IRNTU students are invited to develop projects for the development of the Arctic in the framework of the "CASE-IN" championship

Students AndRCUT Technical University  can take part in International Engineering the "CASE-IN" championship. Registration of the teams started on January 20. This was reported by program supervisor in IRNITA Professor of the Department of Power Supply and Electrical Engineering Konstantin Suslov.

According to him, "CASE-IN" is a federal case championship, during which students of leading engineering universities of the Russian Federation and neighboring countries learn to solve real production problems of enterprises of fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes (fuel and energy complex and MSK.) The purpose of the large−scale event is to popularize engineering and technical education and attract the most promising young specialists for project activities.

It is expected that four thousand students from 52 universities will take part in case competitions from February to April 2018. They will compete in six industry areas. On March 6, Irkutsk Technical University will host four industry qualifying stages − leagues in the electric power industry, geological exploration, mining and oil and gas business.

As K. Suslov emphasized, this year future engineers will offer creative and scientifically based projects focused on the development of the Russian Arctic. In his opinion, the study and development of the Arctic region's resources is one of the top priorities of state policy. 

"I appeal to the students of our university: unite with like-minded people, form teams and apply for the league you are interested in. By participating in the championship, you will gain valuable research and teamwork skills," says the program curator. "And the most persistent and talented will be invited to the final stage in Moscow in May, where they will be able to present projects to potential employers."

Let us remind you that the students of our university have been participating in the championship since 2015. Two years ago, the Center of the Earth team at IRNTU won a case study tournament in the field of Geological Exploration, beating rivals from universities in St. Petersburg and Tomsk. The team consisted of a student of the specialty "Hydrogeology" Nazar Nazarov, undergraduates  Tatiana Zimina and Ekaterina Piskovets, as well as a future surveyor Sergey Permyakov.

The finalist of last year's tournament is a student of the Institute of Energy Daniil Lytkin He established contacts with employees of one of the domestic mining enterprises, where he subsequently successfully completed an internship.

To participate in the championship, you must register on the official website of the project. http://case-in.ru

You can follow the preparations for the championship on social networks. https://vk.com/public72157562 and https://www.facebook.com/fondsmena.ru 

reference: "CASE-IN" is the legal successor of the All−Russian Mining Case Solving Championship (2013-2014) and the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship (2015). The project is curated by the Reliable Change Foundation and the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC. The Association "Russian National Committee of the International Council for Large High Voltage Electrical Systems" is a co-organizer of the League for Electric Power Industry.

This year's championship will be held with the support of leading industry companies - OOO Transneftenergo, PJSC NK Rosneft, JSC SUEK, OK RUSAL, etc.

 Olga Balabanova 

IRKUTSK NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY