The winner of the regional qualifying stage of the Metallurgy League of the CASE-IN Championship has been determined

On February 21, Lipetsk State Technical University hosted the opening ceremony and the regional qualifying stage of the Metallurgy League of the international Engineering CASE-IN Championship, the largest practice-oriented competition in Russia and the CIS countries for solving engineering cases among university students and postgraduates.

Opening the event, the representative of the Organizing Committee of the Championship, Anna Andreevna Rose, noted that in 6 years the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" has gone a long way from a mini-case competition to a federal event included in the Plan of the Government of the Russian Federation and received a Grant from the President, has become an effective platform to assist in the development of students and popularization of engineering specialties.

The rector of LGTU Anatoly Kiryanovich Pogodaev addressed the audience with a welcoming speech: «The "CASE-IN" Championship It provides an excellent opportunity for participants to demonstrate their knowledge and skills, gain new practical skills in complex problem solving and teamwork. The support of the strategic partner of Lipetsk State Technical University, NLMK PJSC, the well-coordinated work of the expert group, and the comprehensive training of participants ensure a high level of organization and holding of the Championship at the LGTU site.»

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Yuri Nikolaevich Taran, Deputy Head of the Lipetsk Region Administration, noted in his speech that the development of large industrial enterprises directly depends on intellectual potential and success in the scientific field, and for the Lipetsk region, which is famous for its metallurgical plant and SEZ, holding such events to promote engineering specialties is certainly important.

NLMK representatives, Lyudmila Alexandrovna Shabalina, Head of the HR Directorate, and Alexey Dagman, Director of the Technical Directorate, emphasized the need for well—coordinated, teamwork to achieve high results. "The Metallurgy League 2018 opens in Lipetsk due to the fact that the LGTU team won last year. In 2017, the plant produced a record amount of steel in its entire history. These results were achieved thanks to the complex interaction of engineers, metallurgists, supply, sales, and economists," said Alexey Igorevich.

The members of the jury, which included experienced practitioners and theorists from among the faculty of LGTU, representatives of NLMK PJSC and Vyksa Metallurgical Plant JSC, were tasked with choosing the best team out of 15 based on the results of case defense. The Innovation team became the winner. The guys presented the most optimal project for the production of cold-resistant steel. Innovation will represent the Lipetsk Region at the finals of the Championship in Moscow and will try to repeat the success of the Millennium team, which won the Metallurgy League last year. Congratulations to the guys on their victory and wish them success at the Finals in Moscow.