St. Petersburg: The qualifying stage of the Case-in Championship was held at the Mining University

15 Marta — Youth news. The next qualifying stage of the V International Engineering Championship "Case-in" took place at St. Petersburg Mining University. Its winners won a ticket to the final of the competition, which will traditionally be held in Moscow.

Ten years ago, few people had any idea what cases were. Today, this method is considered one of the most effective ways to identify leaders and develop their talents. The participants of the competition are invited to solve a practical problem based on a real production situation. That is, a virtual economic or engineering problem is being simulated, and the players must suggest the best way forward from their point of view.

Young people are given 10 days to get acquainted with the materials and search for ideas. They then defend their projects before an expert panel consisting of representatives from industry companies, scientific organizations, and higher education institutions. The winner is the team that convinces the jury that the technological or economic effect of implementing the proposed option will be close to the maximum.

The championship was organized by the Reliable Change Charitable Foundation and supported by major mineral resource companies such as LSR-Basic Materials, SO UES, SUEK, MHC EuroChem, MMC Norilsk Nickel and many others. The competition is held in five areas (leagues): electric power industry, mining, geological exploration, metallurgy, oil and gas business and consists of 85 qualifying stages. The goal is to popularize engineering and technical education and create a talent pool for a number of strategic sectors of the domestic economy.

Mining University is an old-timer of the Case-in engineering championship. Its stages have been held here for the fifth year in a row. Moreover, the team of the oldest technical university in Russia won the first Moscow final. And in the Mining League ranking, the university confidently ranks first, ahead of its closest pursuer by a huge margin.

During the official opening ceremony of the qualifying stage, Vadim Shpenst, Vice-Rector for Educational Activities, noted the role that the case study method plays in the development of future engineers. "This practice, in particular, contributes to the development of students' skills in solving current production tasks. And this will definitely be useful to them in the future," the vice-rector emphasized.

First Deputy Chairman Committee on Science and Higher Education of St. Petersburg Irina Ganus drew attention to the fact that the "Case-in" gives participants the opportunity to reach their potential. "The city administration pays a lot of attention to promoting the development of talented youth," Irina Ganus emphasized. – The most important thing is that our joint efforts allow the winners of the contest to realize themselves in life. In many ways, of course, it depends on the students themselves. Keep progressing, because only in this case you will be able to succeed."

"The championship is getting bigger every year, and its quality level is growing. I am glad that the universities that participate in the project are interested in its development. For example, the Mining University always puts well-trained students on the regional qualifying stages. This is great, because only by combining the forces of all stakeholders will we achieve the best results in training highly qualified personnel for the Russian economy," said Artem Korolev, director of the Reliable Shift Charitable Foundation.

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