Student League of the international engineering championship "CASE-IN" in Chita

Chita hosted the regional stage of the international engineering championship "CASE-IN" among students of higher educational institutions, organized by the Reliable Shift Foundation. The general sponsor of the event was the Siberian Coal Energy Company.

The Student League was held on the basis of the Trans-Baikal State University. Almost 40 ZabGU students took part in the competition, mostly senior students of the mining faculty. 10 days before the qualifying stage, the participants received a case. Its theme is "Arctic Development". The solution to the engineering problem had to be formulated in the form of a presentation and an oral presentation had to be prepared.

The teams presented their work to the expert commission. It consists of heads of higher and secondary educational institutions of Transbaikalia and Buryatia, as well as representatives of the largest enterprises of the region working in the mining industry, including SUEK. The experts evaluated the solution of the cases according to several criteria – technology and economics, as well as originality and novelty. Additionally, students could receive points for answering the jury's questions.

For example, one of the teams for the development of the field proposed using the hydraulic hammer loosening method instead of blasting, and providing fuel delivery to the thermal power plant using TESLO electric vehicles, and an effective, from the point of view of the participants, energy consumption and energy supply scheme for mining equipment of the mine, plant, shift and nearby village was also developed. Some participants decided to rely on import substitution by partially equipping their represented enterprise with Russian-made mining equipment.

A total of 9 teams presented case solutions. As the experts noted, the students took a responsible and knowledgeable approach to participating in the qualifying stage of the engineering championship, so it was not easy to choose the winner.

The Everest team won the title of the best, with Green Machine in second place and ZabRain in third. All three teams of ZabGU undergraduates. In addition, the experts — representatives of JSC Kharanorsky Section and Chitaugol LLC, Peter Gabidulin and Denis Klochko, encouraged two SUEK teams — the winners of the qualifying stage – the Everest team and the GRPotin team, also representing ZabGA.

"It is always interesting to participate in such competitions as an expert, because young people offer interesting and non-standard ways to solve their cases. The guys have the opportunity to show what they can, to offer themselves to employers. In turn, we have the opportunity to assess the degree of training and qualifications of new personnel. I would like to note that the Siberian Coal Energy Company always supports such events, because we understand that our future belongs to our youth.", — said the Deputy General Director for Transport of JSC "Kharanorsky Section" Peter Gabidulin.

In addition, the winners of the qualifying stage will go to the finals, which will be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2018, where they will compete for the title of the best engineering student teams of the year and for the opportunity to complete internships and internships in leading industry companies.

*The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is a federal case championship in which students of leading technical universities in Russia and neighboring countries solve engineering cases − practical tasks based on real production situations in companies of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. In 2018, more than 4,000 students from 52 universities will offer their solutions on the topic of "Arctic Development".

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