SibGIU Case-in Championship

SibGIU students solved real production tasks. The University hosted the International Engineering Championship. The teams presented projects in three leagues - metallurgy, mining and geological exploration. And they were evaluated by experts from industrial enterprises, including EVRAZ.

Case-in from English – in business. At the international championships, students use their heads. Future metallurgists, for example, need to consider building a mini-waste recycling plant in another region. This includes an analysis of the existing industry, the economic and environmental impact, and the originality of the solution. The students had to prepare beyond the daily lectures.

Sergey SAFONOV, a student at the SibGIU Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science: "You study a lot of new information on this topic, research, draw conclusions, and create certain production technologies and solutions. It can help in learning when studying, for example, some new subjects on a given topic. And in production, it's very important to come up with new technologies, develop and apply new ideas."

The engineering championship is held on the basis of SibGIU for a reason. The University has been following a special path of training future specialists for a long time.

Evgeny PROTOPOPOV, Rector of SibGIU: "The university is engaged in regular educational scientific work, and as part of this work, we are currently developing a huge amount of new areas that allow us to adapt our students to the modern requirements of the real economy. The guys who are undergoing additional training within the framework of this championship have a completely different level, they are gaining experience in solving specific tasks in the real sector of the economy."

This approach benefits both students who have been focused on production since university, and industrialists who receive the engineer they need. In EVRAZ, for example, they have been looking for competent specialists since school, and they are ready to support the technological thought of the guys.

Irina SHOLOKHOVA, Head of the Planning, Recruitment and Training Department at EVRAZ: "Every company has corporate grants that students receive, scholarships, we organize production internships, we hire the best to our enterprises, and in order to choose, we want to see you. Young, active, smart, those guys who are ready to work not only each for himself, but also to work in a team."

The students' work is evaluated by experts who are professionals in their field. EVRAZ specialists participate in each of the three leagues of the championship, and are ready to score high scores, but only if the students manage to surprise them with a solution to their engineering problem.

Sergey KOSINOV, Deputy Director of the Production and Technical Directorate of Evrazrudy: "The younger generation is somewhat broader, more interesting, and looks at existing problems in a more diverse way. There is still not the blindness that the old specialists, the "wolves" of production, have, so we are waiting for such innovations, non-standard solutions, and we would like to see such "stars" so far, and in the future the stars of production and mining."

The International Engineering Championship is being held for the fifth time. This year SibGIU is one of the 85 qualifying venues for the final of the competition. The competition is serious, but given the level of training, students can count on a trip to Moscow. After all, last year they already became the bronze medalists of the championship.

A source: http://www.tvn-tv.ru/news/education/inzhenernyy_chempionat_v_sibgiu.html