The national qualifying stages of the CIS League of Young Professionals have started

On April 17 and 18, the national qualifying stages of the League of Young CIS Specialists (LMS CIS) of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities", took place in the Republic of Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the terms of the competition, two of the strongest teams will come to Moscow to participate in the Finals.

During the national qualifying stages, young specialists from the CIS member states develop and demonstrate to experts their unique solutions on the main theme of the XII season of the CASE-IN championship, Lean Manufacturing. The organizers outlined the task for the contestants to develop a set of measures to improve the management of priority assets of the fuel and energy complex facility based on digital solutions and tools of the Lean Manufacturing concept, ensuring economic efficiency and the possibility of scaling in different industries within the appropriate type of asset.

In the Republic of Belarus, which has become the leader in the CIS in terms of the number of participating teams in the national stage for the second year in a row, 19 teams expressed their desire to participate in the Championship in 2024, of which, according to the results of the qualification selection with the participation of the winners of the last season of the LMS CIS, the number of teams was reduced to 10.

The following fuel and energy sector organizations were represented: Belarusian NPP, RUE BELTEI, RUE Vitsebskenergo, RUE Gomelenergo, RUE Belenergosetproekt, RUE Mogilevoblgaz, RUE MINGAZ, RUE Gomeloblgaz, RUE Minskenergo and OAO Belenergoremnaladka.  The team's solutions were evaluated by experts from the Belarusian National Technical University, GPO Belenergo, GPO Beltopgaz, RUE BELTEI, RUE Belenergosetproekt, RUE Belnipienergoprom and JSC AGAT Management Systems.

The Iengineers team, consisting of Elena Perepelenko (captain), Maxim Burlakov, Ekaterina Gornovskaya and Vladimir Shishkin, employees of RUE Belenergosetproekt, was recognized as the winner. The silver medal was won by the youth team of RUE BELTEI: Roman Veraksa (captain), Maxim Grinyuk, Vladimir Svechko, Daria Tankovich. The third place was taken by young specialists of RUE Vitsebskenergo: Olga Yurkevich (captain), Pavel Borovoy, Stanislav Makoveev and Evgeny Tsyplyakov.

At the qualifying competition in the Kyrgyz Republic, 3 youth teams of JSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan presented their ideas. The winners and prize-winners were determined by an expert commission consisting of specialists from JSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan, the National Chamber of Technology, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Gubkin National Research University) and TECHNOKOR LLC.

The Prospect Energy team, which included Eraly Turaliev (captain), Ulan Sabyrov, Ulanbek Kyzykal and Abdimalik Alimzhanov, coped with the task best of all. The second place went to young specialists Adiltai Kerimov (captain), Kanykey Adashpasova, Baktybek kyzy Zhamila and Aidar Ibraimov from the Nomad energy team. The third place was taken by the "Power KG" team: Muhammad Kuramaev (captain), Nurgyz Tilekova, Aibek Kudanaliev and Ayperi Tayyrova.

According to the terms of the championship, two teams from JSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan, as well as one team each from RUE Belenergosetproekt and RUE BELTEI, received tickets to the finals.

The decisive competition will be held on May 28, 2024 in Moscow as part of the finals of the main season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" and the "New Generation" program, as well as with the support of Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo).

At the final, young specialists from the CIS countries will present their improved solutions to the industry community, exchange opinions with colleagues, receive advice for further development of professional skills and practical experience that they can apply in real production.

The champions and prize-winners of the International League of Young Professionals will have the opportunity to join the managerial personnel reserve of their companies and, after detailed refinement, implement solutions in real production.

Initiators and co-organizers of the project – Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, Reliable Shift Foundation and Executive Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council.

The International League of Young Professionals "CASE-IN" is expanding international cooperation in the promotion of engineering professions, engineering education, identification and development of promising technologies, as well as strengthening horizontal ties and professional awareness of young specialists from the CIS member states.