The CASE-IN prize-winner is the winner of the hackathon of the II International Oil and Gas Youth Forum

Evgeny Rudykh, an IRNTU student, successfully performed at the hackathon held as part of the II International Oil and Gas Youth Forum in Almetyevsk (Republic of Tatarstan). The initiators of the event were the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and PJSC Tatneft. Irkutsk Polytechnic University student as part of the Clean technology team won first place in the HOT Challenge 2021 development competition.

The selection mechanism for participation in the hackathon included testing and a video presentation. The first block consisted of 60 questions on the topic "Project management". Applicants had to score at least 42 points.

The three-minute video was supposed to contain detailed answers to three questions that determine the motivation of the participants, as well as a story about their professional achievements. In addition, it was suggested to share the experience of teamwork.

Evgeny Rudykh, who is studying at IRNTU in the target area from Gazprom, successfully coped with the competitive selection.

Together with participants from other regions, the Polytechnic student attended the Tatarstan Oil Summit, during which they organized an "Equal Dialogue" with representatives of relevant ministries and leading oil and gas enterprises. The speakers were Rustam Minnikhanov, Head of the Republic of Tatarstan, Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Alexey Sazanov, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Nail Maganov, General Director of PJSC Tatneft, and Oleg Sinyashin, Scientific Director of the FIT KAZNC RAS.

Before the guys started solving the cases, the experts conducted a series of trainings to form personal and professional competencies (effective teamwork, a team for a startup from scratch, design thinking, project management and a successful presentation to an investor).

34 teams participated in the hackathon, which were formed by drawing lots. Together with Evgeny Rudykh, Tatiana Khusnullina, Airat Safarov, Lenar Fazylov, Vladislav Moskvitin and Anna Ryzhkina worked in the Clean technology team. They proposed sending 40% of the gas burned in the Republic of Tatarstan to the city of Usinsk (Komi Republic), where production facilities for the manufacture of carbamide (nitrogen fertilizer) can be installed.

The project was approved by experts for compliance with the concept of sustainable development. The Clean technology team was one of the 15 that made it to the finals.

"In my opinion, the format of the hackathon does not allow us to come up with a project that would be 100% ready in such a short time. To increase the chances of winning, we came up with "chips" that set our team apart. In addition, they presented a very high-quality and beautiful presentation of the project. Let me remind you that earlier it was these life hacks that helped Polytechnic students become bronze medalists of the International Engineering CASE IN Championship in the field of "Oil and Gas business". At the hackathon in Tatarstan, I was once again convinced that I need to constantly learn, develop and gain new experience," emphasized Evgeny Rudykh. 

The Clean technology team won a cash prize of 420 thousand rubles. In addition, 30 hackathon participants were awarded 20,000 rubles each for their individual contribution and non-standard approach to solving cases. More than 25 people have received letters of recommendation from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and six people will complete internships at PJSC Tatneft.

The organizers of the International Oil and Gas Youth Forum have prepared a meaningful cultural program. The participants met with director Timur Bekmambetov and watched the movie "Devyataev", got acquainted with the sights of Almetyevsk, attended a concert of the Kazan Stand-up club.

It is worth noting that Evgeny Rudykh began to actively engage in research activities in his first year. The young scientist is working on projects in the interests of Gazprom Dobycha Irkutsk LLC, RN-Krasnoyarsk Oil Company LLC and Irkutsk Oil Company.

Among the significant achievements of the Polytechnic student, one can single out the second place at the international conference "Oil and Gas-2021", organized by Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (NIU). Evgeny receives a nominal scholarship from Gazprom PJSC and a scholarship from the Golden Legacy of the World Petroleum Council.

A source: IRNITA