PJSC "T Plus" and SSTU predict the development of the energy system of the Trans-Baikal Territory

On November 21, 2018, Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin will host an engineering case solving competition for young specialists from PJSC T Plus and undergraduates from SSTU.

The competition will be held within the framework of The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", the organizers of the event are Saratov branch of PJSC "T Plus" and Reliable Change Foundation with the support of Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin.

The purpose of the championship is to develop professional and leadership skills, knowledge and competencies of young employees of PJSC T Plus and future undergraduate power engineers at SSTU, as well as to attract young people to actively participate in solving scientific, industrial and economic challenges facing the Russian fuel and energy complex.

The championship will be attended by 10 teams of young specialists representing Samara, Saratov, Sverdlovsk and Ulyanovsk branches of PJSC T Plus, as well as two teams of undergraduates from SSTU.

The participants of the championship will have to develop a scheme for the development of the energy system of the Trans-Baikal Territory, taking into account the construction of new power plants and the connection of new industrial consumers. Young power engineers will draw up a schedule for the construction of new energy facilities in the region, calculate the cost of their construction and determine the sources of financing and the amount of investment.

The participants will present their decisions to an expert commission consisting of the heads and leading specialists of PJSC T Plus and representatives of the faculty of SSTU.

The upcoming competitions are not the first experience of solving engineering cases for young specialists of PJSC T–Plus. Saratov branch is one of the partners of the Electric Power Industry direction The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN": students of targeted training at PJSC T Plus annually participate in the qualifying stages of the Student League of the Championship, and representatives of the company participate in the work of expert commissions and evaluate the decisions of future power engineers.

In October 2018, teams of young specialists from the Sverdlovsk and Saratov branches of the company took second and third places in the competition, respectively. League of Young Professionals "CASE-IN" which took place on the sidelines of the IX International Scientific and Technical Conference "Electric Power Industry through the eyes of Youth" in Kazan.

"Participation in the CASE-IN championship provided an opportunity to put yourself in the shoes of managers, demonstrate the skills and flair of a strategist, and improve team performance to achieve common goals. Solving an engineering case in concise lines allows you to learn the methods of developing ideas, analyzing and making decisions and increases the effectiveness of professional activities in general."− say the young specialists of the Saratov branch of PJSC "T Plus".

Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin For the second year in a row, it will become the site of the "CASE-IN" championship. Starting in 2018, the flagship university of the region will host the qualifying stage of the championship in the field of "Electric Power Industry".

"SSTU was chosen as the site of the international championship for a reason: we have the Institute of Energy and Transport Systems, which has more than two thousand students" − commented on Vice-rector for Scientific Work of SSTU Igor Ostroumov.

The winners and prize-winners of the engineering case solving competitions for young specialists of PJSC T Plus and undergraduates of SSTU will be awarded with diplomas. The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" and they will receive memorable prizes from the organizers.

For 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 championship is held in the following Leagues:

• School League (for 9th − 11th grade students);
• League of Working Specialties (for students of secondary specialized educational institutions);
• Student League (for undergraduates, undergraduates, and postgraduates of higher education institutions);
• League of Young Specialists (for young specialists of fuel and energy Complex and MSC companies).
• The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

In 2018, the national partners of the Championship are the federal ministries − The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East, as well as the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Technologies projects.

The Championship is being implemented in accordance with the Action Plan aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 366-r dated March 5, 2015.

The championship is included in the List of all-Russian youth events aimed at popularizing the fuel and energy complex, energy conservation and engineering education for 2018.