The international engineering Championship "CASE-IN" is presented at the MINEX Russia forum

Artem Korolev, Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, took part in the 17th MINEX Russia Forum.

It is a leading international industry platform that opens up new business development opportunities in the mining and metallurgical industries of Russia and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Community.  The forum's events were held in face-to-face and remote formats, which allowed experts and participants from all over the world to join it.

The forum is organized by Mycromine Rus LLC, a company that has been a partner of the CASE–IN International Engineering Championship for more than 10 years. Every year, the company's specialists, led by CEO Boris Kurtsev, share the latest developments in the IT field with the participants and evaluate their projects. In the current season of the prestigious project, Mycromine Rus LLC offered the contestants in the Mining and Exploration areas to solve case studies using the company's flagship product, a program for 3D modeling of deposits.

One of the key events of the forum was the conference "Human Resources of mining and Metallurgical Companies", which was attended by leading experts from industry companies, universities and organizations, many of which are partners of the CASE-IN championship: Mycromine Rus LLC, IBM Montan LLC, Siberian Federal University, State V.I. Vernadsky Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences and others.

Artyom Korolev told the conference participants about educational projects for young people, which are an effective way to select and train a talent pool for the fuel and energy complex and the MSC.

These include, first of all, the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". The participants of the championship develop solutions to cases – real production tasks, which are assigned to them by the partners of the championship – the country's leading industry companies.

"Every year, 10,000 schoolchildren, students and young professionals from almost all regions of Russia participate in the project. About 60 universities and 30 fuel and energy complex and MSC companies act as partners of the championship every year., – said Artem Korolev. – Thanks to "CASE-IN" young people can gain new knowledge and skills necessary to form a future specialist, as well as a chance for career and professional growth. The country's leading companies view the project as an opportunity to replenish their talent pool and see fresh ideas that can be implemented in production."

Artem Korolev added that a number of companies are expanding the area of cooperation with the championship and organizing their own competitions within it. For example, PJSC T Plus holds a Special League, SUEK – the League of Working Specialties, in which students of colleges in the Khabarovsk Territory, Buryatia, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Zabaikalsky Territory participate, PJSC Mosenergo, PJSC Quadra, JSC MHC EuroChem have their own case championships.

Another way to see talented students and replenish the talent pool is Career Days and Company Open Days.

"This is a format that allows you to present the company as fully as possible in just one day, to carry out many unique activities, including attracting young specialists to the organization. For example, for 12 such events, the management JSC "MHC EuroChem" was able to meet 3,000 students in 12 cities for two months.", – said the director of the Reliable Shift Foundation.

The comprehensive programs of the companies' work on the formation of an external personnel reserve were also highlighted. SO UES JSC implements an annual student event plan, which includes more than 10 conferences for students, Olympiads, quizzes and contests in key areas of energy. This allows you to monitor the quality of industry-specific education as much as possible and influence it throughout the school year.

In conclusion, Artem Korolev cited data from a survey conducted among the participants of the CASE-IN championship: "92% of respondents are confident that in Russia there is an opportunity to realize oneself, find use for one's abilities and achieve success in life. This is the best proof that projects for industry youth are effective and can open up new names for companies and the country as a whole, which will determine the industry agenda tomorrow."