CASE-IN: MSTU is invincible!

The opening of the qualifying stage of the Student League of the VII season took place at the Moscow State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" – 2019.

This is not just a venue for competitions in solving engineering cases. The event is primarily aimed at career guidance and youth development, as well as at discussing issues related to the development of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. «CASE-IN» – these are opportunities for students to build a career, gain unique knowledge, "upgrade" their skills, and demonstrate their abilities. This project is for those who want and want to get better.

The rector of the Moscow State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov delivered a welcoming speech at the grand opening of the championship. Mikhail Vitalievich Chukin:

"I am sincerely glad to welcome everyone to this celebration! I didn't make a reservation, because this is really a celebration of engineering creativity, team building, and professionalism. We often forget about this word, but this event should be considered from the point of view of improving our skills. I would like to thank our business partners who are taking part in the event with us today. I would like to wish the teams a fair and uncompromising game. I would really like to see the MSTU team among the winners, which would be able to show our level of training well. Of course, there are no losers in this competition, because the skills that the participants will acquire during the championship will always remain with them. Have a nice trip, and good luck to all!".

Let's remind that the new season of "CASE-IN" consists of five independent leagues: school league (for students in grades 9-11); League of Working Specialties (for students of professional educational organizations); Student League (for undergraduates, undergraduates, and postgraduates of higher educational institutions); League of Young Professionals (for young specialists of fuel and energy complex and MSC companies); special league (for schoolchildren, students of professional educational organizations, students, and young professionals).

During the championship from 2013 to 2018, the number of actual participants reached 20,000 from seven countries, more than 4,000 experts, more than 170 partner companies, as well as 8 federal and more than 30 regional executive authorities supported the project.

In 2019, the CASE-IN championship was included in the platform of ANO "Russia - the land of opportunities", created on the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin. This year, all the championship leagues will be held under the single theme "Digital Transformation". Why did you choose this particular topic? Because it is relevant for Russia, the global economy and energy. After all, today the use of innovative technologies in production is one of the most important tasks of the global economy. This increases the need for specialists who are ready to master new technologies and apply them in practice. The championship is designed to identify such specialists and assist them in obtaining new knowledge.

The student League consists of traditional fields: electric power, mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, exploration, petrochemistry and a completely new one called digital atom. Our university took part in the first three directions. For two hours, the teams defended the solutions to the cases, during which the expert commission asked the participants questions and challenged them to a discussion.

And now, the drum roll! The jury is ready to announce the winners of the Student League of the VII season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" 2019.

In the direction of "Mining", the places were distributed as follows:

• 1st place – "Granite".
• 2nd place – "Lethal force".
• 3rd place – "Major League".

The Metallurgy direction:

• 1st place – "Pennant".
• 2nd place – "Founded Production Forever".
• 3rd place – "Hard metallurgists".

The Electric Power Industry direction:

• 1st place – "Fixiki".
• 2nd place – "Fast and Furious".
• 3rd place – "Digital".

A member of the Vimpel winning team shared his impressions and emotions., Dmitry Nazarov:

"I'll start from afar. Our team first got acquainted with the case method back in 2017 at the Metall Cup championship. That experience was successful for us, and we took first place in the qualifying stage. In 2018, they participated in both championships, but with varying success – they took only second place in the Metall Cup, and they were not even among the winners in the Case-In. This year we decided to give it our all and took a thorough approach to the preparation. As a result, it is a logical victory.

I would like to note that this year the organization of the championship is at the highest level. Detailed handouts, the help of volunteers throughout the day, and well-timed timing make it clear that you have come to participate in the world-class championship.

As for the case, I can't call it complicated or frightening. Why? We may be young metallurgical engineers, but we have experience in developing various technological solutions and one of the strongest schools of metallurgists in the country. Therefore, when solving the issue of the rational use of rolls in the finishing crates of the SSGP, we used the knowledge given to us during the training process and modern approaches in the industry. This problem is not new, we just had to choose the most rational approach in our opinion and defend our opinion before the expert commission.

This is our first victory in the "Case-In" and, despite the apparent calmness, I and the whole team are overwhelmed with emotions. Moscow is waiting for us next. And we will go there with a fighting spirit and solely for victory."  

Now the winners will have to go through the final competition of the teams on May 30-31 in Moscow, where the best of the best will gather. More than 500 people from all over Russia and the CIS countries will meet in the capital and demonstrate all their best abilities and skills. We believe that the guys from MSTU will not let us down and will show everything they are capable of! We wish you good luck, faith in yourself and your strength!

The championship was organized using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society. The organizers were representatives of the Reliable Change Foundation, the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders Non-profit Partnership, and AstraLogica LLC.

Source: Moscow State Technical University named after Nosova