12 IGEU undergraduates completed their training in a specialized System Operator program

12 undergraduates of the Faculty of Electric Power Engineering of Ivanovo State Power Engineering University (IGEU) have completed a two–year specialist training program for JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" in two specializations - "Control of modes of electric power systems" and "Relay protection and automation 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". IGEU student teams are regular participants in the prestigious presidential platform project "Russia – the Land of Opportunities".

As part of the solemn event dedicated to handing graduates certificates of completion of training in specialized programs of the System Operator, a final interview with young specialists was held, which was attended by the General Director of the Branch of JSC SO UES The Center's ODE Sergey Syutkin, Director of the Branch of JSC SO UES Kostroma RDU Roman Fedorov, Director Representative offices of JSC SO UES in the Ivanovo region Yuri Kandalov and the Head of the Personnel Management Service The Center's ODE Vera Grinevich.

During the training under the specialized System Operator program, undergraduates completed internships at the company's branches – the ODU Center and the regional dispatching departments of its operational area, completed final qualifying work on the topic of solving urgent tasks for the dispatching centers of JSC SO UES, and joined the company's personnel reserve.

At the end of the ceremony, representatives of the System Operator met with the new Rector of IGEU, Doctor of Technical Sciences Grigory Ledukhovsky. During this meeting, further development of cooperation between JSC SO UES and IGEU was discussed – students undergoing industrial internships and internships in branches of the System Operator, involving students, postgraduates and young scientists in scientific and innovative activities, conducting thematic excursions to dispatch centers, participation of company employees in the preparation and review of students' final qualifying papers, etc. in the work of the examination boards.

"Long-term cooperation with one of the leading industry universities has proved its effectiveness. The dispatching centers of a System Operator are not only operational control centers for the electric power regimes of each region, they are also centers for preparing strategic solutions for the development of the entire country's energy system. We have the highest requirements for the qualification level of young specialists. Every year, graduates of IGEU who have completed specialized training in our programs demonstrate a high level of knowledge. I am sure this trend will continue in the future," Sergei Syutkin said after the meeting.

IGEU students have been trained in specialized programs of the System Operator since 2008 in accordance with the agreement concluded between the educational institution 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 2008 to 2022, 143 power engineering students completed training in specialized System operator programs at IGEU, most of whom work in the regional dispatch centers of JSC SO UES in the operational area of the ODU Center.

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 professionals for successful and interesting work provides for a range of activities, starting with the identification of promising schoolchildren and ending with employment in JSC SO UES graduates of specialized universities after 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 "System Operator of the Unified Energy System"