IRNTU students won four medals in the final of the CASE-IN championship

The teams of IRNTU Tech-Novatika, Four Barrels, GeoCase and Oil Sharks inc. won medals XII International Engineering Championship CASE IN. The University also won the special nomination "Energy of Education" and entered the top 10 universities of the Russian Federation according to the results of the championship. Vladimir Smirnov, Vice-rector for Academic Affairs of IRNTU, congratulated the winners.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is held with the support of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities", implemented by the Reliable Change Foundation in cooperation with educational organizations. Traditionally, schoolchildren, students and young professionals take part in the intellectual tournament. They solve engineering cases in the interests of companies in the fuel and energy industry and the mineral resource complex. The best teams of the Student League undergo internships in partner companies of the project with the possibility of employment, enroll on preferential terms in master's and postgraduate studies at 30 partner universities.

The final of the XII International Engineering CASE-IN Championship was held on May 28-30 at the University of Science and Technology MISIS. About 700 people (162 teams) from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan took part in the large-scale event. The contestants presented solutions united by the theme of lean manufacturing.

IRNTU was represented by nine teams at the championship, which were accompanied by Daria Ruleva, Head of the Department of Research and Entrepreneurship of students.

The Oil Sharks Inc. team, led by Associate Professor Evgeny Ivanov, has become the best in the "Oil and Gas business". The Polytechnic students solved the case of the Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company on optimizing business processes and maximizing efficient mining.

"We studied a conditional deposit on the territory of Yakutia with permafrost and lack of infrastructure. The subsurface development strategy includes existing technologies and methods in Russia that are only being implemented in production facilities. The project talked about coiled tubing, an installation for the development and overhaul of oil and gas wells. Artificial intelligence was proposed to be used for data processing. As the winning team, we got the opportunity to complete an internship at YATEK. However, we do not plan to stop there. In the new season, we will participate in CASE IN as young professionals," said the captain of Oil Sharks inc. Maxim Egorov.

The victory in "Project Engineering" was won by Tech-Novatika (head – Associate Professor Vladimir Konyukhov). The contestants worked on the order of JSC NIPIGAZ, prepared a roadmap for the resumption of construction of a polyolefin plant in Omsk. According to Semyon Luppov, a member of Tech-Novatika, the team presented a comprehensive solution.

«During the qualifying round we designed an engineering center. In the final, we focused on digitalization and lean manufacturing methods, risk calculation, and the plant's personnel support and development program. The solution was highly appreciated by experts, which we are very pleased about. Participation in the Alabuga leadership program awaits us," said Semyon Luppov.

The GeoCase team from the Siberian School of Geosciences became the silver medalist in Geological Exploration (SSGAccording to Alexey Savkiv, a member of the team, the students were faced with the task of improving the efficiency of diamond prospecting. The author of the case is ALROSA JSC (PAO).

"We designed the exploration work in such a way as to reduce time losses due to equipment downtime and to "green up" production using environmentally friendly methods. Mentors, Alexander Vadimovich Parshin, the scientific director of the Siberian School of Geosciences, and Marina Evgenievna Tonkikh, Associate Professor, provided great help in solving the case," Alexey Savkiv emphasized.

Four Barrels rounded out the top three in Petrochemistry. The wards of Georgy Bozhenkov, Head of the Department of Chemical Technology named after N.I. Yaropolov, worked on proposals for PJSC SIBUR Holding.

"The case seemed quite bulky. We didn't have enough chemical components, but we improved our skills in economics," Nikita Alimov, a 1st-year master's student, shared his impressions.

Let's add, In 2023, Irkutsk Polytechnic University won three bronze medals in the XI CASE-IN season.

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