The participant of the CASE-IN championship told why he decided to build a career in Norilsk

Very soon, January 25 is Student's Day. On the eve of the holiday, we talk about creative, athletic, active, and science-passionate students. One of them is Alexander Sergienko, a graduate student of the Polar State University in Metallurgy, a candidate for a Presidential grant.

Fulfilled the promise

In high school, Alexander Sergienko studied in the Norilsk Nickel Class. In addition to specialized studies of physics, mathematics, computer science and chemistry in classes at the Polar State University, he and his peers went on excursions to enterprises.

"It gave us a great opportunity to learn more about a wide variety of professions, to get to know production better," said Alexander. "I remember how in the 10th grade, at the dedication, we made a promise to the director of our school and representatives of the company that we would definitely pass the Unified State Exam, enter the ZSU and come to work at Norilsk Nickel. I would like to tell today's high school students that Norilsk deserves to live here, receive higher education and build a career."

It should be noted that Alexander Sergienko practically fulfilled his promise - he passed the Unified State Exam, successfully completed his bachelor's degree at ZSU in the Non-Ferrous Metals Metallurgy program and continues his master's studies today. More recently, for his active participation in research activities, he became a candidate for a grant from the President of the Russian Federation. The monthly payment is aimed at government support for talented young people throughout their studies.

"Of course, this imposes certain obligations," the graduate student emphasized, "it is necessary to participate in creative, sports, and intellectual competitions. After graduation, you will need to work in the Russian Federation for three years."

Learning with pleasure

Alexander admits that he is eager to develop and gain new knowledge. And one of them is that he enjoys studying. From the second year of his bachelor's degree, he began participating in metallurgy Olympiads, international championships and competitions (International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, National Technological Strategy Championship "Professionals of the Future", "MetalCup" direction. Unlimited possibilities").

"During my studies at ZSU, I not only studied with teachers, mastered new skills that are necessary in production, but also solved interesting technological cases, created project papers and presented them on accelerators," the student clarifies.

As the graduate student notes, he is best versed in natural science disciplines. The topic of Alexander's thesis was related to the lack of heat during the production of raw materials in a suspended melting furnace. The young researcher suggested adding a small amount of a metal-containing product from the enrichment plant, the main element of which is pyrrhotite. Due to the use of this mineral, heat loss is compensated.

Victories and plans for the future

In his fourth year, Alexander Sergienko took part in the "I am a Professional" Olympiad in Metallurgy and Materials Science, and eventually reached the final of the competition and became a prize-winner. This year, he is taking part in this event again and plans to apply for the MetalCup competition.

In mid-December last year, Alexander managed to attend the graduation party of Norilsk Nickel's ambassadors at the company's headquarters in Moscow.

"It was very cool! - the company's ambassador shared his impressions. - The Breakthrough program gave me the opportunity to learn how to run my personal blog on social networks, shoot high-quality videos. In addition, I have met purposeful people who are also eager not only to study, but also to further build a career at Norilsk Nickel enterprises.

In the future, Alexander plans to get a second higher education in the field of Automation of technological processes and production, sign a targeted training agreement and start working at the company.

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