The student from Petrozavodsk became the winner of the competition of final qualifying papers "Generation of the future"

Nikita Ivanov, a graduate of the Bachelor's degree in 2026 from the Department of Energy Supply of Enterprises and Energy Conservation in the field of Electric Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering at PetrSU, became the winner of the All-Russian competition of final qualifying papers and diploma studies "Generation of the Future".

The "GENERATION OF THE FUTURE" competition is being implemented under the auspices of PJSC Inter RAO and the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. The event is operated by the Reliable Shift Foundation.

Traditionally, hundreds of papers and studies from all over the country are submitted to the competition. But after several levels of expert evaluation, a limited number of participants are selected for the final – 10 bachelors and 10 masters each.

The final of the competition was held on October 14 in Moscow as part of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week". Nikita Ivanov, a graduate of PetrSU, brilliantly presented his work "Reconstruction of substation 35 kV Solomennoye (Substation 51p) based on reclosers" to the expert commission and became the winner of the 2026 competition.

At the award ceremony, Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, presented the well-deserved diploma of the winner of the All-Russian competition of final qualifying papers and graduate studies "Generation of the Future".

"The award ceremony took place in one breath: it was very exciting and pleasant that my work was highly appreciated. I plan to continue developing in the energy sector and apply my knowledge in practice.", – Nikita shared. 

The competition is aimed at identifying and supporting promising young people who are interested in research and analytical activities. Participating in it, and even more so winning it, is a great start for working in the country's leading energy companies.

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