TPU launched the VII season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN"

A grand opening ceremony was held at the International Cultural Center of Tomsk Polytechnic University The VII season of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". It launched the marathon of the qualifying stages of the championship in 56 universities in Russia and the CIS countries.

"I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Tomsk Polytechnic University and the administration of the Tomsk Region for the decision to host the opening of the championship. "CASE-IN" and TPU have been connected for a long time. This year, the university is hosting four Student League and a League of Young Professionals. TPU students became CASE-IN champions in 2018, in 2017 Tomsk Polytechnic University received an award for the best organization of the qualifying stage, and finally, the curator of the TPU championship, Elena Vorontsova, entered the CASE-IN Hall of Fame. Therefore, of course, the choice of TPU as a venue for the opening of the championship is no coincidence."— the director said during the opening ceremony The Reliable Change Charitable Foundation, co-chairman of the organizing committee of "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev.

According to the acting rector of TPU Peter Chubika The solution of practical cases underlying the championship is very close to the modern educational trajectories that are already being implemented at the university. So, at TPU, graduates of various fields of study are already preparing interdisciplinary graduate papers. A similar principle is implemented in the framework of "CASE-IN", where teams represented by students of different fields can compete for victory.

"This is our story, it is very close to us. And we are glad that we have been given such confidence to inaugurate the seventh season of the championship. It is a great honor for us, but I can say that we deserve such a gift. Our university was opened as the Tomsk Technological Institute of Practical Engineers. In other words, our genetic code — practical training and applied research — are our main features. The championship is dedicated to fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, TPU is directly related to them. Our university began with chemical and mechanical departments, but already in 1901 we began training geologists, miners, metallurgists at the mining department, the first dean of which was Vladimir Afanasievich Obruchev. And on September 1, 1902, lectures on electrical engineering began to be given at the mechanical department. If we talk about digital transformation, there are currently six engineering schools at our university, including the Engineering School of Information Technology and Robotics. And we aim to ensure that all graduates of non-IT specialties receive an additional profile related to digitalization, so we expect that in two to four years specialists who are ready to carry out the digital revolution will leave our walls.", " he said Peter Chubik.

It should be noted that this year the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" entered the platform. "Russia is a land of opportunity" — an autonomous non-profit organization created by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which unites 16 projects. On behalf of the management of the organization, the Deputy General Director of ANO "Russia — the land of opportunities" addressed the participants of the championship Vladislav Davankov.

"All the projects included in the platform are aimed at promoting the personal and professional self-realization of Russians of all ages. The task of digitalization and the transition to new technologies is set at the state level. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that the country's competitiveness depends on this. However, to achieve this task, personnel and highly qualified specialists are needed, and it was for this purpose that the ANO "Russia — the Land of Opportunities" was created. There are many changes ahead for the CASE-IN championship this year, but the most important thing for us is that the participants and winners of this project can get the opportunities they deserve. These include internships, grants, and, most importantly, the job of your dreams."- He said.

It should be added that at the same time as the opening, the qualifying stages in four areas of the championship started at TPU: geological exploration, metallurgy, petrochemistry and electric power industry. Student teams from TPU, Kemerovo and Tyumen solve cases related to geological exploration, problems in steel production, and so on. In addition, for the second year in a row, the title partner of CASE-IN, Transneftenergo, presents a special award dedicated to energy efficiency and energy conservation — "The best solution aimed at energy conservation."

"We are happy to participate in the championship. We believe that young people need to be supported, and energy-efficient solutions that exist in the country and in the world should, first of all, promote young people, because they are the future. Last year, each of the teams provided their own energy efficiency solutions: from fairly average to very good offers. The creative thought of young people gives a new round of development, helps to further move this direction."- said the Deputy General Director OOO "Transneftenergo" on Energy Efficiency and Energy Supervision Vasily Oreshkov.

Source: NI TPU