YURGPU students – in one case study of career opportunities

Qualifying stage XIV The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship was held at YURGPU (NPI) on March 31, bringing together students from the parent university and the Shakhty Automobile Institute (branch), who presented their technological solutions in two areas – "Electric Power Industry" and "Mining". The participants were united by the common theme of the championship – "Technologies of the future".

The guest of honor of the ceremony is the Vice-rector of YURSPU (NPI) for educational and methodological work Petr Ovchinnikov noted that since 2013, the championship has become more and more relevant, and the number of participants has increased. "The most important thing is that the championship shows the best practical results for the further professional development of students, gives graduates a good foundation for successful employment," said Peter Vyacheslavovich. – It is important that the championship site is a special environment in which students, teachers and representatives of the real sector of the economy can communicate. Students get an idea of the real tasks of companies and understand what needs to be learned, teachers – what needs to be taught, and employers get the opportunity to assess the level of training of students and take a closer look at them."

Founder of the International Engineering Championship CASE-IN Artem Korolev addressed the polytechnics online, noting that the championship is "an ecosystem of engineering personnel that form the basis for the formation of a talent pool in key energy and industrial sectors" and inspiring the participants with the phrase: "You are one case away from your career opportunities!"

Director of the branch of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" "Regional Dispatching Management of Energy Systems of the Rostov region and the Republic of Kalmykia" (Rostov RDU) and a graduate of the NPI in 1997 Alexander Kirichenko, speaking with a welcoming speech, noted that the case proposed this season in the Electric Power Industry league is extremely relevant. "It is aimed at developing new approaches that would allow, at relatively low economic and financial costs, to maximize the benefits of reliable uninterrupted energy supply to consumers," said Alexander Anatolyevich.

At once, 14 teams at the Platov Polytechnic presented their solutions to the experts in the Electric Power Industry League. The newcomers of the season are the EnF Energoudar sophomore team consisting of captain Ilya Ryzhkov, Vsevolod Kalyakin, Alexander Gusev and Oleg Zorkin.

"We developed vanadium batteries and "implemented" them in the Chechen Republic, where there is a shortage of capacity and peak loads need to be covered," said Ilya Ryzhkov. - The work was not easy, but interesting. Finding information, structuring it – that was the hardest part."

A member of the SV Tok team, fourth–year EnF Rostislav Lukovsky, along with his team (captained by Oleg Rybalchenko, Yuri Zhelnovakov and Igor Ignatishchev), is storming the heights of the qualifying round for the third time. Our student is sure that he has experience behind him, which should help him to perform successfully.

"We were interested in offering something new for the development of the Russian Federation's energy system, exploring modern technologies, including artificial intelligence, and trying to implement something," Rostislav shared his impressions of the work done. "We focused our attention on the Rostov region, proposed using energy storage technologies to make wind farms profitable for the energy system, and digitalize the energy system itself."

There are 12 teams participating in the Mining League this season. The experienced "Jade Mine" — captain Leonid Vasiliev, project economist Victoria Kudinova and analyst Arina Verigina – became the winners of the qualifying stage last season. The ambitions of the guys this time are to become the best in the selection again and get to the finals in Moscow.

"The essence of the case is to develop a modern technological solution to eliminate rock deposits at the Udachny underground mine of Alrosa," Leonid said. – I think that we have coped with the task. Our development includes two stages: a predictive solution (creating a digital twin of this mine, which will report where freezes are possible based on drilling rig data) and a reactive solution aimed at eliminating the freezes themselves based on the Brokk 300 complex, if they do occur."

During the day, the teams defended their projects, and experts evaluated their viability and originality.

The award ceremony crowned the last day of March.

In the qualifying stage of the CASE-IN championship in the "Electric Power Industry" league, the winner was the team "Short-Circuited", the participants of the championship congratulated the teams "Perspektiva" and "Energoudar" with "silver" and "bronze", respectively.

In the Mining league, the solution proposed by the Jade Mine team was recognized as the best, the second and third places were given to the GROZy and Cookie teams.

The final stage of the XIV International Engineering CASE-IN Championship will be held in full-time format on May 20-22 in Moscow.

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