RDU of Tatarstan awarded a special prize at the qualifying stage of the CASE-IN championship

Kazan State Power Engineering University hosted the qualifying stage of the Student League of the XI International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the field of Electric Power engineering. Representatives of the System Operator joined the expert commission of the largest practice-oriented competition in Russia and the CIS countries for solving engineering cases.

The system operator has been a partner of the championship for the ninth year in a row. Based on the materials and with the participation of specialists from the UES, qualifying and final cases of the Electric Power Industry direction are being developed, and representatives of the System Operator act as experts for both the qualifying stages of the championship and the final of the competition.

"It is precisely this kind of intensive approach, which makes it possible to mobilize all the knowledge and experience available to each of the team members, that gives the main result – the professional growth of each of the participants in the championship," said the director of the Branch of the System Operator at the opening ceremony. RDU of TatarstanAndrey Bolshakov.

The theme of the new season of the championship is "Technological Leadership". It is directly related to one of the most important tasks for our country: strengthening Russia's technological sovereignty. For the qualifying stages in the field of "Electric Power Industry", the System Operator has developed a case study "Promising development of the Russian hydropower industry". The participants were offered the task of developing hydropower resources and developing hydrogenation facilities in Russia, operating as part of a Single energy System and in technologically isolated energy systems, for the coming years and for the long term. 

23 teams participated in the engineering championship. While working on the case, students could demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in solving specific production tasks, and representatives of industry enterprises had the opportunity to assess the potential of future power engineers.

The winner of the qualifying stage in the field of "Electric Power Industry" was the team "Dim Tim", the second place went to the team "Energy of the Future", the third place was taken by the team "Energy4people".

The RDU of Tatarstan has established a special nomination for the use of an automated control system and equipment condition monitoring in solving a case relevant to the industry. The prize was awarded to the "Gears" team.

Representatives of the RDU of Tatarstan, who worked in the expert commission, shared their impressions of the qualifying games of the championship.

"I was once a participant in the championship, but this year I'm acting as an expert. The guys are not yet limited by the framework of relevant regulatory documents, which makes it possible to obtain new non-standard solutions. It was important for me to see an integrated approach to solving the case, its integrity and structure," said the head of the Department of Long–term Planning and Market Support of the Energy Regimes and Balances Service. Nikolai Selivanov.

"Solving engineering tasks required a high level of knowledge of the team members and effective teamwork. The team leader must demonstrate high managerial qualities. The championship is a great opportunity for students to prove themselves, as well as gain unique experience, get acquainted with new technologies and trends in the industry," said the chief specialist of the Relay Protection and Network Automation Department of the Relay Protection and Automation Service. Nikita Sokolov.

The best youth teams of the qualifying competitions, which are held on the basis of 60 CASE IN partner universities, will receive tickets to the industry semi-finals of the championship. The winners will be determined in the finals among the strongest engineering teams from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus on May 30 – June 1, 2023.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is a system of competitions for solving engineering cases for schoolchildren, students and young specialists in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries. The championship is included in the platform of the NGO "Russia – the land of Opportunities" and is implemented in accordance with the Action Plan aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 366-r dated March 5, 2015.

The Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" is a team competition among students, undergraduates and postgraduates of higher educational institutions for solving engineering cases, consisting of full–time and part-time qualifying stages, which are held in eight federal districts of Russia with the final stage in Moscow.

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