Miners and geologists from SibGIU (Novokuznetsk) are going to the finals!

On April 2, 2015, the Siberian State Industrial University (Novokuznetsk) hosted the qualifying stages of the mining and exploration leagues of the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship.

SibGIU students already have experience in solving mining cases: The University has been hosting the Championship for the third year.  In 2014, SibGIU became the winner of the annual nomination "Energy of Education", established jointly by the NP "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and the international Global Energy Award, awarded for the best organization of the qualifying stage.

Each stage of the Championship is a communication platform for industry professionals, future specialists, government authorities, universities and scientific institutions. The value of the Championship for the training of the fuel and energy complex personnel reserve is emphasized by the support of regional authorities. The following took part in the work of the qualifying stage at SibGIU  Department of Education and Science of the Kemerovo region.

In the welcome speech  Olesya Orlova, Head of the Department for Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Integrated Security and Mobilization Training in the Field of Education of the Kemerovo Region Department of Education and Science underlined: "It is very important for Siberian State Industrial University to be the venue for the All-Russian educational project, an innovative event based on the case-solving method. The case-solving method allows future specialists to gain experience in solving practical problems that they will face in the near professional future. Kuzbass is a region of the coal industry. The economy of our region requires specialists who are innovatively trained, familiar with the most modern working methods and ready to solve complex problems that arise in production. I wish all participants of the Championship good luck and fruitful work, not only at the qualifying stage, but also in their future professional careers."

Addressing the participants on behalf of the University, Mikhail Temlyantsev, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at SibGIU, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, He noted the value of the Championship for the development of modern methods of training specialists in the mining industry: "Holding the Championship on the site of the Siberian State Industrial University, on the one hand, is very honorable, on the other hand - It's a big responsibility. It is no coincidence that the Championship is held at our university: we have been training miners since 1948. Kuzbass is a coal region, and we are actively working in the field of personnel training for the mining industry and mining science. Today's event will be an excellent field for the exchange of experience, transfer of new competencies and technologies, and professional development."

Director of the Institute of Mining and Geosystems of SibGIU Yaroslav Gutak He congratulated the students and teachers of the University on their participation in the third Championship since 2013 and on the university's joining the geological exploration league.

Traditionally, the Championship attracts the attention of the largest industry employers in the region, for whom participation in the qualifying stage is an opportunity to personally assess the level of training of tomorrow's specialists. Representative of the general partner of the Championship ─ JSC Siberian Coal Energy Company - Dmitry Orlov, Head of the Underground Mining Department of JSC SUEK Kuzbass He emphasized the connection between the training cases of the Championship and real production activities: "Today you will be solving training cases, and tomorrow at the factory you will face almost the same daily production tasks. Not only your personal fate will depend on your decisions, but also the fate of your team, the entire company, as well as the fate of many people and families who will be associated with the work of your company. I wish you to treat today's competitions with all seriousness and show high-quality management solutions."

Sergey Solomennikov, Deputy Director for Investment Activities, Raspadskaya Coal Company JSC He expressed confidence in the high level of solutions offered by the participants of the qualifying stage.: "By participating in the Championship, you will show new solutions that we will adopt today, and later you will come to work for our company and implement them yourself."

Irakli Khelaya, Member of the Board of NP Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, First Deputy Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, noted the importance of practical educational projects, such as the Championship, for the formation of competencies of a modern engineer:  "In order to become a true leader, you need to be able to apply your knowledge and constantly improve yourself. Today, as part of the qualifying stage, you get both of these opportunities at once. Solving production problems is something that enterprise engineers face daily at their workplace. By participating in the championship, you develop the basic skills that will help you adapt faster and get involved in your chosen company."

In the mining league competitions at SibGIU, 7 teams of future mining engineers met and presented solutions to the case. "Choosing the most efficient variant of the mining and transportation complex and increasing its efficiency".

4 teams participating in the geological exploration league solved the case "Increasing the profitability of a deposit based on a geological study with the preparation of a work project".

The ideas of the participants were evaluated by a jury consisting of industry experts from the leading companies of the fuel and energy complex in the region.:   JSC SUEK-Kuzbass, JSC HC SDS-Ugol, LLC Sibenergougol, JSC Raspadskaya Coal Company, JSC Zapsibgeolsemka, LLC Vostochnaya Mining Company. Representatives of the Department of Education and Science of the Kemerovo Region, the Territorial Fund for Information on Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Russia in the Kemerovo Region, teachers and scientists of SibGIU also acted as experts.

The winner of the mining league stage was the Horizon 42 team (students of the Department of Open-pit Mining at the SibGIU Institute of Mining and Geosystems):

• Alexey Serg (team captain, 5th year)
• Artem Klimenko (5th year)
• Alexander Semin (2nd year)
• Dmitry Egorov (5th year)

She reached the finals of the exploration league. The Black Slates team the 5th year students of the Department of Geology and Geodesy Institute of Mining and Geosystems of SibGIU Yulia Elizarova (team captain) and Vera Martynova.

The winners of the qualifying stages at SibGIU will represent the university at the finals of the mining and exploration leagues in Moscow in May 2015.

The general partners 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 and JSC "Raspadskaya Coal Company", RUSDRAGMET Management Company, LLC "Dassault System Geovia RUS".

Stage Partners: JSC Siberian Coal Energy Company, EVRAZ Company and JSC Raspadskaya Coal Company, JSC HC SDS-Ugol, JSC VIST Group.

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