Interns of the System Operator from Tomsk are semi-finalists of the CASE-IN championship

Interns of the System Operator, undergraduates of Tomsk Polytechnic University, reached the semifinals of the Student League of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", one of the projects of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". 

The results of the qualifying stages of the Student League of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", held at the Tomsk Polytechnic University, have been summed up. In the field of "Electric Power Industry", the first place was taken by the "Cool story" team. It consists of students of the second year of the Master's degree at the Tomsk Polytechnic University School of Energy Engineering, who are simultaneously studying in two master's programs of a System Operator: "Management of electric Power systems" and "Information Technologies in the Electric Power Industry".

This is not the first victory of Tomsk Polytechnic University students, who are trained by the university in specialized System Operator programs. They have repeatedly reached the semifinals and won the "CASE-IN" championship.

This year, the participants of the Electric Power Industry direction were given the difficult task of developing options for the construction of hydropower facilities in the regions of Russia and their comparative analysis.

The teams took a creative approach to solving the case and offered a wide variety of options both in terms of geography and technical solutions. The regions of the Far East, including Sakhalin Island, central Russia and the southern regions of the Caucasus, were considered. At the same time, the participants proposed the construction of both traditional hydroelectric power plants and mini-hydroelectric power plants, coastal and even underwater hydroelectric power plants.

Alexey Pankratov, Director of the Tomsk Representative Office of JSC SO UES, who is a member of the expert council of the championship, noted: "The long-term cooperation of the System Operator with Tomsk Polytechnic University, including within the framework of the CASE-IN championship, creates fruitful ground for the formation of energy engineers capable of meeting the challenges facing the industry today. The experts, in turn, get acquainted with young promising participants full of fresh non-standard ideas."

According to Alexey Pankratov and practitioners of the System Operator who are actively involved in the educational process, the fundamental training provided by the university is organically complemented by practical skills for solving non-standard engineering problems. The participants of the championship gain teamwork experience, skills in working through every aspect of the considered technical solutions, high-quality feedback from experts and the opportunity to gain competitive advantages in career development.

The system operator has been a strategic partner of the CASE-IN championship since its organization. Within the framework of the "Electric Power Industry" branch, the System Operator's specialists participate in the development of assignments, and also serve on expert commissions.

According to the results of the qualifying competitions, which are held on the basis of 60 partner universities, the best teams will receive tickets to the industry semi-finals of the championship. The authors of the strongest case solutions will meet at the finals on May 30 — June 1, 2023.

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