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The final of the Main Season of CASE‑IN is still ahead. 

The Terabytes of Current Polytechnic University team reached the finals of the international CASE-IN championship
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04 Apr 2019
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On April 2, the selection stage took place at the Polytechnic University The VII International Engineering Championship “Case-in” in the field of "Electric power industry". In 10 days, the students had to solve a real production problem, and then present their project to experts from Russia's largest energy companies. The team of students from the IEiTS Terabytes of Current coped with the task best of all – in May, the polytechnics will go to Moscow, where they will compete for the title of the winner of the championship.

The Case-in International Engineering Championship is being held for the seventh time, and its geography is growing every year. The competition is held in 57 universities in Russia and the CIS countries in fuel and energy and mineral resources areas. This year, the largest was the "Electric Power Industry": students from 33 universities take part in solving energy cases. "The electric power industry is the only field that, due to the large number of participants in the finals, will be divided into two streams, where then the best will fight among themselves., – commented Artem KOROLEV, the organizer of the championship, director of the charity foundation "Reliable Shift". – Therefore, winning the Electric Power Industry is the best achievement at this year's Case–in championship."  

The participants of the qualifying stage were welcomed by the Vice Rector for Scientific Work of SPbPU Vitaly Sergeev. "Such competitions enrich everyone – participants, experts, teachers, – the vice-rector addressed the students. – Your approach is often non-trivial and provides new solutions that can not only increase the growth rate and productivity of the company, but also give an impetus to the development of the region, the country and the world as a whole.". Representatives of the Committee on Science and Higher Education of the Government of St. Petersburg and specialists from energy companies - partners of the competition also greeted the participants.

 

It is worth noting that the Case-in championship has become one of the projects of the Russia – Land of Opportunities platform, launched on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir PUTIN. Negotiations are currently underway for the winners of the Leaders of Russia competition to be supervised by the winners and active participants of the Case-in. Ivan DOBROVOLSKY, the winner of the 2018 competition, was invited to Polytech for a motivating speech to the teams and to reveal the concept of "leadership".

The theme of this year's championship was "Digital Transformation", however, Ivan Dobrovolsky is sure that technology alone is not enough to implement this concept in life. "Digital transformation is not just digitalization, it is a change in approaches to business, government, and community management. This requires people with the appropriate set of competencies." The expert explained and explained why power engineers need to develop their flexible skills, the so–called soft skills.

After the official part, the students began to defend the projects. The case was provided by the Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy System (PJSC FGC UES), a corporation engaged in the transmission of electricity through the Unified National Electric Grid of Russia. The experts asked the students to analyze the equipment diagnostic systems in the unified energy system of the East, taking into account the accession of Yakutia, and to propose their options for improving energy efficiency in the region.

The experts were satisfied with the students' presentations. "Even for such a specific task, almost all the teams have found original technical solutions, paid attention to the economic component and offered their vision for the development of the Far Eastern region."- said the chairman of the expert commission “Case-in” Alexey KUROV. According to the decision of the jury, the Megavolt team took the 3rd place, the Goreva Park took the 2nd place, and the Terabytes of Current team was recognized as the winner.

 

The Terabytes of Current team included students of the 1st year of the IITS Master's degree – Captain Nikolai PAVLOV, Dmitry SEMENOV, Azamat DAUTOV and Roman MINAKHMETOV. This is the second successful experience of the team's participation in the ”Case-in": last year, the young people also passed the qualifying stage and represented Polytech in the finals. The students are confident that the detailed economic calculation of the project has now brought them victory. "Most of the teams here delved into machinery and equipment, but based on the experience of the previous year, we realized that the economy needs to be promoted no less. There's no point in coming up with something that can't be implemented. We descended from heaven to earth and calculated everything in the realities of our world, as the experts advised us last year."- the captain explained Nikolai PAVLOV.

The winning students approached the solution of the case systematically. Each of the 10 days given for the preparation of the assignment was scheduled: conducting an analysis, finding solutions, consulting with experts, and much more. "We made inquiries to enterprises and found out how much the equipment costs, which is very stressful., – shared it Azamat DAUTOV. – To be honest, we didn't even hope for an answer, but the companies reacted and even gave their comments. It was difficult, but on the other hand, that's what I liked the most: the case makes you expand your boundaries.".

On May 30-31, the Terabytes of Current team will represent Polytech in the finals of the International Engineering Case-in Championship in Moscow. In case of victory, in addition to prizes and internships in partner companies, students will be able to participate in the All-Russian Summer Educational Forum "Energy of Youth".

Source: Polytech

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