We are ready to master new technologies

The selection stage was held at Kuzbass State Technical University today. The International Engineering Championship "Case-In". This is the largest practice-oriented competition in Russia and the CIS countries for solving engineering cases of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. This year it is dedicated to the topic "Digital transformation".

"Such a format of applying the acquired knowledge as solving real production problems teaches students to see and understand the problem as a whole and in limited resources, in particular, temporary ones," Andrey Krechetov, Rector of KuzSTU, greeted the audience. – And those students who have learned this become truly valuable specialists. Based on my own experience, I can say that the participants of the championships of previous years are more successful in building a career than their less active classmates.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the city administration and the largest enterprises of Kuzbass and Russia. Natalia Dashkovskaya, Head of the Kemerovo City Administration's Education Department, wished good luck to all participants, and victory to the strongest. She noted the current demand for specialists with engineering thinking, as well as the need to develop it from school. This is what Kuzbass State Technical University is actively engaged in.

Within the framework of the championship, leagues on mining and electric power industry were held on the basis of KuzSTU. The future miners were engaged in the development of the Solur-Vostochnaya placer diamond deposit located in the Mirninsky district of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Taking into account the climatic, geological, transport and other initial data, the teams determined the method and systems of development, as well as the procedure for mining the deposit, selected mining and mining equipment, calculated and economically justified all costs, and assessed the impact of the proposed solutions on the energy efficiency of technological processes.

Their work was evaluated by university scientists and representatives of Becker Mining Systems LLC, Siberian Anthracite JSC, Raspadskaya Coal Company LLC, etc. They asked the contestants questions, noted the originality of their ideas, the realism and economic impact of the projects, and gave practical advice.

The best of the six mining teams were the "Miners of Kuzbass" – Ivan Kravchenko (captain), Evgeny Raifekerst, Vadim Shinkevich and Vladimir Ivanov. The guys took a thorough approach to solving the task, tried to take into account all the climatic, infrastructural, mining and geological conditions of the diamond deposit and proposed the most complete and technically and economically sound solution. At the same time, they won over the jury with their confident, well-prepared performance and competent answers to questions. It is worth noting that this is not the first victory of the team in the "Case-In" championship. Last year, they also became the best and worthily represented the university in the finals. 

The second place was taken by the Mountain of Winds team, consisting entirely of first-year students: Anastasia Sokhoreva (captain), Nina Sharipova, Ismoil Raimov and Zhavokhirbek Yadgarov. The team impressed the experts with their courage, resourcefulness and worthy decision. The last participant even received a certificate for a paid internship in the transport systems department of Becker Mining Systems LLC. The certificate gives you the right not only to complete an internship, but also to get a job without an interview.

The third place went to the students of the Prokopiev branch of KuzSTU GRAND Inc: Anastasia Dostovalova (captain), Galina Bibikova, Vladimir Volinkin and Kristina Bisagalieva. The guys also constantly participate in engineering championships and improve their knowledge and skills. The Anthracite team was awarded a special prize by Siberian Anthracite JSC: Irina Antonova (captain), Konstantin Konev, Alexandra Gubanova and Ivan Tsybin.

Future power engineers presented presentations of the case "Development of a Transitional Regime Monitoring System (TMS) ECO of the East". The students developed a schedule for the installation of new SMPR recorders of the ECO of the East until 2025, taking into account the energy system of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and proposed measures to improve its energy efficiency. The experts were scientists from the Technical University and representatives of the Kuzbass branches of SGK LLC, SO UES JSC, Regional Dispatching Department of Power Systems of Kemerovo and Tomsk Regions (Kemerovo RDU), IDGC of Siberia PJSC – Kuzbassenergo – RES, KATEN LLC.

The experts recognized the "V" team consisting of fourth-year students from the Department of Power Supply of Mining and Industrial Enterprises: Maria Frolova (captain), Ksenia Moskaleva, Anastasia Khasanova and Denis Narkevich as the winners of the qualifying stage in the League of Electric Power Industry. The guys have been participating in the championship for several years and have finally become the best.

– The innovation of our proposals is the use and implementation of modern intelligent technologies – these are multi–agent systems, FACTS technology, as well as modern platforms for processing, storing and protecting information - this is Big data, Blockchain. We relied on the installation of a transient monitoring system at large–scale generation facilities, exclusively at substations, based on the regulatory framework and innovative development programs. Thus, we reduced losses, prevented accidents, increased the capacity of power transmission lines and paid off our decision," the winners said.

All the winners of the league were awarded with diplomas and prizes from the organizer of the Case-In International Engineering Championship, the Reliable Shift Charitable Foundation, as well as memorable gifts from the Kuzbass branch of SGK LLC.

According to the results of the case championship, the Faza team, led by captain Ilya Sosnovsky, became the second. They are just a little bit behind the winners. In third place is the national team of sophomores and third–year students - "Li da Dog", captain Anastasia Aksenova. All the winners are not new to the engineering competition and, according to experts, have every chance of winning next time if they try their best.

The remaining qualifying stages will be held before the beginning of May. The winners of the regional stage will have to defend the honor of the KuzSTU uniform and compete for the title of the best engineering teams at the finals of the International Engineering Championship "Case-In-2019" in Moscow on May 30-31.

Source: KuzSTU