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The International Engineering Case-in Championship is held to identify and support the most promising students in the following specialties: mining, electric power engineering, geological exploration, metallurgy and oil and gas business. This year's championship covers 35 regions of Russia and the CIS countries, with over 4,000 students from 47 universities participating. The NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky has become the only venue in the Southern Federal District for the International Case-in Engineering Championship in the field of Electric Power engineering.

A chance to prove yourself

Eight teams of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky took part in the championship: Gigawatt, Fourenergy, TypikalEnergyElectrics, Surrounded by Warmth, Pobeda, Rise, Zvezda Connection and Adrenaline.

– It is a great honor for us to represent the Southern Federal District at the International Engineering Case-in Championship., – said Mahsud Mansurovich Sultanov, director of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky. – There wasn't much time to prepare, just one week, but the teams were preparing carefully. I hope that the guys will perform successfully both in the qualifying stage and in the final of the championship.

The competition committee consists of the heads and leading specialists of the university's partner companies. These are representatives of the Volga-Don TPP, the branch of PJSC FGC UES – MES Center, the branch of PJSC RusHydro – Volzhskaya HPP, the branch of PJSC IDGC of the South – Volgogradenergo, and PJSC Volgogradoblektro.

– There is a need for highly qualified personnel in our company, Evgeny Anatolyevich Stepanenko, a member of the competition committee, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Volzhskaya HPP branch of PJSC RusHydro, addressed the participants of the championship. – The Volga branch of NRU MEI trains excellent specialists! I say this with confidence, since both my colleagues and I graduated from this university. Participation in the championship is a great chance to prove yourself, to show future employers everything you are capable of. I wish you all good luck and believe in the victory of our team in the championship final!

The Volga Branch of NRU MEI is the only higher education institution in the Southern Federal District that specializes in training highly qualified personnel for energy and industrial enterprises in both the Volgograd Region and the Southern Federal District, as well as the Russian Federation. Currently, five companies are participating in the targeted training program: a branch of PJSC RusHydro – Volzhskaya HPP, LLC LUKOIL – Volgogradenergo, a branch of PJSC IDGC of the South – Volgograd-Energo, JSC VTZ, Municipal Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal.

– Career guidance work at the university begins from the very first year, – explained the director of the branch, Mahsud Mansurovich Sultanov.At the beginning, students undergo practical training at enterprises, they are employed as interns in the third and fourth years, and after completing their bachelor's degree, young specialists are accepted into the staff. According to the dual education system, the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky works with LUKOIL-Volgogradenergo LLC and many other enterprises. Thanks to active career guidance, more than 75% of bachelor's degree graduates and 100?% of the graduate students are employed in their specialty.

May the strongest win!

The participants of the championship faced a difficult task: to design the Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Plant's power supply system in several versions based on materials from industry companies and present their project to the jury within six minutes.

The decisions that the teams presented to the jury were similar in many ways. Some suggested using diesel power plants at the first stage. The energy they generate is expensive, but they are easy to install, which will ensure the speedy launch of the Bystrinsky GOK and its operation until the power transmission lines from the Unified Energy System of Russia are ready.

The teams that proposed this solution found it advisable to use combined power plants combining solar panels and diesel generators.

– We are starting to use solar power plants at the construction stage., – the initiators of the project explained. – We will use them as the main sources, and diesel power plants will be in reserve.

Other teams drew attention to the fact that, according to the terms of the assignment, a 110 kV overhead line is already passing through the territory of the plant, connected to a substation seven kilometers away. So their electrification proposals were mostly based on the development of the network infrastructure.

After each performance, the members of the competition committee bombarded the guys with questions. From the outside, it might seem that the specialists were forgetting that they were not experienced energy engineers, but yesterday's schoolchildren. But it felt like the guys were preparing carefully – they were quick to navigate and answered questions smartly. By "examining" the students, the specialists prepared them for a more difficult stage – the finals of the championship. And how much invaluable advice the guys got from the professionals!

After consulting, the members of the competition committee gave preference to the Adrenaline team, which will represent the Volga branch of the National Research University MEI in the finals of the V International Engineering Case-in Championship. These are Grigory Karpov, Olga Rakovskaya, Alexey Smirnov and Daria Yanina.

– The task that the moderators suggested to the students is within the power of the design institute.- said the representative of the branch of PJSC RusHydro, Volzhskaya HPP. – But the guys took it up, were not afraid, and performed in front of strangers. I would give everyone an A for daring! But one team has to make it to the final, and we tried to be objective.

The chairman of the competition committee also had good impressions of the performance of the teams.,

Alexander Vladimirovich Somov, Chief Engineer – Deputy Director of the Volga-Don TPP of the branch of PJSC FGC UES – MES Center.

– RThe fuckers showed their best side, – said Alexander Vladimirovich. – Those who involved professionals in the preparation of presentations stood out in particular. According to the terms of the competition, the teams could use the help of university teachers and practitioners. But none of the experts had the right to suggest ways to solve the problem formulated in the case. It was difficult to determine the winner, but we singled out the Adrenaline team. I hope that the team will perform together, gamely, and on adrenaline in the finals of the International Engineering Case-in Championship.

For active participation in the organization and holding of the International Case-in Engineering Championship in the field of Electric Power Engineering in the Southern Federal District, the management of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky received a Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.

The final of the championship will be held on May 30-31 in Moscow. We wish the team of the NRU MEI branch good luck Good luck in the Volga region!

A source: http://vpravda.ru/News/Society/42016