineering professions, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 366-r dated March 5, 2015.

The Engineering Championship is held to identify and support the most promising students of specialized universities, assist them in obtaining practical knowledge, experience and new competencies, enhance the image of an employee of fuel and energy, mineral resources complexes and related industries, popularize engineering and technical education and form a personnel reserve.

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