The anniversary Case-in has started in Irkutsk!

On March 2, 2017 in Irkutsk at the site Irkutsk National Research Technical University The grand opening took placeV Anniversary International Engineering Championship "Case-inIn 4 months, the Championship will be held in 47 universities, covering 35 regions of Russia and the CIS countries. More than 3,000 students will compete for a ticket to the finals of the Championship, which will traditionally be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2017.

The International Engineering Case-in Championship is Russia's only federal case championship, an effective tool for transferring practical knowledge, experience and new competencies to future engineering specialists.

Traditionally, the university whose team won the Championship in the previous season wins the right to open the Championship. In the 2016 season, the student team "Center of the Earth" from Irkutsk National Research Technical University She won the Championship Cup in the Exploration League, and thanks to this victory, one of the official openings of the Case-in Championship took place in Irkutsk.

Opening the Championship, the acting rector of IRNTU Mikhail Kornyakov I welcomed the guests and participants: "It is a great honor for us to launch the International Engineering Championship"Case-in"Today, 100 students are ready to show their professional knowledge and competencies, to prove to experts that their decision is the most correct and effective. I wish the guys good luck and victory. Remember that today you represent the best part of the country's engineering students. I am pleased to welcome the expert jury − representatives of mining, energy, metallurgical enterprises, government authorities, scientific and educational centers. In the near future, our graduates will confirm their qualifications at your enterprises. Today you have the opportunity to verify their professional knowledge and competencies. After all, it is these guys who will have to develop engineering and management solutions that will determine the efficiency of the country's fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes."

The championship is held annually with the support of the Russian Ministry of Energy. On behalf of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Head of the Coal Development Department of the Department of Coal and Peat Industry of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation addressed the participants Oleg Karasev: "The fuel and energy complex plays a key role in the Russian economy, and the industry needs new highly qualified personnel who are able to solve difficult production tasks and improve their professionalism throughout their work. Over the years, the "Case" Championship-in" has become an authoritative platform bringing together the most promising young people. The winners and prize–winners of this tournament are the future of our country. Such personnel are necessary for production for the further development and prosperity of the Russian economy.".

The Championship was highly appreciated by the guests of the opening of the Exploration League, representatives of companies belonging to the Rosgeologiya holding.

General Director of FGUGP Urangeo Nikolai Dundukov He emphasized the strategic role of the Championship: "The championship promotes the development of professional qualities of participants, drawing attention to issues of rational subsoil use and ecology. Our company is constantly replenished with young geological specialists, and we are waiting for you, the very best!  By participating in the Championship, you not only raise your level from the student's bench, but upon graduation from university and industrial practices you will become practically ready-made specialists. I wish you good luck!"

It's already traditional IRNITU has won all 5 league championships on its site.

The winner of the qualifying stage of the Exploration League was an international The Friendship of Peoples team Anastasia Serebryakova (team captain), Anna Popova, Oksana Frolova and Nguyen The Quang (Vietnam).

"Today's events have left the ground for reflection on the importance of knowledge and an extraordinary approach to solving any problems. The most difficult part is answering the judges' questions. They have a lot of experience and a lot of knowledge gained in practice.  Making a presentation, you become braver, more confident, gain experience, learn an authoritative opinion, draw any conclusions, adjust your project taking into account criticism. The cases really allow us to identify promising and competent students," the representatives of the winners note.

The winner of the qualifying stage of the Electric Power Industry League was The Energy team: Timur Tyurin (team captain), Daniil Lytkin, Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Ukolova.

"We have devoted all our attention and efforts to solving the case. Even without dealing with the case directly, we were constantly thinking about it. Now, of course, the Final in Moscow will decide everything, and of course we want to win! Why participate if you don't strive to take the first place? It is also very interesting who our opponent in the Final from Ivanovo will be, because IGEU produces worthy specialists in their field."

The winner of the qualifying stage of the League in the oil and gas business was The Stakhanovites team: Alexey Rezanov, Alexey Bolshedvorsky, Vladislav Cherkashin and Alexey Rogal.

"Our team consists of two oil and gas engineers and two economists, so our main task was to train all team members not only in their field, but also in the entire topic of the case as a whole. We also tried to work out our presentation as much as possible and not leave any weak points. It will be very interesting for us to look at representatives of other Russian universities and compare our competencies. I am sure that the competition will be worthy."

The winner of the qualifying stage of the Metallurgy League was the "Gold" team Mikhail Ermolaev (team captain), Pavel Gusev, Yerkebulan Kusainov and Olga Kaimonova.

"Unrealistic impressions! We are participating in the Championship for the second time, and having been outside the prize−winning places last year, isn't it great to climb Olympus this year?!"

The winner of the qualifying stage of the Mining League was The Megawatt team Nikita Goryachev (team captain), Boris Kulikov and Artyom Rychkov.

"This is our first experience of participating in the Championship. By solving the case, we have learned to take a global approach to the tasks it poses. I am sure that the competition in the Finals will be very serious, and in order to make ourselves known, we will devote more time to working on solving the final case."

Anatoly Fomin, representing the company  JSC SUEK, the league's strategic mining partner, highly appreciated the importance of the Championship for the training of modern mining engineers.: "From the participants of the Championship "Case-in" it requires not only knowledge of engineering, but also good orientation in personnel and enterprise management, economic and financial matters. In universities, students master these disciplines separately, so the Championship is an exam that identifies those who are able to combine all the acquired professional knowledge and skills. It is also a good test of teamwork skills.

International Engineering Championship "Case-in" It is a competition in which student teams solve an engineering case based on materials from leading industry companies in ten days and defend their ideas before an expert commission consisting of representatives of industry companies, scientific and educational organizations. The championship is held in five areas (leagues): electric power industry, mining, geological exploration, metallurgy, oil and gas business. The championship includes 85 qualifying stages at the sites of 47 leading technical universities in Russia and the CIS countries. In the finals, which will traditionally be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2017, the winning teams of the qualifying stages will compete for the title of the best engineering student teams and for the opportunity to complete internships and internships in leading industry companies. The winners of the Mining and Electric Power Engineering Leagues will also have a chance to participate in the annual summer educational programs "Mining School" and "Energy of Youth".

The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders Non−profit Partnership. The League on Electric Power Industry is co–organized by the International Council for Large High Voltage Electrical Systems CIGRE, and the League on Oil and Gas Industry is co−organized by Tyumen Industrial University.

In 2017, the national partners of the Championship are five federal ministries − the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, as well as the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to promote new projects.

The championship is supported annually by the largest industry companies. This season, the following companies plan to use the Championship platform to select the most promising future specialists: JSC SUEK, JSC SO UES, PJSC Tatneft, JSC Rosgeologiya, PJSC FGC UES, PJSC NK Rosneft, PJSC Mechel, JSC Siberian Anthracite, LLC Kolmar Management Company, EvrazHolding LLC, Vostochnaya Mining Company LLC, RusHydro PJSC, IBM Montan LLC, DMT, Sverdlovsky Branch of T Plus PJSC, Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine PJSC, Mycromine Rus LLC, Raspadskaya PJSC.

The educational partner of the project is Lingualeo, an online service for learning and practicing English.