Alexander Novak to discuss the future of the industry with young professionals at REN-2019

Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, will take part in the Youth Day #Together Brighter, which will be held as part of the Russian Energy Week forum on October 5, 2019. The event will be attended by over 3,000 young professionals, students and schoolchildren, as well as representatives of government authorities, leaders of companies in the fuel and energy complex.

From year to year, the event is becoming the largest specialized communication platform for energy engineering students and young specialists from industry companies. The Roscongress Foundation, the organizer of the Russian Energy Week, notes the high interest of talented youth and future fuel and energy industry professionals in the development of energy in our country and the world.

According to Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, today Russia occupies a leading position in the world in terms of production and export of all energy resources, has the largest energy system in the world, and is actively developing new technologies for obtaining and converting energy.

"It is very important that young specialists appear in the energy sector and are engaged in the implementation of new ideas. Without this, no industry would be able to move forward," the Energy Minister said.

The key events of the REN Youth Day will be the traditional meeting of young people with the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak and summing up the results of the All-Russian Energy Saving Festival #Together Brighter. This year's Festival has #Its own symbol appeared even brighter – a firefly named TEK-Tik. The idea to make a firefly a symbol of the Festival was presented by schoolchildren at a creative competition that was held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Energy in 2018. 

Special attention will be paid to the youth agenda of the fuel and energy complex − the results of the implementation of the All-Russian list of youth events aimed at popularizing the fuel and energy complex, energy conservation and engineering education for 2019. The list was approved jointly Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh).

Competitions of the League of Young Specialists will also be held as part of the REN Youth Day. The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", presentation Youth forecast of global energy development, the finale  All-Russian competition of final qualification papers on electric power and electrotechnical subjects and other events. The educational program will be complemented by activities to promote energy efficiency and energy development.

Delegations of universities and fuel and energy companies will be able to participate in interactive sessions on the formation of youth projects aimed at the development and popularization of the fuel and energy complex of the Russian Federation.

The REN Youth Day will end with the final session "Energy of Youth Initiatives 2020", where the best projects will be presented and the winners and prize-winners of youth competitions and projects implemented in 2019 will be awarded.

The organizers of the Russian Energy Week are the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Roscongress Foundation and the Moscow Government. The organizing Committee of the REN Youth Day is headed by the Reliable Shift Foundation.

Source: Ministry of Energy