RUSAL and CASE-IN are bringing up a new generation of highly qualified metallurgists

The Metallurgy field appeared in the lineup of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in 2016. Today, within the framework of the Presidential platform project "Russia – the land of Opportunities", it unites dozens of universities and vivid stories of victories. The permanent partner of the direction is RUSAL, whose specialists create case assignments for participants and evaluate their work, and the authors of the best ideas are invited to internships.

For the XIV season of the CASE-IN, which is dedicated to the topic "Technologies of the future", RUSAL has prepared an interesting and multi-stage case. During the qualifying stages, the student teams had to come up with an effective way of firing (preparing) new electrolyzers in order to launch new production lines quickly and efficiently.

For RUSAL, CASE-IN is not just a competition, but an effective platform for attracting talented students to the talent pool. Yevgeny Tabakov, Director of the production of anode pulp at IrkAZ (part of the united RUSAL company), admits: "The Championship is a unique opportunity to attract promising employees to the company for employment after graduation."  

Ivan Gamayunov, Manager of the Electrolysis Production Planning and Analysis Department, adds: "Our task is to present the company to students in order to enhance the company's image and recruit new employees." 

The expert commission, which included RUSAL experts, reviewed the decisions of the youth teams, determining the finalists of the championship. At the decisive competition of the season on May 20-22 in Moscow, 7 teams representing Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Volgograd State Technical University, St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, Siberian State Industrial University, National Research Technological University MISIS, NUST MISIS in Almalyk, Republic of Uzbekistan and Belarusian-Russian University.

The winners and prize-winners of the direction will have the opportunity to complete internships at RUSAL with the right to further employment, as well as preferential conditions for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at leading universities. 

Metallurgy on a CASE-IN is a place where future technologies are born, and waste is transformed into new resources. Here, every student can propose an idea and get an impetus to start a career.