Belgorod students have proposed a way to reduce costs when working at the mine

The selection stage of the Student League of the X International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" was held at the National Research University "BelSU". in the field of "Mining".

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the BelSU Rector's Office, heads of mining enterprises in the region and students.

Vice-Rector for the Implementation of Strategic Development Programs at Belgorod State University Andrey Peresypkin, welcoming the participants on behalf of the Rector of the university, Professor Oleg Polukhin noted that the BelSU National Research University teams have been showing high results in the CASE-IN championships over the years, which allows them to enter the top ten in the country.

Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences Ignat Ignatenko said that mining has been actively developing at the university in recent years and it is planned to open specialized training grounds that will contribute to the promising development of this industry.

CEO of Mycromine Rus LLC Boris Kurtsev wished all participants active work, finding interesting non-standard solutions to the case, and victory to the strongest team.

The participants of the qualifying stage of the Student League of the championship – seven teams of the National Research University "BelSU" – presented to the experts their solutions to engineering cases on the topic "Industry 4.0". This year, they were concerned with reducing costs during laying operations at the Internatsionalny underground mine in Yakutia.

The teams presented technical solutions for cost optimization to the jury and based on them proposed a cost optimization project based on cost-effectiveness criteria. The presentations were evaluated by an expert commission, which included representatives of the teaching staff of the National Research University "BelSU" and mining enterprises.

The winners of the championship will receive valuable prizes, the opportunity to participate in All–Russian industry summer forums, advantages in admission to master's and postgraduate programs at 20 partner universities of the championship, and will also be able to complete internships at leading companies in the industry.

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