ALROSA has developed three engineering cases for the participants of the "CASE-IN"

ALROSA acted as a strategic partner and developed cases for the participants of the XII season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". The authors of the best solutions will be able to enroll in graduate and postgraduate studies at universities on preferential terms, as well as complete an internship and find a job at ALROSA.

For the sixth year in a row, ALROSA has been a strategic partner of the most massive league of the championship, the Student League. This year, about five thousand students from Russia and neighboring countries will take part in it. As part of the qualifying stages at 50 universities, youth teams will have to solve cases of industry companies in 10 areas. ALROSA presented its cases in three areas at once.

The direction of "Geological Exploration"

ALROSA's case was named "Lean Exploration". To solve this problem, future geologists should propose an option for improving production processes using lean manufacturing technologies, as well as identify promising sites for the discovery of kimberlite pipes.

The direction of "Mining"

In the case of "Cost reduction in sinking operations at the Aikhal underground mine", participants should 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.

Direction "Mining machinery and equipment"

To solve the case "Optimizing losses during scheduled stationary inspections of dump trucks at the Yubileyny quarry", participants will need to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the main processes and schemes of routine technical inspection (Pit stop) of dump trucks and figure out how to reduce the time required for their implementation.

Students, undergraduates and postgraduates of educational institutions of higher education under the age of 25 years inclusive take part in the Student League. Champions and prize-winners 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 at partner companies of the project. The main season of CASE-IN will last four months and will end with the final in Moscow at the end of May 2024.

ALROSA has been a strategic partner of the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship since 2019. Over the past two years alone, about 100 CASE-IN winners and prize-winners have completed internships at ALROSA.

The organizers of the championship are the Reliable Shift Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC. "CASE-IN" is included in the "Science to Win" initiative and the plan of the Decade of Science and Technology, which takes place in Russia in 2022-2031. The project is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, as well as within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for Everyone" of the national project "Education".

A source: ALROSA