RNC CIGRE: the qualifying stages of the Student League of the CASE-IN Championship took place

April 9th, 2020 The qualifying stage of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" in the field of "Electric Power Industry" was held on the basis of the National Research University "MEI", in which the Izolyator company participated as experts.

The Chairman of the expert commission was Alexandra Slavinsky, Doctor of Technical Sciences, General Director of Izolyator Plant LLC, Head of RNC CIGRE's NIC D1, representative from the Russian Federation in SC D1. 

Experts from the Izolyator company: Vladimir Ustinov, Deputy Quality Directors, Coordinator of NIC D1 RNC CIGRE and Galina Ustinova, Engineer, Secretary of NIC D1 RNC CIGRE. 

Due to the declaration of an emergency situation by the World Health Organization due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection, as well as taking into account the restrictions imposed in the regions of Russia, the qualifying stage was held in an in-person and correspondence format using the Webinar platform for online conferences. 

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is the largest practice-oriented competition in Russia and the CIS countries for solving engineering cases. The project is being implemented in accordance with the Action Plan aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions, approved by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation. Since 2018, the Championship has been organized using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Foundation. Since 2019, he has been a member of the platform of ANO "Russia is the Land of Opportunities", the supervisory board of which is headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is included in the TOP 15 Olympiads of the world according to the rating agency RAEX (RAEX Analytics). 

The purpose of the Championship is to identify and support the most promising young representatives of the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, promote their acquisition of practical knowledge, experience and new competencies, popularize engineering and technical education and form a personnel reserve. The championship is held in the format of a team competition for solving engineering cases dedicated to real production problems and developed based on materials from industry enterprises. 

The decisions of the participants are evaluated by an expert commission with the participation of representatives of government authorities, leading companies, universities and industry research and educational centers. The championship consists of the following leagues: the School League, the League of Working Specialties, the Student League, and the League of Young Professionals. The championship is held in a number of independent areas, one of which is "Electric Power Industry". Qualifying and final stages are held in each direction. 

The 2020 championship is dedicated to the theme "Technological modernization of the UNES". As part of the Comprehensive Modernization Plan, the teams were invited to present their solutions to improve the efficiency of operation and reduce losses in the main electric networks of FGC UES for the period up to 2030. 

The moderator of the qualifying stage was Maxim Averkin, a representative of the Organizing Committee of the VIII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". 

Vladimir Tulsky, Director of the Institute of Electric Power Engineering at the National Research University "MEI", delivered a welcoming speech to the participants of the qualifying round. 

Case protection presentations were presented by 10 teams: 

1. EDS of Knowledge - National Research University "MEI".
2. The future of energy is the National Research University "MEI".
3. CRC is the National Research University "MEI".
4. The tense contour is the National Research University "MEI".
5. KUKU is the National Research University "MEI".
6. Megavolts - Starooskolsky Technological Institute named after A. A. Ugarov (branch) of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "National Research Technological University "MISIS".
7. BATHHOUSE - National Research University "MEI".
8. MISiS Power Engineering is the National Research Technological University of MISiS.
9. Tesla sisters is the National Research University "MEI".
10. The denial stream is the National Research University "MEI". 

The teams presented their solutions on the proposed topic and answered the experts' questions. 

Results of the qualifying round: 

1st place: The Banya team; 

2nd place: The KPR team; 

3rd place: The COOK command.

Alexander Slavinsky, Chairman of the expert commission, addressed the participants of the qualifying round of the championship with a concluding speech. He thanked everyone for the interesting integrated solutions and wished the winning teams of the qualifying round to successfully present their work in the championship finals. 

Earlier, on March 25, 2020, the qualifying stage of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "Case-in," in the field of Electric Power engineering was held at the Perm National Research Polytechnic University, in which Valery Rusov, Chief Engineer of Dimrus LLC, PhD, member of the D1 RNC CIGRE, participated as experts.. 

The expert commission consisted of 6 experts. Chairman of the expert commission, Candidate of Technical Sciences, V.A. Rusov. 

Presentations of case protection solutions were presented by 7 teams of Perm National Research Polytechnic University (Perm): 

1. Alternative energy.
2. The kitchen boys.
3. Energy.
4. Optimists.
5. NewEnergy
6. The energy of life.
7. YoungEnergy

According to the results of the protection of case solutions, the first place was taken by the team The energy of life and she reached the final of the championship. Second place – NewEnergy, third place YoungEnergy.

A source: CIGRE RNC