The strongest student engineering teams of 2015 are named

All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship
named the strongest student engineering teams of 2015

May 29, 2015 in Moscow The Final was held at the site of the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases. Winners ─ The best student engineering teams ─ The award was personally presented by Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.

For the third year in a row, in May, the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship gathers the best future engineers from Russia and Kazakhstan to name the strongest student teams of the year. The project was first held in 2013 as a case-solving Championship in the field of mining. In 2015, it was not only expanded with two new leagues, in geological exploration and in the electric power industry, but also acquired the status of a federal project included in the action plan of the Government of the Russian Federation aimed at popularizing working and engineering professions.

On the second day of the 2015 finals, which took place in Moscow at the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 170 students participated as part of 45 teams - winners of the qualifying stages held within the framework of the Championship in 30 leading industrial universities in Russia and Kazakhstan. The students presented solutions to three complex engineering cases, each of which was developed based on materials from the partners of the Championship based on real situations of enterprises of the Russian fuel and energy complex. The decisions of the finalists in each league were evaluated by a jury consisting of managers and specialists of technological blocks of leading Russian fuel and energy companies, managers and specialists in personnel management and industry scientific organizations - more than 30 experts in total.

The culmination of the Finale was the participation in the award ceremony Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, who presented the winners with well-deserved awards. "There are 25,000 young specialists working in the Russian fuel and energy complex. Today, the strongest student teams are in the hall, the participants of which will confirm their qualifications and ambition at the fuel and energy complex enterprises in the near future. You will have to develop engineering and management solutions that will determine the efficiency of specific facilities and the entire complex," Alexander Novak addressed the participants.

21 teams met in the finals of the mining league competitions. The participants presented a solution to the "Sustainability Reserve" case, the task of which was to develop a project to extract reserves of copper and zinc ore located in the instrument area  Uchalinsky career.

She won gold in the mining league the Bumblebee team from Belgorod - 5th year students of the Department of Applied Geology and Mining of the Faculty of Mining and Environmental Management of Belgorod State National Research University Maxim Chehlaty (team captain), Alexey Starostenko, Yulia Garanina, Pavel Buslaev. Bumblebees are reaching the Championship Finals for the second year in a row, and this year they rightfully got the long-awaited victory!

Anatoly Fomin, Advisor to the Director of Personnel, Siberian Coal Energy Company: "The Championship is based on a wonderful case study method. On the one hand, this is a game method that really "catches" young people, on the other hand, it is a subject method that focuses on the industry and specific enterprises. In fact, the guys in the framework of the Championship are "playing" in the field in which they want to become professionals. Today we saw young guys, energetic, willing to influence their fate, who will join the mining industry in the near future. Our goal at the Championship is to see the potential of these guys and invite them to join us."

Teams from 8 industry universities took part in the final of the exploration league.  According to the condition of the Southern Contribution case, the finalists had to assess the reserves of the gypsum Anhydrite deposit and 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 winner of the Championship was Geologists - 05 team from Moscow Maria Khodnya (team captain) and Ksenia Yerofeyeva, 4th and 5th year students of the Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State Geological Exploration University.

Alexander Karpuzov, Honored Geologist of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Perspective Planning of JSC Rosgeologiya:  "Rosgeologiya is a large holding company, we need young personnel, and the Championship is a good platform to see how these personnel are trained at universities, and what we can expect in the future.  The ten days that were given to solve the case is a very short time. But in this short period of time, the guys really "get into" the problem, provide a solution, and competently lay out the basics of mining in relation to a specific object. We also really liked the way they present the material and work with the audience.  The championship is a good opportunity to make geology a popular specialty again, meet with colleagues, exchange experiences, look at each other and prove themselves."

17 teams competed in the final of the Electric Power Industry League.  The task of the Power of Siberia case was to provide energy for the main gas pipeline under construction to supply gas from Yakutia to Primorsky Krai and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

The winner of the league was recognized as the Energy4-Irk team from Irkutsk, 5th year students of the Institute of Energy of the Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Department of "Electric Power Plants, Networks and Systems" Andrey Khamnuyev (team captain), Yuri Vilkov, Yana Kuzkin, Evgeny Polemshchikov.

Alla Shutenko, Deputy Head of the Personnel Management Department of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System": "JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" acted as the general partner of the Championship and League in the electric power industry, also specialists - technologists of the System Operator participated in the development of cases on the electric power industry, acted as experts of the jury at the qualifying stages and in the Final And we assessed the level of training of young energy specialists.  The system operator highly appreciates the Championship and the case method for the preparation and development of scientific and technical potential of students.  Solving the cases, firstly, allowed the students to feel like a part of the professional community of power engineers, secondly, it gave them the opportunity to make sure that the knowledge gained at the university could be used to solve practical problems, and thirdly, it motivated them to continue their studies and immerse themselves in the specialty. We wish this project further development and success to all participants."

The winners of the mining and electric power leagues were awarded with diplomas signed by the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation A.V. Novak, the League for geological exploration with diplomas signed by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology S.E. Donskoy, as well as cups and medals of the Championship, certificates for participation in the youth scientific and practical forum "Mining School" and the interregional educational forum "Energy of Youth"; internship in leading companies of the fuel and energy complex and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. A pleasant addition was the numerous prizes and gifts from the partners of the Championship.

The award ceremony continued with the presentation of an award for universities in the special nomination "Energy of Education" for the best organization and holding of the stage of the All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases, jointly established by the NP "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and NP "Global Energy". The winner in the "Energy of Education" nomination of the Electric Power League was the North Caucasus Federal University, the winner in the "Energy of Education" nomination of the Mining League was the National Research Irkutsk State Technical University, and the winner in the "Energy of Education" nomination of the Geological Exploration League was the Northeastern State University.

Speaking to the finalists of the Championship, Igor Lobovsky, President of the Global Energy Non-Profit Partnership, noted:

«The organizers of the Championship did a tremendous job - they attracted students, invited leading experts to participate, and prepared the infrastructure at universities. Comprehensive assistance from the university in this process is the key to organizing the event at a high level. All participating universities have shown a decent level of support for the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Study Championship. On behalf of the organizers of the project, I would like to express my gratitude to the management and staff of the universities responsible for organizing the stages.

  The All-Russian Championship for solving fuel and energy cases in 2015 took a new height: students of not only mining, but also electric power and exploration fields now participate in the Championship. Having gathered 1,800 participants and 30 leading technical universities of Russia and Kazakhstan at the site of the championship, the organizers of the project set a new record, which I am sure will be beaten again next year."

On the sidelines of the final, chaired by Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation A.A meeting of the Ministry of Energy's Working Group on improving the system of professional training and advanced training of personnel for coal industry organizations was held in Yanovsky. The meeting was devoted to the formation of a set of measures to implement the Concept of improving the system of training, professional retraining and advanced training of personnel for the organization of the coal industry for 2015 and subsequent years.

Concluding the official part of the event, the organizers of the Championship solemnly announced new ambitious plans for working with young people: in the presence of the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, a resolution was signed on the creation of a new youth association - the All-Russian Union of Young Engineers of Mineral Resources and Energy Complexes. The resolution was signed by Artem Korolev, Director of the Reliable Change Foundation, Alyona Vlasova, member of the Board of the NP Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, and Andrey Hoffman, Scientific Secretary of the RNC CIGRE Technical Committee. Welcoming the creation of the union, Minister of Energy Alexander Novak noted: "The new association will help bring together the most promising young people, develop modern approaches to conducting coordinated personnel and youth policy, promote constructive dialogue between youth and the professional community, and replicate successful practices in the personnel reserve of the fuel and energy sector."

The general partners of the Championship were: 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 "Dasso System Geovia RUS".

The partners of the individual stages of the Championship are: The Sverdlovsk branch of JSC Volzhskaya TGC, DMT, JSC Rosgeologiya, LLC IBM Montan, JSC HC SDS-Ugol, JSC Raspadskaya.

The All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship has been held 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.

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

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