NRU "MEI" at the REN Youth Day

From October 14 to October 16, the International Forum "Russian Energy Week" was held in Moscow, which was attended by representatives of the National Research University "MEI".

The University was represented at the REN-2026 by Rector Nikolai Rogalev, teachers, staff and students. They performed research, participated in professional discussions, and presented their own projects.  Dozens more students helped the organizers as volunteers.

This year, the Youth Day took place before the main events of the forum and brought the first results to the MEI at the start. The +Effect team took the third place in the Youth Global Forecast of Energy Development. The students presented a project dedicated to the creation of highly efficient thermal insulation materials and new approaches to building design. The proposed solutions are aimed at reducing heat loss and more economical use of thermal energy in residential buildings and public facilities.

The forecast is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System", leading industry companies, universities and scientific organizations. The project is part of the All-Russian Youth Action Plan aimed at popularizing the fuel and energy sector, energy conservation, and engineering and technical education. The competition is held under the auspices of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities".

The "+y" team became the silver medalist in the direction of "Interactive sessions: A Technological project" with the project "Space Energy for Russia". The essence of the development is the creation of a space solar power plant with wireless transmission of energy to Earth. The proposed solution will ensure economically reasonable power supply to remote and hard-to-reach territories of Russia on the horizon until 2050.

The participants of the final of the All-Russian competition of final qualifying papers and diploma studies "Generation of the Future" also presented their research at the REN site. Valeria Merzlyakova, Alexey Volkov, Alexander Mishin and Dmitry Yakovlev performed on behalf of the MEI. Bachelors and masters presented the results of their graduation papers to representatives of the energy industry.

The contest ended with a victory for one of the participants. Alexander Mishin— a Master of the First Power Engineering Department and a graduate student of the GIE Department, took the first place among the masters. In total, 20 bachelors and masters from 12 leading specialized universities of Russia met in the finals. The winners had the opportunity to complete an internship at the enterprises of the Inter RAO Group with the prospect of further employment. The award ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak.

The Intellectual team of the MEI also presented its own project at the forum. During an interactive session on the creation of youth projects, the ETALON+ team presented the idea of the ETALON Fuel and Energy Complex. The authors propose to create a youth ecosystem based on the First Energy University, in which students with experience in intellectual competitions will be able to become mentors of schoolchildren.

As part of the project, senior participants will help students develop engineering skills, prepare for championships and get acquainted with the professions of the fuel and energy complex. The concept also provides for cooperation with energy companies, career events and the creation of a digital platform to accompany participants. The main objective of the project is to help young people make more informed professional choices and prepare for further work in the energy sector.

The theme of developing young professionals continued in the business program of the Youth Day. Roman Polyak, Head of the Educational Department of the National Research University "MEI", took part in the panel session "Youth Science in fuel and energy companies: difficulties, solutions, prospects". Young scientists and representatives of large energy companies discussed how scientific activity can be combined with production tasks, how to develop mentoring and what is necessary for the professional growth of novice researchers.

Another platform for presenting youth developments was the ROSSETI Group Corporate Reporting Conference. The expert was Ivan Komarov, Vice-rector for Science and Innovation at the National Research University "MEI". Fourteen winners of regional youth scientific conferences presented projects in the field of electric power industry and electrical engineering.

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