KuzSTU is a key partner of the CASE-IN Engineering Championship

At a press conference in TASS, the XII season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" was launched and the upcoming competitions, case topics and personnel opportunities for participants from the employers-partners of the project were discussed. The event was attended by representatives of the partners and the winning teams of the championship.

In the most massive league of the championship – Student 's, About five thousand students from Russia and neighboring countries will take part. As part of the qualifying stages at 50 universities, youth teams will have to solve cases of industry companies in 10 areas.

One of the key partners of the championship is Kuzbass State Technical University named after T. F. Gorbachev. Alexey Yakovlev, Rector of the university, stressed that KuzSTU students have been solving engineering cases since the foundation of the championship in 2013.

"During the 11 years of participation in the CASE-IN, student teams have twice won bronze medals, and representatives of our branch in Prokopyevsk have become champions for two years in a row., - shared his achievements Alexey Yakovlev. – This year, the university will host competitions in five areas. The university and its branches in three cities of Kuzbass provide the strongest participants of the School League with additional USE points, and the winners of the Student League receive benefits for admission to graduate and postgraduate studies."

The core of the Student League of the championship is the "mining" areas, in which, on behalf of ALROSA, participants generate ideas for the development of the Russian mining industry.

Referral participants "Mining" They will analyze the processes and indicators of sinking operations at the mine and propose solutions for their optimization and cost reduction, taking into account the provisions of the lean manufacturing concept.

Referral participants "Mining machinery and equipment" ALROSA specialists proposed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the main processes and schemes of routine technical inspection at the Yubileyny quarry of the Aikhal Mining and Processing Plant and eliminate time losses during the organization of pit stops for Unit Rig MT 3300AC dump trucks.

A difficult and interesting task for future specialists petrochemical industry The industry was prepared by SIBUR. Its essence is to develop a set of measures to improve the efficiency of business processes of a petrochemical enterprise based on lean manufacturing tools, combining both well-known Lean technologies and new solutions proposed by the participants themselves.

Future ones energy companies They will decide on a choice of cases from the largest industry companies. Some of the students will analyze the digital technologies used by JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" and offer innovative technological solutions for energy system management.

At the initiative of PJSC ROSSETI, another group of contestants will analyze the causes and factors that lead to disruption of technological processes in electric networks, under-discharge and loss of electricity, and will also propose a set of technical and organizational measures to improve the reliability of the network and reduce accidents.

Referral participants "Thermal Power Engineering" On behalf of Gazprom Energoholding LLC, they will propose ways to provide consumers with thermal energy by switching thermal loads from boilers to CHP plants.

For future specialists oil and gas industry YATEK has proposed to justify the choice of one of the development strategies for the proposed field based on a comparative analysis.

A task for the participants of the direction "Project engineering" NIPIGAZ JSC's mission is to develop a project for an Engineering center based on the principles of lean manufacturing to create a polyolefin production facility.

The Student League will also be held with the support of Raspadskaya Coal Company, MHC EuroChem, RusHydro, Prosoft Systems, EvrazHolding, MMC Norilsk Nickel, HIGHLAND GOLD, IBM Montan, GAZPROMNEFT-ENERGOSERVICE, Schlumberger, SEZ "Alabuga", Siberian Generating Company, etc.

The main season of the Championship will last four months and will end with the final in Moscow at the end of May 2024. At the decisive competition, the strongest participants of all leagues will present their solutions to the industry community, as well as share their experiences with colleagues and receive valuable expert advice.

The champions and prize-winners of the Student League will be able to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities on preferential terms, complete internships and internships or get a job in the partner companies of the project.

In addition, the winners of the XII season will receive invitations to industry youth educational forums and travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" program.

A source: KuzGTU