Perm Polytechnic University students won a prize at the EuroChem Hackathon

The final of the EuroChem Hackathon took place in Moscow on July 16-18. The event was held under the auspices of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. More than 200 students from Russian universities and young specialists from EuroChem competed to reach the finals. 11 strongest teams and 1 individual participant were able to present their projects in face-to-face format. According to the results of the competition, a team of students from Perm Polytechnic University took the third place in the direction of "Improving production processes".

EuroChem Hackathon is an interregional team competition for solving business problems. The project is organized with the aim of providing participants with new knowledge and approaches to solving cases, finding tools for developing their work and career paths, as well as identifying promising students from specialized universities and professional educational organizations for further internships or employment in the company.

During the qualifying stage, teams and individual participants solved tasks on one of the topics presented by the organizers in the streams.: "Improving the efficiency and productivity of labor in enterprises", "Improving production processes" and "Innovation development/digitalization".

Based on the results of the expert assessment, 11 strongest teams and 1 individual participant were identified and invited to the intramural finals in Moscow. The final work was evaluated by an expert commission consisting of specialists from JSC "MHC "EuroChem" and LLC "Digital Technologies and Platforms".

From Perm Polytechnic University, a team called "Catzilla" participated students of the Faculty of Chemical Technologies, Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology Kirill Nekrasov, Nikolay Reliable and Ksenia Semenova. In the final, the polytechnics presented the case "Reduction and collection of fuels and lubricants during equipment operation", which related to the stream "Improvement of production processes". The work was devoted to the search for technological solutions that will reduce the number of spills and facilitate the collection of fuels and lubricants.

"The development of the project helped to form professional skills in solving the problem that is observed in real production conditions. During the defense of the case, I gained not only the experience of public speaking, but also improved my communication skills when communicating with other participants, current employees of the company and experts," she said. Ksenia Semenova.

In addition, the hackathon finalists participated in intellectual and entertainment events and master classes, debated with established professionals and received valuable advice from them.

"The participation left only positive impressions. We got the opportunity not only to refine our solutions, but also to improve them thanks to mini-pitching sessions with young specialists and consultations with EuroChem experts. Most of all, I remember the workshop, where I managed to get feedback from experienced specialists and members of other teams. It turned out to be an incredible experience, contributing to our further development in reviewing and implementing technologies in production processes," he shared his impressions. Kirill Nekrasov.

This fall, HTF students will be able to present their project at a scientific and technical conference within the framework of the EuroChem Young Professionals Forum in Sochi.

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