IRNTU has identified the leaders of the regional stage of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN"

In Irkutsk Technical University March, 6 the leaders of the regional qualifying stage of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship were determined "CASE-IN», dedicated to the development of the Arctic. A ticket to the finals The following commands were sent to Moscow "Northern Lights", "Energy X", "Sun" and "Three operators, not counting the driller". They presented engineering solutions in the field of geological exploration, mining, oil and gas, and electric power industry. The organizers of the competition are the Reliable Shift Foundation, the non-profit partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

At the opening of the championship, the guests were welcomed Rector IRNITA Mikhail Kornyakov. He wished the participants victory and success, emphasizing that "CASE-IN" is a unique chance for students to discover their competencies and learn how to work in a team.

"It is important that the championship provides an opportunity for talented young people to unleash their intellectual potential. The teams include students from various fields: miners, geologists, economists, environmentalists, power engineers, and oilmen. This allows us to approach the solution of case problems from different angles. I agree with the statement that the winners of the championship can successfully find a job in the future and gain work experience abroad. Recently, while on a business trip to Germany, I talked with the leaders of past contests. These talented guys are already implementing serious projects, for example, in the field of energy security. I am grateful to the representatives of industrial companies, government authorities, and the scientific community for participating in the work of the jury. Today, students will solve problems, unlock their potential, and then come to enterprises where they will demonstrate their qualifications, skills, courage and perseverance," said Rector Mikhail Kornyakov. 

Participants, guests and experts were welcomed by a representative of the Reliable Foundation. change" Dmitry Serdyukov. According to him, the championship has undergone major changes in the six years of its existence. The geography of the project is actively expanding. If in the first year of the competition, representatives of 11 universities took part in the cases, then in 2017 the tournament brought together over 50 higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation and CIS countries. This involves holding over 100 qualifying rounds. In addition, for the first time, the championship is attended not only by university students, but also by schoolchildren, representatives of colleges studying in working professions and young specialists.

He also added that the theme of the championship is dictated by the global challenges facing Russia. These include the need to explore and develop mineral deposits in the Arctic zone, and consequently the need for competent engineering personnel.

 "CASE-IN" is an effective platform for promoting student development and popularization of engineering specialties. The partner companies of the project not only promote their brand, but also find students at the championship who can later join the personnel reserve of enterprises. By participating in the CASE-IN, you demonstrate the strength of your university and region," Dmitry Kulikov addressed the students.

On behalf of the regional government, I congratulated the team on the start of the tournament. Deputy Minister education of the Irkutsk region Elena Apanovich. She stressed that IRNTU, which traditionally hosts the regional tour, is a platform that trains competent and promising personnel for the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes of the Russian Federation. Elena Apanovich also noted the important role that Irkutsk Technical University plays in popularizing engineering education in the Angara region. According to her, the university offers original ways to support talented young people. These include the CASE-IN championship, which helps future specialists get to know representatives of large industrial enterprises.

The head of the company's Oil and Gas Production Department delivered a welcoming speech. "Verkhnechonskneftegaz» Igor Yemelyanov. According to him, in order to succeed in competitions, as well as in further professional activities, young teams need to develop a systematic approach to design, patience, efficiency and other fighting qualities. This, according to Igor Yemelyanov, is what brings victory.

The 2017 finalists of the year shared their experience of participating in the championship, representing the teams of IRNTU "Energy" and "Megawatt" in Moscow. According to the captain of Megawatt, a fourth-year student Artem Rychkoq, the ability to develop projects for business will be useful to every student. Case studies are increasingly used by employers during interviews. Cases also become part of the tests when receiving grant funds.

According to the head of the Department for the organization of scientific activities of young scientists and students of IRNTU Daria Makarova 35 teams applied for participation in the championship in 2018. Ten days before the start of the tournament, they were given the task of solving engineering cases based on materials from leading industry companies that need to be defended before experts. Each team was given no more than six minutes to perform.

The decisions of the participants were evaluated by an expert commission consisting of specialists from Siberian Geological Company LLC, Irkutsk Electric Grid Company, Verkhnechonskneftegaz JSC, Irkutsk Oil Company, etc.

According to the decision of the jury, representatives of the Energy X team were recognized as the best electric power engineers. They turned out to be Timur Shaimardanov, Sardor Akhmedov, Azizjon Turdiev from the Institute of Energy, as well as a part–time participant - a student of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (NRU) Denis Vorontsov.

As reported by the master's student Timur Shaimardanov The organizers of the competition set a specific task for the contestants: to provide external power supply to the FGC UES engineering facility located on the Yamal Peninsula.

Energy X has combined and refined practical ideas successfully implemented by Russian and foreign specialists in Moscow, Canada, Norway and the USA. For example, the team proposed to build new power transmission lines on the site, introduce improved methods of control and damage detection on power lines. One of the ways to modernize is to monitor the territory using drones. According to Timur, this approach is most effective in wetlands. Another creative idea of young power engineers involves strengthening the foundations of power lines with cross piles. This, according to the graduate student, will help to avoid ground movement due to sudden temperature fluctuations, which means it will reduce the number of accidents on power lines. To prevent icing of the electrical lines, the Energy X participants proposed heating the wire line using high-frequency waves.

According to the winners, the proposals they have developed will reduce the accident rate at the facility by 77% by 2020.

The team "Three operators, not counting the driller" won in the nomination "Oil and Gas business". The team brought together third-year students - Maxim Pulyaevsky, Vlad Shekhtel, Vyacheslav Kadulin who are preparing to become specialists in the field of oil well operation and the future driller Rodion Zakharov. They worked on a project for the development of a hydrocarbon deposit on the Arctic shelf of the Russian Federation.

According to Rodion Zakharova, the essence of the presented idea is to heat the oil in the formations: 

"We studied the geological structure of the area indicated in the case and came to the conclusion that the field contains viscous oil with a high content of hydrogen sulfide. When extracting viscous hydrocarbons, you have to spend a lot of electricity, and this is fraught with large financial losses for drillers. We propose to dilute the oil using a special heating system and thereby reduce production costs."

The victory in the direction of "Geological Exploration" was won by the Northern Lights team. It consists of Vitaly Shestakov, Maxim Serebryakov, Veronika Filippova and Anastasia Zhukova. The experts highly appreciated the presentation on exploration work at the alluvial garnet deposit in the Arkhangelsk region.

Leaders in the nomination "Mining" they turned out to be Mikhail Demidenko, Egor Dorosh and Dmitry Tomsky from the team "The sun". They presented a project aimed at modernizing the development process of a coal deposit in Yakutia.

It should be noted that these teams will go to the finals in Moscow on May 30-31, where they will compete for the main prize - the opportunity to visit key facilities of the Arctic fuel and energy complex.

reference The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is the successor of the All−Russian Mining Case Solving Championship (2013-2014) and the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship (2015). The organizers of the championship set themselves the task of attracting the intellectual potential of young people of engineering specialties to solving urgent practical tasks facing the Fuel and energy Complex and the Moscow Industrial Complex of Russia.

In 2018, during the qualifying stages of the Championship, more than four thousand students will compete in six industry areas: geological exploration, mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, petrochemistry, and electric power.

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