Future engineers of the North Caucasus are going to the finals in Moscow!

On April 22, 2015, the North Caucasus Mining and Metallurgical Institute (Vladikavkaz) 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 supported by the Government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Competitions opened Acting Rector of SKGMI (GTU) Yuri Razorenov Who thanked the organizers of the Championship for the opportunity for university students to participate in the All-Russian educational project: "Within the framework of the Championship, young people learn to solve practical problems, formulate their thoughts, look for solutions and defend them in front of industry experts.  I wish the participants good luck!". Yu.Razorenov expressed confidence in the long-term partnership between the university and the organizers of the Championship. As a sign of support for this partnership, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between SKGMI (GTU), the Reliable Change Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders in the field of youth and personnel policy, aimed at professional orientation, formation of an active professional and civic position among young people in the fuel and energy sector of the Russian Federation. "I am confident that the Memorandum will launch our further cooperation and the implementation of new large-scale projects in the field of youth work.", - said Yuri Razorenov.

Taimuraz Teziev, Chairman of the Trade Union of Workers of Public Education and Science of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Welcoming the participants, he noted that participation in the Championship is This is a great start for the scientific and technical creativity of future engineers.: "May your first steps into your profession and science be fruitful today. Good luck to you!".

Artem Korolev, Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, Chairman of the Board of the NP Youth Forum of Mining Leaders He told the participants and experts about the history of the Championship and highlighted the opportunities that the Championship and other projects of the Reliable Shift Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders open for aspiring students of the Fuel and Energy Complex.

Future engineers from Vladikavkaz are taking part in the Championship for the first time, but the opportunity to improve their professional level, prove themselves, and meet with fuel and energy sector employers has interested the most active students: the university has fielded 13 teams of future mining engineers, geologists, and power engineers for the qualifying competitions.

  Mining students solved the case "Choosing the most efficient option for a mining and transportation complex and improving its efficiency" The participants of the Geological exploration league presented solutions to the case "Increasing the profitability of a deposit based on a geological study with the preparation of a work project".

The work of the students was evaluated by an expert jury consisting of representatives of government departments and leading companies in the region: the Territorial Fund for Geological Information in the Southern Federal District; the Department of Subsoil Use in the North Caucasus Federal District (Kavkaznedra) of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use;  Sevosetingeologorazvedka LLC and teachers of SKGMI (GTU). 

Recognized as the winner of the Mining league stage The Engineers of the Future team as part of the 4th year students of the Mining Department of the Mining and Geological Faculty of the SKGMI (GTU)  Osman Kaziakhmedov (captain of the team), Georgy Alborov, Nikolai Bolotaev and Vladislav Savelkov, a graduate student of the same department. 

In the qualifying stage of the exploration league, she won The RM-11 team Alina Zangieva (team captain) and Tamara Dzhigkaeva are 4th-year students of the Department of Applied Geology of the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the SKGMI (GTU). 

Future power engineers competed in solving the case "Development and selection of the optimal scheme for the supply of electric energy to a thermal power plant during its reconstruction". The jury was attended by experts from the Head Office of the Zaramaga HPP of JSC RusHydro, JSC Electrozink, JSC Pobedit, the Branch of JSC FGC UES Stavropol Enterprise of Main Electric Networks and teachers of SKGMI (GTU).

The final of the electric power Industry League was The "Loss Eaters" team (3rd year students of the Department of Power Supply of Industrial Enterprises of the Faculty of Electromechanics of SKGMI (GTU)):

• Zaurbek Chibiev (captain of the team)
• Murat Mirikov
• Jabrail Lagkuev         
• Nikolay Vasilchenko

The winners of the qualifying stages from the North Caucasus Mining and Metallurgical Institute will meet with other finalists 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".

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The official website of the Championship: http://vseros.yminer.ru/