The final of the GENERATION OF THE FUTURE contest was held at the REN Youth Day

The winners of the All-Russian competition of final qualification papers and diploma research "GENERATION OF THE FUTURE" were determined on the site of the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week".

On October 17, the final of the competition brought together students from leading specialized universities in Russia. They not only presented their thesis research to the expert commission, but also had an opportunity to discuss with the heads of the fuel and energy complex on key topics of industry development.

Bachelors from the National Research University "MEI", Moscow State Technical University named after N.E.Bauman, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Ivanovo State Power Engineering University named after V. I. Lenin, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management, Kaliningrad State Technical University, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Novosibirsk State Technical University competed for the victory., Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Ural State Forestry University.

Alexander Romanov (Kaliningrad State Technical University) had no equal among bachelors. Daria Smirnova (Kazan State Power Engineering University) took the second place. Anastasia Kalashnikova (Ivanovo State Power Engineering University named after V. I. Lenin) took the third place.

The finalists also included masters from the National Research University "MEI", Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Ural State Forestry University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University and Ivanovo State Power Engineering University named after V. I. Lenin.

Nikolay Styagov (Ural State Forestry Engineering University) became the champion. Anna Sorokina (Ivanovo State Power Engineering University named after V. I. Lenin) won silver. Alexander Klokov (Bauman Moscow State Technical University) rounded out the top three.

The champions and prize-winners of the GENERATION OF THE FUTURE contest received certificates and memorable prizes. Bachelor's degree winners who continue their studies in the master's program will receive encouragement in the form of paid internship 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.

Grigory Gurov, Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh), took part in the award ceremony for the winners of the competition.

The competition is held under the auspices of PJSC Inter RAO, JSC Inter RAO-Electric Power Generation, Kazan State Power Engineering University and the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the presidential platform "Russia — the Land of Opportunities". The operator is the Reliable Shift Foundation.