The thirteenth Mycromine computer class opened at SibGIU

The event dedicated to the opening of a new computer classroom at SibGIU was held on April 1. Among the guests were Boris Kurtsev, CEO of Mycromine, Boris Yuryev, Rector of the Siberian State Industrial University, and Egor Sazanovich, Deputy Mayor of Novokuznetsk.  Within the framework of the event, a round table was held – "Mining and engineering geology in the context of digitalization. Ways of interaction between universities and enterprises in the training of qualified personnel". 

The guests of the event were able to see what the workplace of a mining engineer looks like today, how far digitalization has progressed in this industry and how future specialists are trained at the university.

Boris Kurtsev, CEO of Mycromine, noted the following: "Today, mining is experiencing a serious shortage of young specialists. For many future students, when choosing a profession, a big barrier is a lack of awareness about how a mining engineer works today. Recently, there has been an increasing digitalization of the production processes of mining enterprises, and as a result, some routine operations are being automated, and unmanned technologies are gradually being introduced. In addition, an important aspect of the introduction of information technology is the use of mining and geological information systems that allow you to model the deposit, optimize, design and plan mining operations. The opening of such classes allows students and applicants to get acquainted with modern mining, as well as to master the digital tools that specialists use daily at enterprises."

This is the 13th computer classroom donated by the company to universities. Mycromine cooperates with 90% of the country's mining universities that train personnel for the mining industry. Today, a mining engineer solves his daily tasks using professional software, for example, he can compare the results of geological exploration, work with virtual geological modules, and build 3D models to obtain detailed geometry of the deposit.  The student can begin to get acquainted with a whole range of tools for geostatistical analysis, explore the possibilities for modeling deposits and their subsequent economic analysis during production. In modern mining, all work, starting from the construction of face passports and ending with the full-fledged optimization of mining operations, is digitized, and that is why professionals should be ready to work and start learning this at university.

As noted by the rector of SibGIU Alexey Yuryev: "I believe that a wide range has been made today.  a step towards realizing the dreams of future mining engineers of our time. New Mycromine software and, of course, the computer lab, which will be available to our students in the near future, will raise the educational process at our university to a higher level. This means that it will become much more interesting for students to study, and we  We will raise a new generation of mining engineers in our environment."

After the ceremony, a round table was held at the University. The guests noted that despite the fact that digitalization is a priority area for the development of the mining industry, and much has already been done in this direction, there is still a lot of work to be done. Among the participants were representatives of the following companies: JSC Stroyservice, Sibgeoproekt LLC SibGeoTop, JSC Kuzbassrazrezugol Management Company, Taldinsky Coal Mine and others.

Egor Sazanovich, Deputy Mayor of Novokuznetsk, stressed: «This event is of great importance for the city. If, thanks to the cooperation of the Mycromine company and the Siberian Industrial University,  our students will be head and shoulders taller than any other, then we are not working in vain."