Students of the Mining University became the winners of the case solving championship

The EPIC team of St. Petersburg Mining University took the second place in the qualifying stage The VII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN» in the field of Petrochemistry, which took place in Voronezh. Thanks to this success, the students of the Faculty of Mineral Processing reached the final of the competition. It will be held in Moscow at the end of May.

As noted in the charity Reliable Change Foundation, which traditionally acts as one of the organizers of the tournament, the purpose of its holding is to popularize engineering and technical education among young people. This year, case–solving competitions have become part of the Russia - Land of Opportunity platform, created by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin and bringing together 16 projects. All of them "create conditions for increasing social mobility, ensuring personal and professional self-realization of citizens, as well as organizing effective social elevators."

The championship is held in 57 universities in Russia and the CIS countries. More than seven thousand students will participate in all its qualifying stages. Their task is to theoretically solve real production problems on the topic of "Digital Transformation". Initially, there are no correct answers, experts evaluate students' suggestions and conclusions in terms of their profitability and technological validity online. At the same time, the students are given 10 days for preliminary training.

SIBUR is a strategic partner of the Petrochemistry direction. Especially for the stage held at the Voronezh University of Engineering Technologies, its specialists developed a case study on the digitalization of production processes at Voronezhsintezkauchuk JSC. This company is part of Russia's largest petrochemical holding company and produces high-quality rubbers, as well as thermoplastics.

"The format of case assignments is extremely interesting to employers, including us. Companies need those who are not afraid to think outside the box, because in today's changing world, people who are able to find new solutions and generate ideas are in demand. Six participants of the "CASE-IN" last year are already working in our company and are showing decent results", − said the Head of the Department of Recruitment, Training, Evaluation and Staff Development of JSC Voronezhsintezkauchuk Olga Kosyanchuk.

The team of EPIC Mining University, which won the second place, includes Varvara Alabusheva, Andrey Chernobrivets and Margarita Sharkova. Her captain Nikolai Chaulkin, commenting on the results of the qualifying stage, noted that St. Petersburg residents "paid special attention to the energy efficiency of their ideas." And the experts, in turn, said that "the decision of the representatives of the Mining University is a good example of how you can simply and quickly present a new topic without being thoroughly immersed in it".

Source: North-West Outpost