CASE-IN ambassadors offered solutions for introducing innovations in the oil and gas industry

4 participants of the CASE-IN championship became the winners of the Hackathon for the Development of Fuel and Energy Complex 2050 within the framework of the VI International Oil and Gas Youth Forum, held from July 10 to 16 in the Republic of Tatarstan on the campus of Almetyevsk State Technological University Higher School of Petroleum.

The hackathon was held under the auspices of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, co–organized by the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". The Reliable Change Foundation acted as the operator of the educational program of the forum.

The hackathon, which became one of the key events of the forum, was dedicated to the development of innovative technologies for the extraction and processing of natural resources, biotechnology and the digital transformation of the industry. 240 students, young specialists and teachers from 26 Russian regions, as well as the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan worked on the assignment from the leading oil and gas companies of the Russian fuel and energy complex. 

"All participants of the Hackathon have achievements in prestigious federal projects and have passed a serious competitive selection process., – said the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN, Director of the Reliable Change Foundation Artem Korolev. – Among them are 10 winners and prize–winners of the CASE-IN championship, who proposed bold solutions and once again confirmed their high level. Four of our ambassadors were able to become winners of the competition, which opens up opportunities for them to develop their career paths."

20 teams reached the final of the hackathon and presented their solutions to an expert jury of managers and leading specialists from industry companies. According to the decision of the experts, five teams were recognized as equal winners of the hackathon. 

Dmitry Belov, a student of Tyumen Industrial University and the winner of the CASE–IN championship, became the captain of the champion team No. 33. The guys suggested options for processing benzene and benzene-containing fractions produced by PJSC Tatneft into high-value-added products.

Team No. 39, which included student of Siberian Federal University, bronze medalist of the CASE-IN Arseniy Marusyuk (team captain) and student of Kazan National Research Technological University, participant of the CASE-IN Dinara Zamaletdinova, successfully presented a case on the topic "Bringing carbon residue quality indicators".

Egor Savenkov, a student at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, winner of the CASE-IN championship, contributed to the success of team No. 20, which generated ideas to improve the quality of research at the low-productivity foundation.

The teams No. 10 and 19 also finished their performance with a victory. 

The best Hackathon participants were rewarded with opportunities for personal and professional growth at Tatneft: students received employment prospects and official letters of recommendation, and teachers received paid internships. In addition, each of the five strongest teams received a cash prize of 300 thousand rubles.

We would like to add that during the intensive program of the International Oil and Gas Youth Forum, consisting of trainings, round tables, business games, lectures and master classes from leading relevant experts, future and current specialists proposed solutions for introducing innovations into the oil and gas industry.

The hackathon participants also joined the events of the VI Oil Summit of the Republic of Tatarstan.  Students and young teachers got acquainted with the prospects for the development of the oil and gas industry during the panel session "Tatneft – 75 years of technological leadership and contribution to the development of the Russian fuel and energy complex: a look into a sustainable future" with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. 

A special event for the winners and champions of the CASE-IN was a meeting with the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN Artem Korolev. During the constructive dialogue, the participants discussed plans for the development of the project and the possibility of integration into the youth engineering community.

The forum was organized by PJSC Tatneft and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. 

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