The trainee specialist of the Middle Volga State University reached the final of the "CASE-IN"

Kazan State Power Engineering University (KGEU) hosted the qualifying stage of the Student League on Electric Power Industry VII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". A ticket to the finals was won by the Kirchhoff's Acquaintances team, which included Lyubov Zemskova, a student at KGEU, who is undergoing an internship at the Branch of JSC SO UES The ODE to the Middle Volga. 

The Deputy Chief Dispatcher addressed the participants of the "CASE-IN" with a welcoming speech.Branch of JSC "SO UES" RDU of Tatarstan Vladimir Shumilkin. The representative of the System Operator noted the importance of the championship for both students and electric power companies. Future specialists will have the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in solving practical problems, and representatives of electric power companies will be able to assess the potential of students and hire the best of them.

13 teams took part in the qualifying round. The students competed in solving a practical problem dedicated to automating transient monitoring systems, their development and implementation in the energy sector of the Far East. The performances of the teams at the regional stage of the championship were evaluated by an expert commission with the participation of specialists from KGEU, the Branch of JSC SO UES of the Republic of Tatarstan, JSC Grid Company and JSC Tatenergo. The chairman of the expert commission was Igor Kuzmin, Chief specialist of the Relay Protection and Automation Service of the Tatarstan RDU. The solution of the case was recognized as the best by a team of students from KGEU "Kirchhoff's Acquaintances", which included Lyubov Zemskova, an intern at the University of the Middle Volga, who is studying under the specialized master's program of JSC SO UES at KGEU in the field of "Electric Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering" ("Management of modes of electric power systems"). The Sirius LEE team, consisting of intern specialists Linar Khakov, Alina Knyazova, Ekaterina Ponomareva and Azat Gafurov, was awarded a valuable gift from the RDU of Tatarstan.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is a federal case championship in which students of leading technical universities in Russia and neighboring countries solve engineering cases – practical tasks based on real production situations in companies of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. In 2019, about 5,000 students from 56 universities will compete in six industry areas: electric power, geological exploration, mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, and petrochemistry.

Teams of undergraduates undergoing specialized training programs at JSC SO UES, as well as teams of young specialists and interns of the System Operator, are taking part in the fight for a ticket to the finals. Every year they confirm the high level of professional training: early specialization and practical experience allow participants representing JSC SO UES to consistently take prizes in the field of "Electric Power Industry" both in the qualifying stages and in the final "CASE-IN".

In the final, which will be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2019, the winning teams of the qualifying stages of each league will compete for the title of the best engineering student teams who will have the opportunity to complete internships and internships in leading industry companies. The winners of the Electric Power Industry League will take part in the annual summer educational forum "Energy of Youth".

A source: SO UES