MSTU students offered ideas for the development of Russia's leading industry companies

The selection tests of the Student League of the X anniversary International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" in the field of Metallurgy were held at the Moscow State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov. Future engineers presented their solutions for the modernization of aluminum production based on Industry 4.0 technologies.

9 student teams of the Institute of Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Processing competed for the best technological solution of the case. The ideas of the participants in the online format were evaluated by an expert commission, which included representatives of the university's faculty, as well as leading industry companies in Russia, such as OJSC MMK-Metiz and the State Corporation Rosatom.

«The stated topic is not relevant in the training of our metallurgical students. We focus on ferrous metallurgy. But the guys have received high-quality training with highly qualified mentors and group supervisors, so I think they have a great chance of reaching the finals, which they have repeatedly proved at previous championships.", - said Boris Zaritsky, Deputy Director for Educational Work at the Institute of Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Processing of the Moscow State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov.

About 40 students took part in the qualifying stage. In each team, the participants solved the tasks set depending on the chosen role – captain, analyst or idea generator. So, according to the members of the Vimpel team, students of the 2nd and 3rd courses of the Department of Materials Processing Technologies, the preparation for the competition was not without difficulties, but with benefits.

"It was difficult at times, there are four people in the team, which means there are a lot of ideas and opinions. But it was thanks to this that we learned a lot – to listen to each other, work in a team and be able to negotiate. And the sleepless nights of preparation have taught endurance and patience. So even if we don't make it to the finals, we won't be upset. The main thing for us is participation, and in any case it will be interesting for us to try our hand", - Evgenia Lekhmus, captain of the Vimpel team, shared her impressions.

In the reports of the participants, experts assessed the cost-effectiveness of solutions, innovation potential, the level of public protection of projects and presentation design.

The teams with the best solutions will receive tickets to the semi-finals of the championship. The best of the best will compete in the finals, which will be held in May this year in Moscow.

At the Nosov Moscow State Technical University, the qualifying stages also took place in the traditional university areas of Mining and Electric Power Engineering. Summing up the results and awarding the winners of the qualifying competitions will take place in the near future.

The international engineering Championship "CASE-IN" is included in the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.  The project is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for everyone" of the national project "Education".

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