The second student team of the Volgograd region made it to the semifinals of the CASE-IN championship

The qualifying stage of the XI season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" was held at Volgograd State Technical University.11 university students competed to reach the industry semi-finals.

The case study is devoted to the topic "Polycarbonate production carried out at the enterprise using a phosgene-free method under conditions of economic sanctions." The students' task is to show knowledge of technologies, their innovativeness and calculate the economics of the project.

The Chemical Neural Networks team, consisting of Igor Korsakov, Natalia Glukhovskova, and Irina Makarevich, proposed the optimal design for automatically feeding microdoses of a catalyst to the initial mixture stage in polycarbonate production. The presented solution makes it possible to eliminate technical and reduce economic barriers in the production activities of the enterprise and increases the efficiency of polycarbonate production. The students' idea scored the highest number of points — the guys will represent the Volgograd region in the semi-finals.

Earlier, the National Research University "MEI" team made it to the semifinal stage of the "CASE-IN" championship. Young professionals will solve a case in the field of energy.

The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship is part of the Russia — Land of Opportunity platform and is aimed at popularizing working and engineering professions. Systematic work on early career guidance for students has been organized in the Volgograd region thanks to the national project "Education". Excursions to industrial enterprises and championships of working professions are held for schoolchildren and students.

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