The qualifying stage of the Case-In was held at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Today, March 15th, in National Research University "MEI" one of the qualifying stages of the Electric Power Industry League has passed V anniversary International Engineering Championship "Case-in". The International Engineering Case-in Championship is a competition in which student teams solve an engineering case based on materials from leading industry companies and defend their ideas before an expert panel consisting of representatives of industry companies, scientific and educational organizations.

As noted at the opening of the stage Victor Dragunov, Vice-rector for Research at the National Research University "MEI", the importance of this competition cannot be overestimated, since it connects education and work: "In my opinion, today we have begun to lose the connection between science, education and production. And this championship helps to ensure that this connection is and always will be. It is very necessary today."

This year, more than 3,000 students from 85 universities in Russia and the CIS are competing to reach the finals of the championship.

"It is very important that during the training you try to solve practical problems. And it's very important that you work as teams," she said. Elena Aksenova, Director of the branch of PJSC RusHydro -"Corporate University of Hydropower".

"MEI is the leading university of our country and the whole world. Energy is one of the main branches of our national economy, and I think that your successes will allow the country to continue to develop and reach new heights," he said with a welcoming speech. Ivan Novitsky, Deputy head of DEPTECHA of Moscow.

10 days before the qualifying stage, the teams received engineering cases for solving production problems at the Bystrinsky GOK project. However, as Olga Zubok, the leader of the Case-in project, noted, the data is not always accurate to preserve trade secrets. The cases facing the participants were as follows: "To compile a list of types and number of electrical receivers of Bystrinsky GOK's external and internal infrastructure facilities for the period of construction", "To determine the composition of consumers powered by GOK's internal power supply systems. Calculate the electrical load of the plant for the construction period in 2017. To chart the growth of the electric load of the plant over time, determine the priority and sequence of connecting consumers to power supply systems", "Select the technological sites of the TP RP power supply centers on the territory of the plant. Select power equipment for internal power supply systems, develop an internal power supply system for Bystrinsky GOK for the period of construction until the moment of connection to the EU ECO of Russia" and the like.

Three cases based on materials from JSC SO UES, PJSC FGC UES and PJSC RusHydro have been developed for the participants of the Electric Power Industry League. 7 teams from 3 universities competed in this qualifying round – 4 teams from the National Research University "MEI", 2 teams from the Tver State Technological University and the NUST MISIS team.  The final of the championship will be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2017.

The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders Non-profit Partnership. The International Council for Large High Voltage Electrical Systems (CIGRE) is a co–organizer of the League for the Electric Power Industry. RusCable.Ru Traditionally, it highlights the development of a professional training system for the industry. This year's 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 partners of the V championship were: JSC SUEK, JSC SO UES, PJSC Tatneft, JSC Rosgeologiya, PJSC FGC UES, PJSC NK Rosneft, PJSC Mechel, JSC Siberian Anthracite, LLC Kolmar Management Company, LLC EvrazHolding, Vostochnaya Mining Company LLC, PJSC RusHydro, LLC IBM Montan, DMT, Sverdlovsk Branch of PJSC T Plus, PJSC Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine, LLC Mycromine Rus, PJSC Raspadskaya. In addition to the experience of solving engineering problems, the partner companies of this year's event also offer exclusive internships and internships for the participants of the champion.

You can read about the results of last year's "Case-in" championship in the plot RusCable.Ru.

A source: http://www.ruscable.ru/news/2017/03/15/Otborochnye_tury_Case-in_prodolzhautsya/