The system operator helps KGEU students to build a successful professional career

Eight undergraduates from the Institute of Electric Power Engineering and Electronics of Kazan State Power Engineering University (KGEU) have completed a two-year specialist training program for JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" specializing in "Management of electric Power Systems".

The system operator is a partner of the Electric Power Industry branch of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". Students from Kazan regularly participate in the prestigious project of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", demonstrating their innovative solutions to the industry community.

As part of the solemn event dedicated to handing graduates certificates of completion of training in a specialized System operator program, a final interview with young specialists was held, which was attended by the Director of the Branch of JSC SO UES RDU of Tatarstan Andrey Bolshakov, Igor Dvinyaninov, First Deputy Director and Chief Dispatcher of the RDU of Tatarstan, and Damir Gubaev, Head of the Department of Relay Protection and Automation of Electric Power Systems at KGEU.

During their studies, undergraduates completed internships at the RDU of Tatarstan, six of them were employed as a System Operator. The final qualifying works of the students were carried out on the subject of solving urgent tasks for the dispatch centers of JSC SO UES. The members of the examination committee, which included KGEU teachers, mentors of undergraduates, as well as representatives of JSC Tatenergo and JSC Grid Company, noted the relevance of the topics of the master's theses, the high level of theoretical and research study of problems, the quality of practical recommendations and suggestions, and the skills of graduates necessary for conducting public discussion and defense. own scientific ideas. All eight works were rated "excellent".

KGEU students have been trained under the specialized System Operator program since 2012 in accordance with the agreement concluded between the University and JSC SO UES aimed at training the personnel reserve for the company's branches. Specialized System Operator programs provide an opportunity for talented and promising students who want to work in the field of operational dispatch management to learn more about their future profession at the training stage. The training process is attended by employees of the System Operator, who conduct lectures and practical exercises, act as heads of production practice and mentors of trainee specialists. From 2012 to 2022, 41 students completed training under the specialized System Operator program at KGEU, most of them work in the regional dispatch centers of JSC SO UES in the operational zone of the Middle Volga ODE.

In the System Operator, youth work is included in the Innovative Development Program of JSC SO UES and is one of the company's priority areas of activity. The training of a talent pool of intelligent, motivated young specialists for successful and interesting work provides for a range of measures, starting with the identification of promising schoolchildren and ending with employment in JSC SO UES for graduates of specialized universities after undergoing specialized training. To solve this problem, the System Operator implements a new concept of cooperation with universities, according to which a number of specialized higher education institutions located in the cities where branches of JSC SO UES operate train specialists to work in operational dispatch management within the framework of cooperation agreements that provide for cooperation in organizing and conducting practical training and internships of students on the basis of branches of the System Operator, training, advanced training and professional retraining of personnel, as well as educational and methodological activities aimed at improving educational programs.

A source: JSC "SO UES"