The first finalists of the Autumn Cup of the "CASE-IN" championship have been determined

Young specialists from Alrosa, Gazpromneft-Yamal, and Tyumen Petroleum Research Center became the first finalists. The Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", one of the projects ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities".

The X anniversary season of the championship is dedicated to the topic of Industry 4.0. The participants of the League of Young Professionals solve cases based on real production situations and related to the development of digitalization and the introduction of information technologies on production sites.

In the first qualifying competition of the league, 9 teams remotely met, which included ambitious young employees of the country's leading industrial companies: CCI Langepasneftegaz, JSC Achinsk Oil Refinery of the Eastern Oil Company, CCI Uraineftegaz, CCI Povhneftegaz, LLC Gazpromneft-Yamal, JSC Alrosa, LLC Tyumen Petroleum Research Center and CCI Beloyarskneftegaz.

The contestants worked on the case "Donbass is the southern energy "heart" of the country." To be among the finalists, young people had to choose rehabilitation facilities based on studying the sectoral structure, assessing the potential of the region, modeling and forecasting scenarios for its development, and identifying infrastructural and economic resources and propose an approach to carrying out restoration work for selected facilities.

An expert commission consisting of specialists from industry companies and organizations identified the three winners of the qualifying stage, who received permits for the crucial "CASE-IN" test. A stubborn struggle unfolded for the "place in the sun", and the teams in the standings shared hundredths of the points.

The Gem youth team representing Alrosa was recognized as the champion. The solution, which was developed by Mikhail Barinov (team captain), Mikhail Golovchak, Artemy Isakov and Anastasia Cherepanova, is to modernize existing coal mining facilities in the territory of Donbass, taking into account the specifics of the region and the current state of production. As an example, the winners chose a pilot mine and proposed a specific development path, which, in their opinion, will have a positive impact not only on technical and economic indicators, but also contribute to the rapid recovery of the region in terms of overall infrastructure.

"The main difficulty for our team was the significant distance from each other: it was difficult to synchronize work, taking into account the 6-hour time difference and the current production tasks., – explains the captain of the team Mikhail Barinov. – But despite this, we coped with the tasks set and were even able to train the skills to quickly search and analyze a large amount of information, as well as learn how to choose the most optimal solution. A significant part of the time was devoted to preparing the presentation and presentation, bringing all the information into a general "readable" form.

The students plan to develop their personal and professional skills by climbing the career ladder. In this regard, they expect that winning the Autumn Cup will allow them to replenish their portfolio and increase the chances of an early promotion.

"For us, young professionals, the championship is an opportunity to express ourselves and understand what we are capable of, both personally and as a team. Employers can identify the most promising employees on the project, replenish the personnel reserve, and possibly attract strong performers and managers from other companies to their ranks.", Mikhail Barinov is convinced.

The second place went to the young employees of Gazpromneft–Yamal LLC Albert Sultanov (team captain), Andrey Ostrovsky, Andrey Aristov and Alexander Gamanilov, united in the START team.

The bronze medals were won by the BARREIEF team (Tyumen Petroleum Research Center LLC). Participants: Vladimir Chudinov (team captain), Tatiana Mezentseva, Alexander Timirtdinov, Askar Saifullin.

The young specialists of the three teams received the right to represent their companies at the final final of the CASE-IN championship, which will be held on December 16, 2022 in Moscow.

In the decisive challenge of the season, 9 teams of industrial companies will compete for the main prizes: the opportunity to implement their innovative ideas in real production and the chance to join the managerial personnel reserve of employers.