The All-Russian Olympiad "Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation" was held at the Don State Technical University (Rostov-on-Don). It was attended by students from 15 leading Russian universities: 37 bachelor's and 29 master's students.

Nikita Chernikov, a fourth-year student of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal Services in the field of "Civil engineering (Engineering life support systems in construction)", was recognized as the winner; Vitaly Chumakov, a second-year master's student of the same faculty in the field of "Civil engineering (Heat and gas supply and ventilation)", took third place.

Victory on the first try

Nikita Chernikov admits that he had never participated in Olympiads before and was glad to learn what they were like, including university ones of the all-Russian level.

"Participation in the Olympiad gave me the opportunity to assess the real level of my knowledge, compare it with students of our specialty from universities in other cities. It was very pleasing to know that I had such a high level of preparation in my specialty. I almost did not prepare for the Olympiad: I applied the knowledge that I had accumulated over several years of studying in specialized subjects. Only before the trip I looked at the topics of the Olympiad problems that were given in previous years. I want to thank SPbGASU for providing students with the opportunity to attend such events and demonstrate their level, and personally the teacher of the Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation Viktor Aleksandrovich Yakovlev, who invited me to take part in the Olympiad," said Nikita.

The Olympiad motivates and expands communication

Vitaly Chumakov took part in this Olympiad not for the first time, and already was a winner earlier. Due to his experience and knowledge, he believes that it is quite possible to complete all the tasks correctly. The competition tests included a test task, problems and practical tasks. For example, in an office there are violations of the ventilation systems, which led to fogging of windows, high humidity, and an unpleasant smell. It is necessary to determine what could have gone wrong? But there is one nuance in completing the tasks: you need to complete them in four hours.

"The time limit is also a test of skill: it is not enough to be able to solve everything, you need to be able to do it quickly. The Olympiad gives you the opportunity to test your strength, understand the gaps in your knowledge, meet the best students of other universities, and these contacts can be useful in the future in your professional activities, since different regions have different schools, and the exchange of experience is interesting and useful. I had a gap in heat and gas supply and heat supply of external networks due to the fact that in practice I did not deal with them that much. I work in design, and my area is internal networks. I want to continue my studies in graduate school. The results of the Olympiad motivate and give me confidence that I can also master graduate school. You can't stop at a specific result, you always need to develop yourself," Vitaly noted.