The winners of the "Generation of the Future" competition were determined at the Russian Energy Week

The bright finale of the last Russian Energy Week was the award ceremony for students of industrial universities — winners of federal specialized competitions. Among those whose achievements were noted at the highest level are the finalists of the All-Russian competition of final qualifying papers and diploma studies "Generation of the Future". The competition was organized by Inter RAO, Kazan State Energy University and the Reliable Change Charitable Foundation with the support of the presidential platform "Russia — the Land of Opportunities". Acceptance of applications for participation in it started on May 12. More than three hundred works were submitted for consideration by the competition committee. The authors of the best studies reached the finals, which took place on October 17, on the REN Youth Day.

In their works, the contestants covered a wide range of issues, from the design and construction of gas turbines to the development of small-scale generation. The jury, including both representatives of the scientific community and practitioners, highly appreciated the student's developments. Dmitry Vorozheev, Director of Cherepetskaya and Kashirskaya GRES, noted that the guys have a great future, and many of the proposed projects can be applied to power plants in the future. In turn, Irina Akhmetova, Vice-Rector for Development and Innovation at Kazan State Energy University, stressed the need to maintain and develop the university-enterprise relationship. Only in this case will educational institutions be able to train qualified personnel, and enterprises will receive the necessary specialists.

According to the results of the competition, the winners were Alexander Romanov, a student of Kaliningrad State Technical University (in the Bachelor's degree category) and Nikolai Styagov, a graduate of Ural State Forestry University (in the Master's degree category). The well-deserved awards were presented to them by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak.

The winners of the competition, who took 2nd and 3rd place among bachelors, were Daria Smirnova (Kazan State Power Engineering University) and Anastasia Kalashnikova (Ivanovo State Power Engineering University), among the masters Anna Sorokina (Ivanovo State Power Engineering University) and Alexander Klokov (Bauman Moscow State Technical University).

All the finalists of the competition, without exception, received certificates and memorable prizes. Bachelor's degree winners pursuing their master's degree will receive encouragement in the form of paid internships and scholarships for the duration of their studies, and all prize-winners who decide to start working will receive an invitation to work at Inter RAO. Addressing the contestants, Valery Svetushkov, CEO of Inter RAO – Electric Generation Management, reminded that our company has created all the conditions for the professional and career growth of young specialists.

So the final point for the participants of the competition can be the beginning of the path to big energy. The main thing is to make the right choice after graduation.

A source: Inter RAO