The reserve of Stability, the Power of Siberia and the Southern Contribution are a victorious solution to the problems of the Russian fuel and energy

A grand competition of the best engineering students of Russia and Kazakhstan will be held in Moscow on May 28-29, 2015.: The final The All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases.

More than 160 students from 45 teams will take part in the Final. These are the winners of the qualifying stages held within the framework of the Championship in 30 leading industry universities in Russia and Kazakhstan. All the key industry players and the entire beau monde of the fuel and energy complex will gather at the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences to find out: who will join the ranks of the engineering elite of our country tomorrow?

The final, like the entire Championship, includes three leagues: mining, exploration, and electric power. In preparation for the key battle, students solve three complex engineering cases in just 10 days, each of which describes a real problem at an enterprise of the Russian fuel and energy complex.

21 finalist Mining League teams solve the case "Reserve of stability". The materials for the case were provided by Uchalinsky Mining and Processing Plant. The task of the finalists is to develop a project for the extraction of copper and zinc ore reserves located in the instrument area  The Uchalinsky quarry, while spending a minimum amount of resources, disposing of the waste from the processing plant and ensuring the safety of mining operations.

17 finalist teams of the Electric Power Industry League solve the case "The Power of Siberia", the materials for which were provided by the System Operator of the Unified Energy System.  The Power of Siberia is a gas pipeline under construction for gas supplies from Yakutia to Primorsky Krai and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, a joint project of Gazprom and the People's Republic of China, worth from $55 billion. up to $70 billion. The finalists will have to solve the problem of energy supply for this large-scale project and its accompanying infrastructure.

The finalists of the Geological Exploration League (teams from 7 industry universities) solve the case Southern Contribution. The materials for the case were provided by the Mining and Geological Society, a public organization that unites Russian geologists since 2011.  According to the condition of the case, the construction of a plant for the production of binders and gypsum products is planned in the Mostovsky district of the Krasnodar Territory. The task of the finalists is to assess the reserves of the Anhydrite gypsum deposit, establish the level of profitability and economic attractiveness of the reserves for their development, taking into account the specifics of the South of Russia.

The decisions of the finalists in each league will be evaluated by a jury consisting of managers and specialists of technological blocks of leading companies in the Russian fuel and energy complex, managers and specialists in personnel management, representatives of universities and industry scientific organizations. The specificity of the case consists in the availability of alternative solutions, each of which can be considered correct. At the same time, the finalists will have to decide on their own how deeply they will work out the tasks within the framework of the case.  The technical competence of the participants, the logic of the solution, the quality of the design and presentation will be crucial for assessing the quality of the case solution.

The winners of the Final will be awarded with participation in the youth scientific and practical forum "Mining School" (leagues for mining and exploration) and in the interregional educational forum "Energy of Youth" (league for electric power industry); internship in leading companies of the fuel and energy complex and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. 

About The Final of the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship

The final will be held in two stages.

A closed Career Day will be held on May 28, 2015. Key events:

• Fuel and energy companies about the Championship. Results and conclusions of the heads of companies in the round table format;
• Organizers and universities on the work of the qualifying stages: how it was and what prospects await the Championship;
• How to attract the best young engineers? First-hand personnel programs: what do fuel and energy companies promise university graduates?;
• Through generations in the same language: meeting of finalists and veterans of the Great Patriotic War;
• The best students of the country will tell about themselves. Interview session of fuel and energy complex employers with finalists;
• One briefcase is not enough: + one more task to solve all night before the Finals! 

On May 29, 2015, the presentation of the solutions of the final cases of all three leagues will take place. The key events of the day:

• Meeting of the human resources working group under the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Energy;
• The best ideas for the Russian fuel and energy complex: presentation of solutions for final cases;
• Presentation of the award in the special nomination "Energy of Education" for the best organization of the stage at the university. 

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".

The All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship is taking place with the support of The Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

  The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Shift Foundation, the Non-Profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and the Non-Profit Partnership Russian National Committee of the International Council for Large High Voltage Electrical Systems (RNC CIGRE).