Siberia on the way to the finals: the winners of the Championship stage at the Siberian Federal University have been determined

On April 20, 2015, Siberian Federal University hosted the qualifying stages of the mining, geological exploration and electric power engineering leagues of the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship. The event was held with the support of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Administration of the city of Krasnoyarsk.

Siberian Federal University is participating in the Championship for the third time, and in 2015 the university also joined the League for Electric Power Engineering and geological exploration.

The qualifying stages of the mining and exploration leagues were inaugurated by Vladimir Makarov, Director of the Institute of Mining, Geology and Geotechnology, Head of the Department of Field Geology and Exploration Methodology at SibFU, who, in particular, said: "I am very glad that participation in the Championship has become a tradition for our university, and that the largest coal and energy companies in our region participate in the jury. We are very pleased that we have a vibrant mining and geological thought here.".

The championship is not only a competition, but also an opportunity for students to personally get to know the top officials of the leading fuel and energy companies in the regions and Russia. The guests of the stage at SibFU were a delegation of representatives of the general partner of the Championship, JSC SUEK. Sergey Samarin, Deputy Executive Director for Personnel and Administration of JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk who spoke about the principles of working with youth and the main youth projects of JSC SUEK: "I want to wish you success in solving cases, we are waiting for the best of you to work in our company!". S. Samarin's performance was continued by a regular participant in the Championship stages. Anatoly Fomin, Advisor to the Director of Human Resources at JSC SUEK. He presented the history and current state of the company. SUEK put an end to the spectacular presentation. Denis Gorev, Deputy Head of the Department of Industrial Control and Labor Protection of JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk who spoke in the first person about the work and life of young specialists at JSC SUEK.  

The example of JSC SUEK shows how versatile and effective the Championship is. Within its framework, participants of all projects of the Reliable Shift Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders gather, while they act in different roles - participants in competitions, experts and guests. For example, the guest of the stage at SibFU, D. Gorev, is the captain of a team that is a permanent participant in another major project of the IFFGD youth scientific and practical forum "Mining School". Another guest, Yaroslav Linkov, a finalist of the first and second Championships as part of the SibFU Vulkan team, currently a mining engineer at the production and technical department of the Trading House mining company for the production of non-metallic building materials, spoke at SibFU as an expert. Thus, the Championship ensures vertical and horizontal continuity between the participants of various projects of the Reliable Change Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders.

6 teams participating in the mining league presented solutions to the case "Choosing the most efficient variant of the mining and transportation complex and increasing the efficiency of its operation". The students' ideas were evaluated by a jury consisting of experts from JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk, JSC SUEK, LLC A/s Angara-Sever, JSC Sibtsvetmetniiproekt. 

According to the results of the mining league competitions,  the "Postcards" team The team consists of Kirill Volkov (team captain), Maxim Kirillov, Alexey Gimpel, and Ivan Ivkin, 4th year students of the Department of Open-pit Mining at the Siberian Federal University Institute of Mining, Geology, and Geotechnology.

We especially note the dedication of the only representative who came to the defense. The Amethyst team of Andrey Ivanov, a 3rd-year student of the Mining Machinery and Complexes Department at the Siberian Federal University Institute of Mining, Geology and Geotechnology. The experts appreciated his decision and the high-quality presentation of the case and awarded Andrey a well-deserved bronze medal.

The stage of the geological exploration league was won by the Siberian Squirrels team consisting of 5th year students of the Mining and Geological Faculty of the Institute of Mining, Geology and Geotechnology of SibFU Pavel Kazoba (team captain) and Olga Karnaukhova.

The winners and prize-winners of the stage received diplomas and certificates. The partner of the Championship, the Siberian Coal Energy Company, invited the winning team to participate in the youth scientific and practical forum "Mining School 2015", which will be held on July 6-12, 2015 in Primorsky Krai. All the teams also received an invitation to a production internship at JSC SUEK.

In parallel with the mining engineers, the future power engineers joined the fight for a ticket to the finals of the Championship.

Opening the League's Electric power industry competitions, Olga Osipenko, Deputy Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Siberian Federal University She noted the innovative nature of the Championship as an educational project: "It is with great pleasure that I welcome the participants of the Championship. You are our hope for creative ideas, for a breakthrough in education, and for new achievements. Our university stands for a change in the educational format, for a new education, for the search for new things and progress. The championship is one of the ways to motivate students, present results and get an expert and public attitude towards them. I wish you all good luck and victory!"

Evgeny Boyko, Director of the Polytechnic Institute of the Siberian Federal University I drew the participants' attention to the possibilities of the Championship as a communication platform: "I am glad to welcome students and teachers of our institute and representatives of energy companies here. This is the case when a new and interesting event brought us, the university and the industry together. The participants will have to solve a very interesting case, they will be able to see learning tasks in a different way, learn how to solve them and gain the necessary skills that will be useful in their future profession. I wish good luck to the participants, the experts, objective judging, and a good and interesting result to all of us."

Vladimir Smirnov, Director of the Branch of JSC SO UES "Regional Dispatching Department of the Power System of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Tyva" He emphasized the company's special interest in the Championship as a way to evaluate and select future specialists.: "The championship is a very interesting and important way to train specialists, including for the energy sector, so we are following it with interest, and it will always be in our company's field of view."

Vladimir Shilov, Head of the HR Department of the Krasnoyarsk TPP-3 Branch of JSC Yeniseiskaya TGK (TGK-13) He told the students about the company's new plans and policy regarding attracting young professionals.: "The electric power industry needs qualified energy engineers. The implementation of our new programs will require your participation, so today, as a representative of Yenisei TGC, I will keep an eye on you and your ideas. We wish you success and good luck in solving cases and winning All-Russian competitions!"

Irakli Khelaya, First Deputy Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, Member of the Board of the NP Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, I admonished the students before starting the case defense: "Dear friends! The championship is designed for those for whom two sessions a year are no longer enough as a test. For those who want more than just lectures, laboratory and term papers. If you have a desire right now to learn more deeply and seriously about your profession and industry, to try to apply your knowledge in real business, to experience the difficulties faced by engineers of energy enterprises, then the Case Championship is exactly what you need."

5 teams took part in the defense of cases on the electric power industry. Within 10 days, the participants solved the case "Development and selection of the optimal scheme for the supply of electric energy to a thermal power plant during its reconstruction".   The students' ideas were evaluated by experts - representatives of the region's energy companies: IDGC of Siberia OJSC, Branch of FGC UES OJSC - Krasnoyarsk Enterprise of Main Electric Networks, Krasnoyarsk branch of Siberian Generating Company LLC, Branch of SO UES OJSC Regional Dispatching Department of the Power System of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Tyva, as well as teachers of the Polytechnic Institute of Siberian Federal University.

The SIBFU ELECTRIC team (4th year students of the Department of Electric Power Networks and Systems of the Faculty of Energy of SibFU) was recognized as the winner of the stage:

• Vladimir Malygin (team captain)
• Timur Abramov
• Igor Titkov       

The award ceremony was attended by a consultant from the Agency for Youth Policy and the implementation of the social development program of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.  Natalia Nikitina, who congratulated the winners and prize-winners and addressed all the participants of the qualifying stage: "You, the youth, are the force that creates new things.  I wish you all to move on in your development, so that you always have new valuable ideas."

The University awarded the winners and prize-winners with diplomas and gifts, and the teams that took the fourth and fifth places were awarded an increased scholarship for the first semester of the next academic year. All participants of the league stage in the electric power industry were also awarded prizes from the partner of the Championship of the Siberian Generating Company. The winners also received special prizes.

The SIBFU finalists in both leagues received a ticket to the Championship finals, which will be held in Moscow on May 28-29, 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", JSC "Siberian Generating Company", EVRAZ company and JSC "Raspadskaya Coal Company", RUSDRAGMET Management Company, LLC "Dassault System Geovia RUS".

Stage Partners: JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System", JSC "Siberian Generating Company", JSC "Siberian Coal Energy Company". 

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