The regional stage of "Case in" has ended at Pacific State University

On March 16, the final of the regional qualifying stage of the international engineering championship "Case in" took place at Pacific State University. The participating teams presented their design solutions of the received case to the expert commission of the Mining League.

The Case-in International Engineering Championship is Russia's only federal case championship for fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes. Over the 5 years of its existence, the competition has become the largest and most effective platform for promoting student development and popularization of engineering specialties. In the first year, only 500 participants from 11 universities participated in the championship. The competition has grown in scale every year, and today the championship is held in 47 universities of the Russian Federation and CIS countries. In total, more than 5,000 participants are expected in 2017.

The Khabarovsk Territory was included in the list of participating regions for a reason, according to Alexey Sundukov, head of the Department for Cooperation with Universities and Scientific Organizations at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Khabarovsk Territory.:

– On behalf of the Ministry of Education of the Khabarovsk Territory, I would like to thank the organizers of the event for the fact that our region was included in the list of regions hosting the fifth international Case in Championship. Our region was not chosen by chance, because the education system in the region is widely known and popular. It is worth mentioning that the Khabarovsk Territory has a multidisciplinary training system and a system of continuing professional education, including in the field of Mining. I think this championship is a good contribution to the further professional development of young people. Of course, there are winners in such contests, but there are no losers – each participant will gain invaluable experience.

If five years ago only mining students took part in the first competition, now the competition has expanded to five independent areas (leagues). This year, 21 universities are participating in the field of Mining, Metallurgy – 8, Oil and Gas Business – 15, Electric Power Industry – 23, and the Geological Exploration league brought together 12 universities.

It is worth noting that this is the first time that TOGU is participating in this international championship. Four teams of the mining league presented projects from the university.: "Amethyst", "Granite", "The Mountain Tiger"and the Sapphire."

Case protection was strictly regulated – exactly 6 minutes per presentation and no more than 10 slides per presentation. For each minute of excess, the team receives a penalty – minus 1 point from the total score.

It should be recalled that 10 days before the final of the regional qualifying stage, the participating teams received a task: in a short time, the guys had to analyze the geological conditions of a real deposit in the Amur region, propose a mining system and provide an economic justification for the project.

Today, the mining industry is in demand for specialists who possess the most modern technologies and are able to apply innovative approaches to their work, said Andrey Volkov, chairman of the jury and head of the Mining Complex Development Department at the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Khabarovsk Territory.:

– Khabarovsk Territory is one of the leading territories of the Far East and Russia in terms of mining industry development. The work of a mining engineer is very interesting and well–paid (this industry is the highest-paid in the Khabarovsk Territory - the average salary in 2016 was 95,000 rubles). Considering these factors, I believe that for a young person this is a wide platform for developing themselves as a professional – the main thing is to have perseverance in achieving career goals. I am very pleased that the quintessence of scientific, practical and educational thought has gathered at this championship.

The expert jury, which included researchers from the Institute of Mining of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, representatives of the Mining Complex Development Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Khabarovsk Territory, PJSC Rusolovo, and scientists from TOGU, evaluated the teams' projects according to 4 criteria: technology, economics, innovative solutions, and the ability to present their ideas.

Summing up the results of the competition, Rector of Pacific State University Sergey Ivanchenko noted:

– The development of the mining industry is a key task for the Khabarovsk Territory, and TOGU has everything necessary to ensure that science in this industry develops, and more professional personnel are being trained every year. We are grateful that our university was chosen as the venue for the organization of this championship. I hope for further fruitful cooperation.

The best team in the regional qualifying stage of the international engineering championship "Case in" was the team "The Mountain Tiger". It consists of students of the Transport and Energy Faculty of the Department "Transport and technological systems in mining": Viktor Vorontsov (captain), Alexander Doyak, Andrey Lebedev, as well as Eleonora Akelieva, a student of the International Management department at the Faculty of Economics and Management. Sergey Ivanchenko, Rector of TOGU, solemnly presented the winners' diplomas and memorable gifts from the organizers to the students. Now the team will have to defend their case in the final of the project, which will be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2017.

The organizer of the project, Anna Roze, Deputy Head of the Department for the Development and Implementation of programs and Projects at the Reliable Change Educational Project Foundation, highly appreciated the work of the winners of the regional stage in Khabarovsk.:

– The Far East students will compete with students from 21 universities who will compete with them in Moscow. The final will consist of two eventful days. First, the contestants will have to defend their project, which they will finalize taking into account all the comments of the experts after the qualifying stage. On the second day, they will have the opportunity to meet personally with top managers of large enterprises, learn about open vacancies and internship and even employment opportunities.

TOGU will show itself at a high level in Moscow, the team captain promises "The Mountain Tiger" Viktor Vorontsov:

– Actually, the case was not the most difficult, but due to the limited time to complete it, we could not take everything into account. Overall, everything went well, we did everything right thanks to our knowledge and experience, since we are already a 5th year student, however, if we had more time to study, we would have done even better. We will go to Moscow with renewed vigor and with a project thought out to the smallest detail, we will show ourselves at a high level.

The regional stage has come to an end, now we can only wish the guys strength and patience in working on the project and good luck at the defense in Moscow!

A source: https://www.mngz.ru/russia-world-sensation/2768774-regionalnyy-etap-case-in-zavershilsya-v-togu.html