The qualifying stage of the League of Young Specialists of the CASE-IN championship was held in Irkutsk

The qualifying stage of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" took place at the Boiling Point of IRNTU. Young specialists from leading industry companies in the Siberian Federal District presented solutions to cases on the topic "Industry 4.0".

Olga Zubok, Deputy Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, moderated the event. She said that this year "CASE-IN" celebrates its 10th anniversary.: "The project is part of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", aimed at popularizing engineering and technical education. More than 140 universities and 370 schools are partners of the championship. We are supported by over 170 large Russian companies."

According to Vladimir Smirnov, Vice-rector for Academic Affairs at IRNTU, the university is hosting the League of Young Professionals stage for the first time.: "I am glad to see you at Irkutsk Polytechnic University. Our students also actively participate in the championship. I wish you to confirm your professional qualifications, as well as a competitive attitude."

The participants' decisions were evaluated by representatives of enterprises of the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. The expert commission was headed by Konstantin Suslov, Head of the Department of Power Supply and Electrical Engineering at IRNTU.

During the qualifying stage, 16 teams proposed different methods for modernizing production processes. The solutions included the integration of autonomous robotics, additive technologies, and quantum computing.

Following the results of the tournament, the author of the best project was the YUZHANE team, which represents PJSC Yuzhny Kuzbass.

The team of MGIK (JSC SUEK-Kuzbass) was recognized as the silver medalists. The young specialists proposed to modernize the auxiliary conveyor transport. They believe that it is possible to automate in-house transport through the introduction of new intelligent technologies. In addition, the technique can reduce energy consumption and allows the use of components from Russian suppliers.

The Nestro Team, representatives of Zarubezhneft JSC, rounded out the top three.

According to Konstantin Suslov, the participants presented worthy solutions with great prospects for development.

The leaders of the qualifying round received tickets to the finals, which will be held in Moscow in May. The winners of the League of Young Professionals will be included in the managerial personnel reserve of their companies.

It should be noted that an introductory tour of the university campus was prepared for the guests of Irkutsk Polytechnic University. The participants also visited the Museum of the History of IRNTU and the A.V. Sidorov Mineralogical Museum.

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