Mining University is in the finals! The qualifying stage of the mining league was held in St. Petersburg

On March 31, 2015, the National Mineral Resources University "Gorny" hosted the qualifying stage of the mining league  The All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases.

The Mining University in St. Petersburg is one of the strongest mining universities in the country, the first winner of the Championship, the university where the Championship has been held for the third year.

Opening the qualifying stage, the participants and guests of the Championship welcomed Vadim Shpenst, Vice-Rector for Educational Activities at the Mining University:  "The Championship is already a traditional event for the Mining University. This year, I hope, we will acquire new approaches in the implementation of such an advanced educational process as case solving. I am sure that the Championship will identify the most qualified specialists and the strongest team that will once again glorify our university in the finals.".

The Mining Faculty is a permanent co-organizer of the projects of the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders at this university.  Dean of the Mining Faculty Oleg Kazanin He noted the extensive work of the organizers of the Championship: "I would like to mention the tremendous organizational work that I have done  The Youth Forum of Mining Leaders for these three years. The Forum managed to attract leading fuel and energy companies and more than a dozen universities in Russia and abroad to the Championship. The championship is an initiative that gives students the opportunity to prove themselves, teachers the opportunity to understand in which areas they should strengthen their training, and representatives of companies the opportunity to invite students who show the most outstanding results. The modern economy requires comprehensive knowledge, skills and competencies. The cases that the participants of the Championship solve also require an integrated approach, which is why today the teams include representatives of all faculties of the Mining University."

The partners of the Championship are the leading enterprises of the fuel and energy complex of Russia, including the general partner of the Championship, JSC Siberian Coal Energy Company. Anatoly Fomin, Advisor to the Director of Human Resources at JSC SUEK Within the framework of the Championship, he personally evaluates the academic achievements of students of the SUEK target area, participates in the work of expert commissions and represents the company to participants of key qualifying stages. Anatoly Fomin presented the company's youth policy, welcomed the participants of the competition at the Mining University and wished good luck to all the teams.

Artem Korolev, Chairman of the Management Board of NP Youth Mining Leaders Forum, Director of the Reliable Change Foundation He thanked the management of the Mining University for their constant support and emphasized the qualitative growth of the Championship as the largest educational project in the fuel and energy industry.: "The Championship today is a project that unites more than 30 leading universities in Russia and Kazakhstan. With the help of the Championship, more than 2,000 students test their strength, become part of the professional community of the fuel and energy complex, present innovative ideas for solving industrial problems in the industry and defend these ideas before experts from leading mining and energy companies.   In 2015, the Championship reached a qualitatively new level: in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Championship is included in the annual action plan of the Government of the Russian Federation aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions. Ethis is a real recognition of the work of our team, confirmation of the right course and an additional incentive for new achievements." 

13 teams competed for the right to represent the Mining University in the final of the Championship, which presented solutions to the case. "Choosing the most efficient variant of the mining and transportation complex and increasing its efficiency". The ideas of the participants were evaluated by an expert jury consisting of representatives of JSC SUEK, LLC IBM Montan, LLC BHPEnergo, LLC Maxam Rusia and teachers of the Mining University.

The winners of the qualifying stage were the team "Teamberg»:

• Ksenia Koveshnikova (Team Captain, Faculty of Economics, Department of Organization and Management, 4th year)
• Daria Batueva (Faculty of Electromechanics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering, Electromechanics, 4th year);
• Alexey Marshalov (Mining Faculty, Department of Mining, 5th year)
• Valery Yaroshenko (Mining Faculty, Department of Mining, 5th year)

The diplomas were presented to the winners and prize-winners by Nikita Lipnitsky, an expert of the jury, captain of the Molotoboitsy team, which won the final of the first Championship in 2013, and currently an engineer of the mining department of BHPEnergo LLC.  In addition to diplomas, the winners and prize-winners received certificates from IBM Montan LLC and cash awards from the Mining University. The students of the SUEK targeted training company who took part in the qualifying stage also received an invitation to participate in the Youth Scientific and Practical Forum "Mining School", which will be held in Primorsky Krai in the summer of 2015.

Following the results of the stage, an agreement was reached between the leadership of the Mining University and the organizers of the Championship to include the university in the membership of the Electric Power Industry league in 2016.

General Partners The participants of the championship are: JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System", JSC "Siberian Coal Energy Company", Micromine company, JSC "MHC "EuroChem", LLC "Siberian Generating Company", EVRAZ company, RUSDRAGMET Management Company, LLC "Dassault System Geovia RUS".

Stage partners at the Mining University The IMC Montan group, DMT Company, JSC Siberian Coal Energy Company and JSC MHC EuroChem performed.

The next stage of the Mining League, the Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship, will be held on April 2, 2015 at the Siberian State Industrial University in Novokuznetsk.

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