The third time in Primorye: the qualifying stage in FEFU

The third time in Primorye:
A qualifying stage was held at FEFU with the participation of the Primorsky Krai Administration.

The All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases 

On March 12, 2015, the Far Eastern Federal University hosted the qualifying stage of the mining League  The All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases.

The Far Eastern Federal University participates in the Championship for the third year in a row. Traditionally, the selection stage in FEFU is supported by the Administration of Primorsky Krai.

Igor Soppa, Vice-Rector for Academic and Educational Work, FEFU, Opening the event, he greeted the participants on behalf of the Far Eastern Federal University "The championship gives you, the students, a unique opportunity to plunge into your future specialty, grow professionally and establish yourself in your choice. I wish you to demonstrate all your knowledge, feel the team spirit, the spirit of competition. Always grow professionally, don't stop there!"

The championship brings together not only universities, but also enterprises, public associations and regional authorities. Sergey Kovalev, Acting Director Department of Energy, Oil and Gas Complex and Coal Industry of Primorsky Krai, He emphasized the value of the Championship for the formation of the personnel reserve of the Far Eastern region: "We are interested in you, young specialists, getting an education and becoming professionally successful in our native land. Therefore, it is very important that the Championship introduces you to the largest employers in our region.  I wish you to show yourself to be real future mining engineers, worthy of taking a place at the best enterprises of Primorsky Krai."

Vladimir Tsuprik, Deputy Director of the FEFU School of Engineering He noted the qualitative growth of the solutions presented by the participants: "This is the third year that we have hosted the FEFU Championship, and we can say that today the Championship is, on the one hand, a celebration of summing up the results, on the other, a stepping stone into the future. Thanks to the Championship, you can already try yourself as specialists and take the next step in your professional life."

The Championship enjoys the reliable support of Russia's leading fuel and energy companies, who get to know the students at each stage of the Championship, monitor the development dynamics of the participants, and work as part of expert commissions.

Anatoly Fomin, Advisor to the Director of Human Resources at JSC SUEK  He spoke about the opportunities offered to his employees by the Siberian Coal Energy Company and highly appreciated the possibilities of the Championship for the selection of future specialists.: "The main thing in our company is people. We strive to develop our employees so that they can solve the most difficult production tasks, and the Championship helps us select the best students who are ready for professional development."

Mikhail Goryansky, Head of the Personnel Selection and Development Department at RUSSDRAGMET Management Company  He also noted the importance of the Championship as a meeting place for young specialists and industry professionals.: "The championship is an opportunity for us to see promising young guys with whom we will work in the future." After the event, Mikhail Goryansky personally held a meeting with the participants of the stage, where he spoke about employment opportunities in the RUSSDRAGMET company.

Artyom Korolev, Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, Chairman of the Board of the NP Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, He spoke about the history, methodology and current state of the Championship and emphasized the importance of the case study method for modern engineering education.

7 competed for the right to represent the Far Eastern Federal District at the Championship finals. university teams. During the qualifying stage, the students presented solutions to the mining case "Choosing the most effective option for a mining complex and improving its efficiency."

The decisions of the teams were evaluated by an expert jury consisting of teachers of the FEFU Engineering School and representatives of mining companies - RUSSDRAGMET Management Company, Novoshakhtinskoye Management Company (JSC PRIMORSKUGOL), JSC SUEK. 

The winner of the FEFU stage was the team «Mining meat» as part of the students:

• Alexandra Babaryk (Engineering School, Mining Department)
• Anton Danilevsky (Engineering School, Mining Department)
• Ilya Zamuraev (Engineering School, Mining Department)
• Denis Poplaukhin (Department of Automated Information Processing and Management Systems) 

We would like to note that the experience of the Championship organizers in implementing large-scale youth educational projects has been highly appreciated by regional authorities. Thus, on March 13, 2015, the Primorsky Krai Administration will hold a meeting on the issue of holding a youth scientific and practical forum of the mining sector "Mining School" in the summer of 2015 in Primorsky Krai, which, by the way, will be attended by the winners of the Championship (mining and exploration League).

The All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship is supported by the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

  The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Shift Foundation, the Non-Profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and the Non-Profit Partnership Russian National Committee of the International Council for Large High Voltage Electrical Systems (RNC CIGRE).

The general partners of the Championship are: JSC Siberian Coal Energy Company, JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System, Micromine Company, JSC MHC EuroChem, LLC Siberian Generating Company, EVRAZ Company, JSC Yuzhkuzbassugol, RUSDRAGMET Management Company.

The partners of the qualifying stage of the FEFU Championship were JSC SUEK and RUSDRAGMET Management Company.

The official partners of the Championship are the Global Energy Non-Profit Partnership, the Russian Independent Trade Union of Coal Industry Workers, Rosinformugol CJSC, the World Mining Congress, the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Mining Sciences, the Scientific and Technical Council of the Unified Energy System Non-Profit Partnership, the Interregional Industrial Association of Employers of Energy Suppliers and others. 

The next stage of the mining league will be held on March 18, 2015 at Perm National Research Polytechnic University. 

Stage results

Stage photo