PJSC RusHydro will support the Case-in Championship in Volzhsky

With the assistance of PJSC RusHydro, 35 students of the Volga branch of the National Research University "MEI" will take part in the International Engineering Championship "Case-in". The regional stage of the tournament will be held on the basis of the branch of the National Research University "MEI" in Volzhsky on April 13. 9 teams will compete for the right to reach the finals of the championship in the field of "Electric power industry". During the tournament, they will have to develop an electricity supply scheme for a large industrial facility.

The students are offered the case "Bystrinskaya energiya" as a task. The assignment provides for an analysis of the Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Plant's demand for electric energy, the choice of the type of generation and the development of an internal power supply scheme for the enterprise until it is connected to the unified energy system. The teams need to solve this case in 10 days, make a presentation and prepare an oral presentation.

According to the terms of the tournament, a case can have a large number of alternative solutions, none of which is unambiguously correct or unambiguously incorrect. The technical competence of the participants, the logic of the decision, the quality of the design and presentation are of crucial importance. The results of the work will be evaluated by an expert commission consisting of representatives of industry enterprises, scientific organizations and higher educational institutions. Evgeny Stepanenko, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Volzhskaya HPP branch of PJSC RusHydro, will be among the experts evaluating the students' solutions. The winners will be the participants whose option will have the maximum technological or economic effect.

"Participation in the championship allows students to get involved in solving the real problems of the country's largest enterprises. By supporting specialized energy education and events of this kind, RusHydro strives to engage students in their chosen profession so that young people can begin to build their own careers and set ambitious goals for themselves."- said Elena Aksenova, Director of the Corporate University of Hydropower of PJSC RusHydro.

The International Engineering Case-in Championship (hereinafter referred to as the Championship) is the largest practice-oriented competition in Russia and the CIS countries for solving engineering cases (practical tasks) among university students and postgraduates. The competition is held in five areas (leagues): electric power industry, mining, geological exploration, metallurgy, oil and gas business.

The championship will cover 47 universities from 35 regions of Russia and the CIS countries. The winning teams of the qualifying stages will compete for the title of the best engineering student teams and for the opportunity to complete internships and internships in leading industry companies. 

A source: http://www.rushydro.ru/press/holding-news/102976.html